Child restraints safer in a crash than seat belts
• Children's Health • Jun 08 06
In a car crash, toddlers and other young children are less likely to be killed if they ride in a booster seat or use…
China issues new warning over milk powder
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 08 06
China’s top food safety office has issued a warning about unsafe milk powder, two years after fake milk formula led to the deaths of…
FDA official urged halt to Ketek trial on kids
• Drug News • Jun 08 06
A U.S. health official last month called for French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to halt clinical trials of its antibiotic Ketek in children because the drug…
How many men have osteoporosis?
• Gender: Male • Jun 08 06
Though it’s much more common in women, osteoporosis can strike men too, often with debilitating consequences.
Until recently, male-oriented research into the disease lagged…
Aggressive teens more likely to try tobacco, pot
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06
Among young adolescents, aggression is linked to a likelihood of experimenting with cigarettes or marijuana for the first time, while impulsivity confers a greater…
Rights activists rip US detainee medical guidance
• Public Health • Jun 07 06
The Pentagon on Tuesday unveiled its most comprehensive guidance to date for medical professionals in dealing with detainees, but rights activists denounced it for…
Tuberculosis Drug May Cure Parkinson’s-Like Illness
• Drug News • Jun 07 06
Researchers have discovered that a drug used to treat tuberculosis apparently cures patients of a Parkinson’s-like illness suffered by thousands of mineworkers, welders and…
Pneumonia can be treated effectively in nursing homes
• Infections • Jun 07 06
There may be no advantage to taking nursing home residents to hospital for treatment of pneumonia.
They can do as well if they receive…
Health education helps African American smokers quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 07 06
The first clinical trial to focus on light smokers shows that African Americans are motivated to quit more by completing health education than by…
Pediatric Genomics Project to Hunt Genes Behind Common Childhood Diseases
• Children's Health • Jun 07 06
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is launching an ambitious program to identify the genes responsible for common childhood diseases. Making use of advanced automated…
Gene therapy used to accelerate muscle regeneration
• Neurology • Jun 06 06
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have successfully used gene therapy to accelerate muscle regeneration in experimental animals with muscle damage, suggesting this…
Smoking cessation messages miss Asian Americans
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 06 06
Cigarettes are a particular problem among Asian-American immigrants, where smoking has been estimated to be more than 10 percent above the national average.
Yet…
Severe fatigue common in adolescent girls
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06
One in five adolescent girls may suffer from severe fatigue, according to a new survey.
“It is very intriguing that we found such a…
Back-Over Injuries to Children Greater with Trucks, Minivans
• Children's Health • Jun 06 06
Every year Utah children are seriously injured and killed when they’re hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. But a child is…
Spinal stimulation helps some dialysis patients
• Urine Problems • Jun 06 06
For hemodialysis patients with very poor circulation in their legs, spinal cord stimulation reduces pain and increases quality of life, according to Italian researchers.
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Chronic, Phantom Pain Is from Affected Nerve Not Brain
• Pain • Jun 06 06
By some accounts, chronic pain affects nearly 100 million Americans from such varied causes as arthritis, sciatica, cancer, diabetes. Most forms of pain result…
Loss of Central Vision with Age May Be Linked to Quality of Dietary Carbohydrates
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 06 06
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of vision loss in older adults and a person’s risk may partly depend upon…
Knowledge helps prevent spread of herpes virus
• Infections • Jun 06 06
A new study suggests that the risk of transmitting the virus that causes most cases of genital herpes could be cut in half by…
Fractures, joint pain common in overweight kids
• Children's Health • Jun 05 06
Overweight children are more likely than their normal-weight peers to suffer fractures, muscle and bone pain and other orthopedic complications, a new study shows.
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Schering says leukemia drug MabCampath promising
• Drug News • Jun 05 06
German drugmaker Schering AG and U.S. biotech firm Genzyme Corp have seen good preliminary results in a study of the drug MabCampath to treat…
Newborn Screening Can Cause Unnecessary Parental Stress
• Children's Health • Jun 05 06
Virtually all babies in the U.S. have their heels pricked soon after birth to get a blood sample for genetic testing. These “heel stick”…
Migrating wild birds play a key role in transporting highly pathogenic avian influenza
• Flu • Jun 05 06
Migrating wild birds have played and will likely continue to play a role in transporting highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, or bird flu,…
Mediterranean Diet May Cut Alzheimer’s
• Dieting • Jun 02 06
New research links a Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, cereals, and olive oil to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s diseaseAlzheimer’s disease.
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Keep Your Holiday Weekend Safe and Fun
• Public Health • Jun 02 06
There is nothing worse than a fun holiday weekend that ends suddenly due to an accident or illness. To prevent unnecessary problems from ruining…
Very Few Mothers Reject Childhood Immunisation
• Children's Health • Jun 02 06
Differences in risk factors for partial and no immunisation in the first year of life: prospective cohort study BMJ Volume 332, pp 1312-13
The…