(Newswise)–High-profile corporate scandals caused by extreme risk-taking and brazen malfeasance have driven scholars and business leaders to speculate that those responsible for unethical behavior may possess psychopathic tendencies. But do these “bad” employees perform poorly, and does employing them only lead to problems for companies? Not always, according to a new study by a University […]
Research Suggests Connection Between Excessive Sweating and Mental Health Conditions
(Newswise)–WASHINGTON–Board-certified dermatologist Dee Anna Glaser, MD, FAAD, started noticing something concerning in her patients with hyperhidrosis, a condition that causes excessive sweating.“Many of them had either anxiety or depression,” she says. “There were some who had said they had suicidal thoughts because their sweating was ruining their life.”Dr. Glaser, who is a professor, interim chair […]
Sleep Apnea May Be Linked To Higher Levels Of Alzheimer’s Biomarker In Brain
(Newswise)–People who are witnessed by a bed partner to have stopped breathing during sleep may have higher accumulations of an Alzheimer’s disease biomarker called tau in an area of the brain that helps with memory, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 71st Annual Meeting […]
Heavy Smoking Can Damage Vision, Rutgers Researcher Finds
(Newswise)–Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher finds. The research appears in the journal Psychiatry Research. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 34.3 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes and that more than 16 million live with […]
Male Sex Hormones Have A Role In Asthma
(Newswise)–In what they consider a surprise finding, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have demonstrated a key role for male sex hormone “signaling” in inducing—rather than suppressing—allergic lung inflammation in a mouse model of asthma. The new study, they say, underscores the importance of appreciating sex differences and the role of sex hormones in the diagnosis and […]
ConnectMed International Helps Launch Plastic Surgery Division At Hue University
SAN DIEGO–ConnectMed International, a San Diego nonprofit dedicated to bringing the region’s gold standard of healthcare to underserved parts of the world, helps launch Hue University’s first-ever Plastic Surgery Division. Hue University is now the only plastic surgery training facility in central Vietnam. Earlier this month, surgeons and nurses from the University of California San […]
One In 10 Adults In U.S. Has Food Allergy, But Nearly One In Five Think They Do
(Newswise)–Over 10 percent of adults in the U.S. – over 26 million – are estimated to have food allergy, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open that was led by Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University. However, researchers found that 19 percent […]
Serious Loneliness Spans The Adult Lifespan But There Is A Silver Lining
(Newswise)–In recent years, public health officials have warned about a rising epidemic of loneliness, with rates of loneliness reportedly doubling over the past 50 years. In a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine put a specific, concerning and surprising face to the issue. Publishing in the December 18 online […]
Three More Flu Deaths Reported In San Diego
SAN DIEGO–Three additional flu deaths were reported in the San Diego region last week, bringing this season’s total to five, the County Health and Human Services Agency said. A 49-year-old man died from complications from influenza A (H1N1) on Dec. 4 and a 77-year-old woman died Dec. 1 from influenza B. A delayed report was […]
Flu Spreads Easily At Holiday Parties And Family Events
SAN DIEGO–County Health and Human Services Agency is urging the public to get a flu shot before attending any holiday event. “The flu can spread easily when large groups of people gather at holiday parties or family events,” said Wilma Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer. “Vaccination is the best protection against influenza. Get […]
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