New insight into brain disorders
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 28 07
New findings will help in the understanding of how memories are laid down and what goes wrong in brain disorders
The function of an…
Cholesterol in Stroke Patients Exceeds National Guidelines
• Stroke • Feb 27 07
Many stroke patients have cholesterol higher than national guidelines recommend that, if managed, may have prevented the stroke from happening, according to a study…
Nectar is not a simple soft drink
• Food & Nutrition • Feb 27 07
The sugar-containing nectar secreted by plants and consumed by pollinators shares a number of similarities to fitness drinks, including ingredients such as amino acids…
New study demonstrates nicotine’s role in smoking behavior
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 27 07
Tobacco dependence is the leading cause of mortality in Canada. Although most smokers express a desire to stop smoking, only a small number are…
Drugs help smokers quit, even if not first time
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 26 07
Smokers who use pills to try to kick the habit should keep trying, even if the drugs do not work at first, a U.S.…
Drug may treat mental symptoms of Down syndrome
• Drug News • • Epilepsy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 26 07
An old drug once used to study epilepsy can help improve learning in mice with a form of Down syndrome and also might help…
Kids’ chest illness not tied to later lung trouble
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 26 07
Wheezing, pneumonia, or whooping cough in early life is not associated with a decline in lung function in adulthood, new research suggests.
Previous reports…
Children should not be left unsupervised with dogs, say experts
• Children's Health • Feb 24 07
Children should not be left unsupervised to play with a dog, say experts in this week’s BMJ. Their advice is part of a review…
Smoking produces changes in human brain like those in animals using illicit drugs
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 21 07
New research shows for the first time that smoking produces long-lasting biochemical changes in the human brain similar to those changes previously seen in…
Do you hear what i see?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • Feb 21 07
New research pinpoints specific areas in sound processing centers in the brains of macaque monkeys that shows enhanced activity when the animals watch…
Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Pregnancy • Feb 21 07
The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating…
Multislice CT Speeds the Diagnosis of Chest Pain in the Emergency Room
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Feb 20 07
Imagine coming to the hospital with crushing chest pain, only to find that emergency room doctors are uncertain whether you’re having a heart attack.…
Healthy Women with High Cholesterol at Increased Risk of Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 20 07
Healthy women with no history of heart disease or stroke significantly increase their chances of having a stroke if they have high cholesterol, according…
Surgeons who play video games more skilled: study
• Surgery • Feb 20 07
Playing video games appears to help surgeons with skills that truly count: how well they operate using a precise technique, a study said on…
Taking AIM at post-stroke depression
• Depression • • Stroke • Feb 16 07
Activating patients and developing a monitoring and evaluation system was highly effective in ending or reducing post-stroke depression in patients enrolled in the largest…
Computer tool helps pinpoint risky gene mutations
• Genetics • Feb 16 07
Certain cancer risks can be passed down through families, the result of tiny changes in a family’s genetic code. But not all genetic changes…
Overuse sports injuries widespread in kids
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 15 07
With child athletes becoming increasingly competitive and training more rigorous at younger ages, orthopedic physicians are seeing an alarming rise in sports injuries simply…
Coffee seen not to raise heart attack risk
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 14 07
Drinking coffee does not appear increase the risk of heart attack, according to a study of older Swedish women, and it may even be…
Indicators for risk of heart disease higher in passive smokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 07
Exposure to secondhand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers…
Study looks at benefits of 2 cochlear implants in deaf children
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 13 07
Nature has outfitted us with a pair of ears for good reason: having two ears enhances hearing. University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists are now examining…
Protect Your Skin in Colder Months
• Skin Care • Feb 12 07
Just because it’s cold or cloudy, don’t get lulled into the false security of thinking you can ignore protecting your skin against the sun.
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Putting an old drug to a new use
• Drug News • Feb 12 07
We all know that iron deficiencies are dangerous, but also too much iron is bad for our health. Our body stores excess iron in…
Kids often exposed to Internet porn
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Feb 10 07
In a survey of 1,500 Internet users aged 10 to 17 years, 42 percent said they had been exposed to Internet pornography in the…
Thyroid trouble may be missed in pregnant women
• Endocrinology • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Feb 10 07
Screening only pregnant women felt to be at high-risk for thyroid problems may mean that many women with thyroid dysfunction may escape detection, according…
Don’t Let Your Valentine’s Day be a Snore
• Respiratory Problems • • Sexual Health • Feb 10 07
With Valentine’s Day (February 14) right around the corner, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) would like to remind you that…