Since it’s nearly impossible to keep mobile devices out of the hands of children, they…
Month: April 2015
We are family: Adult support reduces youths’ risk of violence exposure
Adults can have a bigger influence on youths growing up in poor, violent neighborhoods than…
Just an hour of TV a day linked to unhealthy weight in kindergartners
Kindergartners and first-graders who watched as little as one hour of television a day were…
Use of pocket-sized ultrasound device reduces need for further testing in clinical settings
The use of a pocket-sized ultrasound device (PUD) helps to reduce the need for further…
Better evidence needed to guide EU efforts to increase hep B and C testing
The apparent dearth of research on hepatitis B and C testing in many European countries…
Drinking just one or two alcoholic drinks a day linked to liver disease
According to the World Health Organization, excessive alcohol drinking is the most common cause of…
Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir combination effective treatment for difficult-to-treat hep C patients
New results show that the sofosbuvir (SOF)/daclatasvir (DCV) treatment combination is effective amongst hepatitis C…
Alcohol use disorders – stronger predictor of mortality than chronic hepatitis C virus infection
Scientists show that alcohol use disorders (AUD) have a serious, negative prognostic outcome with higher…
Sofosbuvir and peginterferon/ribavirin demonstrates virologic response rates in G3 hep C patients
New results demonstrate that hepatitis C (HCV)-infected genotype-3 (GT-3) patients, with and without cirrhosis, receiving…
One third of teens admit to texting while driving: State laws help
State laws banning texting while driving led to significant reductions in the number of teens…