Exercise may neither help nor harm older knees
• Arthritis • Jan 31 07
Middle-aged and older adults who exercise may not be reducing their risk of knee arthritis, but they aren’t increasing the risk either, research published…
Different Treatment May be Needed for Infection-Related Breathing Problems
• Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 31 07
New research suggests that different treatments may be needed for chronic asthma, depending on whether it results from allergies or lung infections.
Previous studies…
Neurological disease common, survey finds
• Neurology • Jan 30 07
Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological diseases may be far more common than most people believe, according to new estimates published on Monday.
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Predicting the risk of rheumatoid arthritis for early arthritis patients
• Arthritis • Jan 30 07
Marked by chronic inflammation of the joints and tissue, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a painful and potentially disabling autoimmune disease. A wealth of research…
Updated Rates of Common U.S. Neurological Disorders
• Neurology • Jan 30 07
In an up-to-date review of most of the common neurological disorders in the United States published in the January 30, 2007, issue of Neurology®,…
Emergency care key for high pressure in brain
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 29 07
People who experience severe, rapidly progressing loss of vision should seek immediate medical attention, because this may signal elevated pressure in the brain…
Opioid use at end of life does not hasten death
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 29 07
Effective use of opioids to control pain around the time of death does not appear to hasten death, contrary to general beliefs.
“Hospice providers,…
New tool improves prediction of stroke risk
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 26 07
A new simple scoring system for use by physicians predicts early risk of stroke following a serious condition named transient ischemic attack, known as…
Doctors Manage Several Patient Problems in Short Office Visits
• Public Health • Jan 26 07
A new study of conversations between physicians and patients reveals that primary care doctors often juggle many patient concerns during routine office visits.
“We…
Today’s Teens Slacking on Fruit, Veggie Intake
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 26 07
Despite recent national initiatives to encourage healthy eating habits, teens in middle adolescence are eating fewer fruits and vegetables than in 1999, a new…
Family Programs Can Help Keep Kids From Smoking
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 25 07
A review of research on smoking prevention programs has turned up several family-based initiatives that helped keep children from becoming smokers.
Successful approaches included…
Aspirin saves lives of cancer patients suffering heart attacks, despite fears of bleeding
• Cancer • • Drug News • • Heart • Jan 22 07
Many cancer patients who have heart attacks often are not treated with life saving aspirin given the belief in the medical community that they…
Calcium during breast-feeding may guard mom’s teeth
• Dental Health • • Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 22 07
Women who breast-feed may need to be careful about getting enough calcium to keep their teeth and gums healthy, new animal research suggests.
In…
Smoking ups risk of virus-related Hodgkin lymphoma
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 22 07
Smoking increases the risk of Hodgkin’s lymphoma in general and the risk of Epstein-Barr virus-positive Hodgkin’s lymphoma in particular, a study published in…
More than 25% unhappy with broken nose repair
• Surgery • Jan 17 07
Many patients who undergo the standard procedure for fixing a broken nose are not satisfied with the results, a new study from Hong Kong…
Stroke risk higher in less well-educated women
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Jan 16 07
A study involving Swedish women indicates that the risk of stroke has a marked inverse correlation with years of education, European researchers report in…
Study Finds Association Between Tobacco Smoking and Increased Risk of TB
• Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 16 07
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that causes an estimated 2 million deaths each year. The majority of those deaths occur in developing countries,…
Spinal manipulation may not be safe for children
• Children's Health • Jan 15 07
A new research review suggests that chiropractic spinal adjustments in children carry a risk of injury, with sometimes severe consequences.
Though researchers found only…
A Second Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s
• Neurology • Jan 15 07
Researchers led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) international research scholar Peter St George-Hyslop have identified a new genetic risk factor associated with the…
Newly Released Prisoners at High Risk for Death
• Public Health • Jan 11 07
Prisoners who have been recently released from prison have a high death rate, especially in the first two weeks after release, a new study…
Cough and cold remedies may be lethal to infants
• Children's Health • Jan 11 07
After investigating the deaths of three infants between 1 and 6 months of age linked to cough and cold medication use, officials with the…
More in US say formula is “as good as” breast milk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 11 07
A growing number of Americans incorrectly believe that infant formula is as good as breast milk, white more are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with mothers…
Red Wine and White Wine May be Just as Healthful
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Public Health • Jan 10 07
Before you enjoy that bottle of wine for your romantic Valentine’s Day dinner and touch glasses, you may really be toasting to your health.
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Multiple sclerosis risk linked to mononucleosis
• Neurology • Jan 10 07
Individuals who have had infectious mononucleosis have an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), even 30 years after infection, according to findings published…
Genes, lifestyle raise macular degeneration risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 08 07
New research suggests that one’s genetic make-up interacts with two modifiable risk factors - obesity and smoking - to multiply the risk of developing…