Health
Time of conception linked to birth defects in U.S.
A study published in the April 2009 issue of the medical journal Acta Pædiatrica is the first to report that birth defect rates in the United States were highest for women conceiving in the spring and summer. The researchers also found that this period of increased risk correlated with increased levels of pesticides in surface water across the U.S. More »
Compassion fatigue
Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other health-care workers and with their own family, according to an analysis by IU School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology. More »
Asthma and acid reflux
Each year, people with asthma are spending as much as $10 million on prescription heartburn medications believing it will help control attacks of wheezing, coughing and breathlessness. A new study reports no benefit to asthma sufferers. A similar study is being conducted now at IU of children with asthma. More »
