Pharmacokinetics of tramadol in children
• Children's Health • • Drug News • Jul 17 07

The recent studies focusing on the pharmacokinetics of tramadol in children contributed to the increase popularity of tramadol as an analgesic alternative in clinical… Pharmacokinetics of tramadol in children   

 
 

Healthy Diets Are Important, Even in Your College Years
• Dieting • Jul 13 07

With the number of Americans overweight and obese at an all-time high, the diet choices of young people are of concern, especially as they… Healthy Diets Are Important, Even in Your College Years   

 
 

Connection Between Anti-tobacco Ads and Consideration of Quitting
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 12 07

Marketing researchers at the University of Arkansas have completed a study of the impact of an anti-tobacco advertising campaign and found that attitudes toward… Connection Between Anti-tobacco Ads and Consideration of Quitting   

 
 

Milk and Dairy Products Protect Against “Metabolic Syndrome”
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jul 12 07

A daily pinta or a helping of dairy foods protect against the clustering of abnormal body chemistry known as the metabolic syndrome, suggests… Milk and Dairy Products Protect Against “Metabolic Syndrome”   

 
 

When it Comes to Walking, it’s all Good
• Public Health • Jul 12 07

These days, it’s easy for people to get confused about exercise - how many minutes a day should they spend working out, for how… When it Comes to Walking, it’s all Good   

 
 

Some Smokers Have Genetic Predisposition to Develop COPD
• Genetics • • Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 12 07

Some people have a genetic variation that makes them more susceptible to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) if they smoke tobacco, according to new… Some Smokers Have Genetic Predisposition to Develop COPD   

 
 

Two in three believe radiation from phones damaged their health
• Public Health • Jul 11 07

Two in three believe radiation from phones damaged their health

Two-thirds of Britons believe radiation from mobile phones and their masts has affected their health, a startling official survey shows. And huge majorities… Two in three believe radiation from phones damaged their health   

 
 

Antibiotics Don’t Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections in Children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Urine Problems • Jul 10 07

After a first childhood urinary tract infection (UTI), daily antibiotics may not prevent another such infection, and may actually increase the risk that the… Antibiotics Don’t Prevent Future Urinary Tract Infections in Children   

 
 

Low vitamin D levels may be common in otherwise healthy children
• Children's Health • Jul 09 07

Many otherwise healthy children and adolescents have low vitamin D levels, which may put them at risk for bone diseases such as rickets. African… Low vitamin D levels may be common in otherwise healthy children   

 
 

More muscle for the argument to give up smoking
• Cancer • • Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 09 07

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have got more bad news for smokers. Not only does it cause cancer, heart attacks and strokes but… More muscle for the argument to give up smoking   

 
 

New Risk Factors Discovered for Alzheimer’s Disease
• Neurology • Jul 06 07

A recent study in Journal of Neuroimaging suggests that cognitively normal adults exhibiting atrophy of their temporal lobe or damage to blood vessels in… New Risk Factors Discovered for Alzheimer’s Disease   

 
 

Zapper device may ward off migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jul 05 07

Migraine headaches may one day be zapped away with a hand-held magnetic stimulation device applied to the cranium, researchers say.

“It’s believed that people… Zapper device may ward off migraines   

 
 

Do women really talk more than men?
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 05 07

Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both… Do women really talk more than men?   

 
 

How pain distracts the brain
• Brain • • Pain • Jul 05 07

Anybody who’s tried to concentrate on work while suffering a headache knows that pain compellingly commands attention—which is how evolution helped ensure survival… How pain distracts the brain   

 
 

Exercise in Elderly Proven to Improve Quality of Life
• Public Health • Jul 05 07

A new study appearing in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society compares the efficacy of three programs designed for reducing falls and improving… Exercise in Elderly Proven to Improve Quality of Life   

 
 

Bullied teens often take pain-killers to cope
• Children's Health • Jul 04 07

Adolescents who are victims of bullying are likely to take more medications than their peers, a Danish study shows.

“We fear that this early… Bullied teens often take pain-killers to cope   

 
 

FDA approves Roche’s low dose Tamiflu for children
• Drug News • • Flu • Jul 04 07

Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG said on Monday that U.S. health regulators approved its Tamiflu influenza treatment at two lower doses for children in… FDA approves Roche’s low dose Tamiflu for children   

 
 

Pneumonia guideline may lead to wrong treatment
• Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Jul 04 07

Tight adherence to guidelines for managing people who catch pneumonia in the community - such as starting antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival at… Pneumonia guideline may lead to wrong treatment   

 
 

Tokyo’s isolated elderly risk dying alone
• Public Health • Jul 04 07

Thousands of elderly people who live alone in Tokyo have little social contact and face the prospect of a lonely death, according to a… Tokyo’s isolated elderly risk dying alone   

 
 

Infection tied to recalled contact lens solution
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Infections • Jul 04 07

Results of an ongoing investigation confirm a “strong association” between use of a particular type of contact lens solution - Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)… Infection tied to recalled contact lens solution   

 
 

Teenagers from Low Income Families at Greater Risk of Migraine
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jul 03 07

Teenagers from low income households with no family history of migraine are more likely to suffer migraine than children from upper income families, according… Teenagers from Low Income Families at Greater Risk of Migraine   

 
 

Inhaling from just 1 cigarette can lead to nicotine addiction
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 03 07

A new study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine shows that 10 percent of youth who become hooked on cigarettes are… Inhaling from just 1 cigarette can lead to nicotine addiction   

 
 

Discovery of New Infectious Diseases - Bartonella Species
• Infections • Jul 02 07

Careful microbiologic evaluation of patients with various illnesses has led to the discovery of many important pathogens in recent decades, including human immunodeficiency virus… Discovery of New Infectious Diseases - Bartonella Species   

 
 

Cataract Surgery is Safe, Effective and Very Common
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Surgery • Jul 02 07

Here’s an eye-opening statistic from the July issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource: By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have… Cataract Surgery is Safe, Effective and Very Common   

 
 

Smoking could kill 1 billion this century
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 02 07

Smoking could kill 1 billion this century

One billion people will die of tobacco-related diseases this century unless governments in rich and poor countries alike get serious about preventing smoking,… Smoking could kill 1 billion this century   

 
 
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