Editor’s Note (Ralph Turchiano) Requested Repost from March 2011 BSEM March 2011 The Health Hazards of Disease Prevention The vaccination policy and the Code of Practice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI): are they at odds? Lucija… Read More ›
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Snobby staff can boost luxury retail sales
Snobby staff can boost luxury retail sales // PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 29-Apr-2014 When it comes to luxury brands, the ruder the sales staff the better the sales, according to new research from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder… Read More ›
A touch of garlic helps kill contaminants in baby formula
Media Release | November 25, 2013 Two compounds derived from garlic may help contaminants in baby formula, says a UBC study. Photo: Rüdiger Wölk, Münster/Wikimedia Commons. Garlic may be bad for your breath, but it’s good for your baby, according… Read More ›
Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain / 26.8 % of participants
Contact: Anna Mikulak amikulak@psychologicalscience.org 202-293-9300 Association for Psychological Science Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others — when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or other feelings of distress. But for some,… Read More ›
Experiencing existential dread? Tylenol may do the trick
Contact: Anna Mikulak amikulak@psychologicalscience.org 202-293-9300 Association for Psychological Science Thinking about death can cause us to feel a sort of existential angst that isn’t attributable to a specific source. Now, new research suggests that acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain medication, may… Read More ›
Friend or foe: Babies choose sides early
Contact: Basil Waugh basil.waugh@ubc.ca 604-822-2048 University of British Columbia Babies have a dark side under their cute exteriors, according to University of British Columbia-led study that finds infants as young as nine months embrace those who pick on individuals who… Read More ›
Progesterone (NOT Progestin) is effective for hot flash treatment and provides an alternative to estrogen
2010 study posted for filing Postmenopausal women who experience bothersome hot flashes or night sweats may have an alternative treatment to estrogen. According to a new study, oral micronized progesterone relieves those symptoms. The results will be presented Saturday… Read More ›
Acetaminophen may be linked to asthma in children and adults
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Stawarz 847-498-8306 American College of Chest Physicians New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults… Read More ›
Vitamin C intake associated with lower risk of gout in men
Contact: Gina DiGravio gina.digravio@bmc.org 617-638-8491 JAMA and Archives Journals Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine,… Read More ›
BUSM researchers find potential key to halt progression, reverse damage from emphysema: From an Ingredient in Skin Creams
Contact: Jenny Eriksen jenny.eriksen@bmc.org 617-638-6841 Boston University Medical Center (Boston) – A study led by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has shown that a compound used in some skin creams may halt the progression of emphysema and… Read More ›
Too much sugar turns off gene that controls the effects of sex steroids
Eating too much fructose and glucose can turn off the gene that regulates the levels of active testosterone and estrogen in the body, shows a new study in mice and human cell cultures that’s published this month in… Read More ›
Widely prescribed MS treatment may not slow progression of disease: VCH-UBC research
Researchers with the UBC Hospital MS Clinic and Brain Research Centre at Vancouver Coastal Health and the University of British Columbia have published important data in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) about the impact of a common… Read More ›
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