Harvard Researchers Use Apple’s ResearchKit to Create Health App for Former NFL Players
While the love of football is undiminished in the United States, an increasing chorus of health professionals and others are expressing concern for the present and future health of the men who play the...
FDA Toughens Warning Labels for Opioid Pain Medications
Opioid abuse in the United States has been called an epidemic. A crisis. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Opioid-related deaths surpassed cocaine in the early 2000s, and it’s been rising...
First Ever 3D Printed Drug Available in U.S. Market
More than five million people in the United States have been diagnosed with epilepsy or other seizure disorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Three million people suffer from active epilepsy. Almost...
97% of U.S. Adults Live Unhealthy Lifestyles
There are four basic health characteristics for adults in the United States – exercise, diet, smoking versus non-smoking, and body fat percentages. Good marks in all four areas reflects a lower risk of cardiovascular...
Apple’s New CareKit Will Allow for the Creation of Personal Health Apps
A new Apple tool dubbed CareKit slated to launch in April will enable developers and healthcare professionals to create new interactive healthcare-related apps, according to a news release from appleinsider.com. CareKit is designed to work...
Raise Your Glass and Toast This: Beer Hops may be Key to Treating Diseases
Aside from providing beer with its bitter flavor, compounds in hops that have anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties may be the key to developing new medicines. University of Idaho scientists recently presented research at the 251st...
Technology on the Cutting Edge of Public Health
With the advent of the Affordable Care Act, there are several changes to how healthcare works with technology. Unprecedented rates of adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs), as mandated by the ACA, has led...
World Tuberculosis Day Raises Public Awareness of the Deadly Disease
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest diseases in the world, infecting approximately one-third of the world’s population. On March 24, 1882, Dr. Robert Koch announced the...
Students Who Eat Breakfast Less Likely to Become Overweight
Often called the most important meal of the day, breakfast – or more than one breakfast – may be vital in student weight control, according to a new study published in Pediatric Obesity. A two-year...
Synthetic Insulin Patch Developed to Control Diabetes
Scientists have developed a pain-free insulin patch to control diabetes, according to a study published in Advanced Materials. The synthetic patch is covered in natural beta cells – insulin-producing cells that fail because of diabetes...