Health News Clips

Providing subscribers with a daily dose of health-related news stories.

Minnesota health news

Surgery isn't necessarily best for prostate cancer, according to study led by Minneapolis VA (StarTribune)

Cass Co., a Trump stronghold, bridles at talk of Medicaid cuts (MPR)

Health officials ramping up effort to fight syphilis in Mille Lacs County (MPR)

Rochester Epidemiology Project – Data Exploration Portal (Virginiamn)

Environment

Watchdog report: Solitary confinement can harm inmates (StarTribune)

Release of treated wastewater from hydraulic fracturing contaminates lake (ScienceDaily)

Food, nutrition and fitness

No, poor people don't eat the most fast food (CNN)

Cancer survivors get a taste for kefir after exercise (ScienceDaily)

Coffee: The science behind the health claims  (MedicalNewsToday)

Improving diet quality over time linked with reduced risk of premature death  (MedicalNewsToday)

Health policy

FDA panel recommends approval for gene-altering leukemia treatment (StarTribune)

Gov't to report on solvency of Social Security, Medicare (StarTribune)

McConnell rolling out new GOP health bill to uncertain fate (StarTribune)

Latino plaintiffs sue California alleging poor health care (StarTribune)

Democrats prepare for a hard bargain on health care if GOP bill fails (MPR)

Science and research

Science Says: Not all cancers need treatment right away (StarTribune)

The belief that animal therapy helps reduce stress is based on problematic research (MinnPost)

New Heart Imaging Method May Predict Heart Attacks (NBC)

After watching disturbing video, CPAP usage soars (ScienceDaily)

Higher risk of aggressive prostate cancer in taller and heavier men  (MedicalNewsToday)

Women and children

The Chemicals in Your Mac and Cheese (NYTimes)

Hormone replacement therapies help breast cancer grow, spread(ScienceDaily)

Soccer boosts bone development in boys (ScienceDaily)

Babies born big more likely to become obese as children, study finds (ScienceDaily)

Maternal obesity during pregnancy may be linked to behavioral problems in boys (ScienceDaily)

No statistically significant risk of intellectual disability in children from mothers using antidepressants (ScienceDaily)

Antibiotics taken late in pregnancy can increase risk for IBD in offspring  (MedicalNewsToday)

Insufficient levels of Vitamin D in pregnancy detrimental to child development  (MedicalNewsToday)

Breast-Feeding May Lower Risk of MS, Study Says (MedlinePlus)

Does Stress Worsen Chemical Harms in Pregnancy? (MedlinePlus)

Global health

Human Rights Watch says Brazil is risking new Zika surge (StarTribune)

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