“She Can Do It!”
• Public Health • Mar 06 08
Today more than 90 percent of orthopaedic surgeons are men. This is a startling statistic given these facts: The number of women orthopaedic patients…
Secondhand Smoke a Risk for Children Worldwide
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 05 08
Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins…
Hospitals still not smoke-free
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 05 08
Although smoke-free policies have been introduced at all NHS Hospital Trusts a study by researchers at The University of Nottingham has found that smoking…
Sex Matters: From Sports to Life
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 05 08
We know men and women are different on the outside, but the differences on the inside are astronomical, as well. Today, orthopaedic surgeons are…
Back to Basics: Aspirin After Knee Surgery
• Drug News • • Surgery • Mar 05 08
Taking aspirin to prevent blood clots after knee surgery may be a safe and effective alternative to currently recommended treatments that are often costlier…
Millions of cosmetic procedures done in US in 2007
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Mar 04 08
The annual report released Monday by The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery indicates that 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the US…
“Lazy Eye” Treatment Shows Promise in Adults
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 04 08
New evidence from a laboratory study and a pilot clinical trial confirms the promise of a simple treatment for amblyopia, or “lazy eye,” according…
Drug use trends affect risk of marijuana in deviance prone boys, but not girls
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 04 08
When national drug use trends among adolescents go up or down, the risk of marijuana use among deviance-prone male youth also goes up or…
Blueberry and green tea containing supplement protects against stroke damage
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Stroke • Mar 04 08
A unique dietary supplement called NutraStem ® has been shown to have beneficial effects following experimental stroke. A nutritional supplement product, NutraStem also known…
Aromatherapy May Make You Feel Good, But It Won’t Make You Well
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 03 08
One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or…
Toxins in cigarette smoke prevent stem cells from becoming cartilage
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 03 08
A toxic pollutant spread by oil spills, forest fires and car exhaust is also present in cigarette smoke, and may represent a second way…
Virtual Gaming No Replacement for Real Exercise
• Children's Health • Mar 03 08
Video games like Wii Sports and Dance Dance Revolution can play an important role in getting kids off the couch and involved in physical…