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E-cigarettes 'may be a gateway to illicit drug use, addiction, conventional smoking'
Date: Sep-04-2014A new report by researchers from CUMC suggests the nicotine in e-cigarettes may promote illicit drug use and addiction, and encourage conventional tobacco smoking.
Why are many women at risk of ovarian cancer not aware of it?
Date: Sep-04-2014The color teal in September represents Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. This may be the most difficult women's cancer to detect and treat, yet many women are unaware of the risks.
E-cigarettes 'may be a gateway to illicit drug use, addiction, conventional smoking'
Date: Sep-04-2014A new report by researchers from CUMC suggests the nicotine in e-cigarettes may promote illicit drug use and addiction, and encourage conventional tobacco smoking.
Good night's sleep may reduce sickness absence
Date: Sep-04-2014People who sleep 7-8 hours a night are less likely to take time off work due to sickness, according to a new study of over 3,500 working-age men and women in Finland.
Polypill helps heart attack survivors take their meds, potentially saving lives
Date: Sep-04-2014Heart attack survivors are more likely to keep to their medication regime when they take just one combined pill instead of three separate drugs, says a new international study.
Aircraft crew more likely to develop melanomas
Date: Sep-04-2014According to a new medical literature review, pilots and cabin crew have approximately twice the incidence of developing melanomas compared with the general population.
Can losing sleep decrease brain volume?
Date: Sep-04-2014Interrupted sleep does not only make us tired. According to a new study, shortened sleep may be associated with faster decline in brain volume.
Is OCD a risk factor for schizophrenia?
Date: Sep-04-2014People with a prior OCD diagnosis and those whose parents have the condition may be at higher risk of developing schizophrenia, according to the results of a Danish study.
Are females more susceptible to effects of marijuana?
Date: Sep-03-2014Due to fluctuations in the hormone estrogen, females may be more susceptible than males to the effects of THC in marijuana, according to a new study.
Prostate cancer: should PSA screening be routine?
Date: Sep-03-2014In 2012, the USPSTF made a recommendation against routine PSA testing for prostate cancer - a move met with criticism. We look at the evidence for and against such testing.
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