medwireNews: Daily treatment with the vitamin D analog eldecalcitol has not prevented the development of type 2 diabetes or promoted a return to normoglycemia in a study of Japanese adults with impai… [+3267 chars]
Introduction In 2019, the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) introduced what is described as the most radical change to the asthma treatment paradigm of the last 30 years.1 Previously, for patients… [+44531 chars]
Scientists in Japan find that listening to groove music has a positive effect on the mental capacity of people who say such music makes them feel clear-headed. Do you like to dance? Let the rhythm w… [+3744 chars]
Treatment of severe infections caused by pathogenic bacteria relies on "last resort" antibiotics, but rising resistance by "superbugs" to most clinically approved drugs leaves patients exposed to pos… [+3053 chars]
Hawke's Bay health services are facing critical staff shortages due to a trifecta of illnesses with Covid-19, flu and norovirus. As well as an stretched emergency department at the regions' hospital… [+159 chars]
Though many studies have been conducted over the last two years, both during and after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions were implemented, the long-term effects of these events remain … [+8221 chars]
Outdated, misguided, or just plain wrong suggestions come at us from all over: friends, family, the Internet. But we “regular” folks aren’t the only ones who get questionable medical input; doctors a… [+11565 chars]
There is a lot of talk about divides between generations – but how accurate is that? Do personality traits really change that much depending on when a person was born? A new study published in Psycho… [+3101 chars]
A team of researchers from the University of Waikato, Auckland University of Technology and the University of Auckland, all in New Zealand, has found that women tend to experience more long-term nega… [+2639 chars]
The environmental pollutants we consume are probably the reason why some people develop type 1 diabetes. Even low concentrations of such pollutants can result in cells producing less insulin, reveals… [+4271 chars]
Talking about poo might sometimes be taboo but the Cancer Council is continuing its mission to beat the stigma, celebrating residents of Taree, with 47.1 per cent of eligible residents participating … [+2196 chars]
A new meta-analysis has confirmed risks found in other studies that pregnancies following frozen embryo transfers in a programmed cycle are associated with a higher risk of pre-eclampsia and other hy… [+7321 chars]
