Chikungunya virus infection in Italy
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued a risk assessment on the ongoing outbreak of chikungunya virus infection in Italy. Two related clusters of autochthonous transmission…
One e-cigarette may lead to adrenaline changes in nonsmokers’ hearts
Healthy nonsmokers may experience increased adrenaline levels in their heart after one electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) with nicotine, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association,…
Budget cigarettes linked to higher infant mortality rates in EU countries
Scientists already know that high cigarette prices reduce smoking rates, and that levels of smoking affect infant mortality. However until now, there have been no studies to explore…
The Wrong First Step to Revive Athletes in Cardiac Arrest
New research presented in HeartRhythm, suggests that the main obstacle to an appropriate bystander response during athletes’ cardiac arrest could be an apparently widespread myth: that “tongue swallowing”…
Magnetic fields to alleviate anxiety
It is possible to unlearn fears. And this works even better when a specific region of the brain has previously been stimulated magnetically. This has been shown by…