Computer-Tailored Health Messages Change Eating Habits
• Dieting To Lose Weight • Apr 27 06
Personalized education messages may nudge people toward healthier habits, according to a new review of studies. The analysis found that computer-tailored health education is…
Pneumonia jab ups survival in elderly with pneumonia
• Infections • Apr 27 06
In elderly patients hospitalized with pneumonia, a history of pneumonia immunization curbs the odds of developing respiratory complications, decreases time spent in the hospital…
Britain to cull 35,000 birds in bird flu alert
• Flu • Apr 27 06
Britain is to slaughter 35,000 chickens after bird flu was found among dead birds on a farm in one of the country’s biggest poultry…
Pushing for babies: Singapore fights fertility decline
• Fertility and pregnancy • Apr 27 06
When Clara Chng graduated from university, the Singapore government’s matchmaking agency offered her a two-year free trial to find a husband.
Young, well-educated, and…
Caffeine Raises Blood Pressure, Lowers Heart Rate in Children During Exercise
• Children's Health • Apr 26 06
Caffeine elevates children’s blood pressure and surprisingly lowers heart rate in children during exercise, but does not affect metabolism, according to new research from…
Medical adhesive may be produced from the strongest glue found in nature
• Public Health • Apr 26 06
A bacterium that lives in rivers, streams and human aqueducts uses nature’s strongest glue to stay in one place, according to new research by…
Drug combo reduces stroke severity
• Stroke • Apr 25 06
Taking a three drugs to prevent strokes appears to benefit patients even if a stroke occurs, Boston-based investigators report in the journal Neurology.
Taking…
Working nights may lower Parkinson’s disease risk
• Neurology • Apr 25 06
People who work rotating night shifts appear to have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, the results of a study published in the American…
American women and girls not getting enough calcium
• Gender: Female • Apr 25 06
A University of Maryland study shows that while calcium intake is going up in some groups of Americans, teenage girls and young women, especially…
Nanotechnology May Find Disease Before It Starts
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 25 06
Nanotechnology may one day help physicians detect the very earliest stages of serious diseases like cancer, a new study suggests.
It would do so…
Acupuncture May Reduce Vomiting Directly After Chemotherapy
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 25 06
Acupuncture can reduce the likelihood of vomiting 24 hours after chemotherapy, according to a new review of recent studies - in which participants also…
Genetic clue found to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Neurology • Apr 24 06
According to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in the United States, there may well be a genetic reason why…
Foreign doctors up in arms over new UK immigration rules
• Public Health • Apr 24 06
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK appears to stagger from one crisis to another, and now hundreds of overseas doctors have staged…
Forearm support reduces pain linked to computer use
• Pain • Apr 21 06
Providing forearm support is an effective way to prevent musculoskeletal disorders of the upper body and helps reduce upper body pain associated with computer…
Fitness sausages
• Fat, Dietary • Apr 21 06
German sausage might be very popular, but that tasty exterior conceals a lot of fat. Together with a master butcher, the Fraunhofer Institute for…
Teenage girls prioritise travel, study and home ownership above marriage and motherhood
• Children's Health • Apr 21 06
The majority of teenaged girls who participated in a Massey study of family life prioritised travel, study and home ownership above marriage and motherhood.
…
Australia’s medicines regulator close to decision on herceptin
• Drug News • Apr 21 06
Australia’s medicines regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is considering a recommendation by its expert committee, the Australian Drug Evaluation Committee (ADEC), to conditionally…
Surgical robot makes prostate removal safe for obese men
• Urine Problems • Apr 21 06
The use of a robotic system could make surgery for prostate cancer an option for thousands of obese men who might otherwise be turned…
Deaths From Accidental Prescription Drug Overdose on Rise in New Mexico
• Drug Abuse • Apr 20 06
Accidental overdose deaths in New Mexico caused by prescription drugs increased at a higher rate than those caused by illegal drugs such as heroin…
Most People With Arthritis Don’t Get Enough Exercise
• Arthritis • Apr 20 06
People with arthritis don’t exercise enough, and more than a third of adults with arthritis don’t exercise at all, according to a study in…
Drug helps treat dehydration in children: study
• Children's Health • Apr 20 06
Giving the anti-vomiting drug Zofran to children dehydrated by viral gastroenteritis helps them recover, but emergency room doctors may be overusing the quick-dissolving tablets,…
Dental amalgam not linked to ill effects in kids
• Dental Health • Apr 19 06
Mercury-containing amalgam used to fill cavities in kids’ teeth appears to have no adverse intellectual, neurological, or behavioral effects, according to two reports in…
Music Quiets Pain After Surgery
• Pain • Apr 19 06
Medication is the best, first choice to treat pain following surgery, but music may be a good complement to pain-relief drugs, according to a…
Bubonic plague confirmed in Los Angeles woman
• Infections • Apr 19 06
Los Angeles County health officials have confirmed a case of bubonic plague in an adult woman. This is the first human case of plague…
Calcium supplements may be little help for healthy kids
• Children's Health • Apr 19 06
There’s little question that most kids get too little calcium, but a new review of evidence casts doubt on the value of supplements and…