Epidemiology of knee injuries in baseball players from the State of S ão Paulo - Arashiro VK, Aguilar KC, Xu T, Rabelo NDDA, Netto ADS, Cury RPL.
This study aimed to identify the main knee complaints and injuries associated with baseball and their prevalence in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS This epidemiological study analyzed data from an online questionnaire sent to ba... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Reports of maltreatment in a children's hospital: evaluation of the epidemiological profile and its relationship with the outcome in fractures - Andrade JR, Platt VB, Honicky M.
OBJECTIVE To describe suspected/confirmed cases of child maltreatment related to fractures in a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil. METHOD Study of the Information System of Notifiable Diseases notifications and the victims' medical records be... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Epidemiology, etiology and prevention of injuries in competitive ice speed skating-limited current evidence, multiple future priorities: a scoping review - Hendricks M, Verhagen E, Van de water ATM.
Long-track and short-track ice speed skating are integral to the Winter Olympics. The state of evidence-based injury prevention in these sports is unclear. Our goals were to summarize the current scientific knowledge, to determine the state of research, an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Rates and causes of death after release from incarceration among 1 471 526 people in eight high-income and middle-income countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis - Borschmann R, Kinner SA.
BACKGROUND: Formerly incarcerated people have exceptionally poor health profiles and are at increased risk of preventable mortality when compared with their general population peers. However, not enough is known about the epidemiology of mortality in this ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Diabetes symptom warning as pharmacist reveals five signs to watch out for
Pharmacist Graham Phillips is warning that the obesity epidemic is leading to a surge in prediabetes numbers. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New study to test long-term effects of weight loss drugs
Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro — three new medications used to treat obesity — seemed to be all over the news and social media in 2023. You’ve likely seen or read about their effectiveness, their side effects, their cost and what happens when you quit taking them. But as we grapple with the increasing epidemic of obesity an d its complementary health issues, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are looking to an older, generic drug for answers.
First approved by the Food and… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - April 14, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Source Type: news
Dengue is surging and Argentina is out of bug spray
Remember the mad dash to find hand sanitizer when the pandemic started? Well, Argentinians are having deja vu: Latin America is dealing with what may be the world’s worst dengue epidemic ever, and one of the hardest-hit countries just ran out of mosquito repellent. In Argentina, where infection…#argentinians #latinamerica #argentina #mercadolibre #brazil #paraguay #peru #infections #barbados #costarica (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
National Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment
Millions in Sackler donations sat dormant, rising in value as the opioid epidemic raged and as other institutions distanced themselves from the makers of a notorious painkiller. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Jewett Tags: Opioids and Opiates Suits and Litigation (Civil) Conflicts of Interest Pain-Relieving Drugs Science and Technology Endowments OxyContin (Drug) National Academy of Sciences Purdue Pharma Sackler Family Source Type: news
National Sciences Academy Asks Court to Strip Sackler Name From Endowment
The National Academy of Sciences is asking a court to allow it to repurpose about $30 million in donations from the wealthy Sackler family, who controlled the company at the center of the opioid epidemic, and to remove the family name from the endowment funds. The petition filed by the Academy in…#purduepharma #oxycontin #academy #marciamcnutt (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine'Will Not Curb' Dengue Epidemic, Says PAHO Vaccine'Will Not Curb' Dengue Epidemic, Says PAHO
The vaccine should be used alongside measures such as vector control, prevention, and education, according to the organization.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 12, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Who is killing South African men? A retrospective descriptive study of forensic and police investigations into male homicide - Matzopoulos R, Marineau L, Mhlongo S, Ketelo A, Prinsloo M, Dekel B, Martin LJ, Jewkes R, Lombard C, Abrahams N.
Not much is known about the perpetrators of male homicide in South Africa, which has rates seven times the global average. For the country's first ever male homicide study we describe the epidemiology of perpetrators, their relationship with victims and vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Traumatic spinal cord injury in South Korea for 13 years (2008-2020) - Noh SH, Lee E, Kim KT, Kim SH, Cho PG.
This study aimed to investigate TSCI incidenc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Epidemiological characteristics and hospitalization trajectories prior to suicide in Galicia between 2013 and 2016 - Blanco V, Tajes Alonso M, Peleteiro Pensado LF, Naveira Barbeito G, N úñez Arias D, Torres J, Arrojo M, Páramo M, Otero P, Vázquez FL.
The objectives of this study wer... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Whooping Cough Is Surging in China With Tens of Thousands of Cases and Over a Dozen Deaths
Discussions are needed to determine if the country should update the vaccine it uses for the disease or adjust the immunization program, Shen Hongbing, director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a conference in March.
“It requires close attention to prevent and control the spread of whooping cough in China,” Shen said, according to local media reports.
Vaccination woes
Whooping cough infections have been rising in China since 2014, with more than 30,000 in 2019, according to the Chinese CDC. After a respite during the Covid isolation days, they bounced ...
Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bloomberg News Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight wire Source Type: news
Why a New Study Dubbed India the ‘Cancer Capital of the World’
A new study has unveiled an alarming picture of declining overall health in India. The report, released by the Indian multinational healthcare group, Apollo Hospitals, found that skyrocketing cases of cancer and other non-communicable diseases across the country have now made it “the cancer capital of the world.”
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]
Despite reporting more than a million new cases every year, India’s cancer rate has not yet surpassed countries like Denmark, Ireland, and Belgium, which record some of the highest cancer rates in the world. It is also currently lower than the U.S....
Source: TIME: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Astha Rajvanshi Tags: Uncategorized India Source Type: news
