Disease-modifying drug may slow Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • Apr 30 08

The results of a clinical trial suggest that a new drug slows the functional decline seen in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease, according to… Disease-modifying drug may slow Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 30 08

A common component of the contraceptive pill (progesterone) could improve the neurologic outcome for patients with severe head injuries, according to a study published… Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury   

 
 

Heavy people’s brains may age faster
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 30 08

Middle-aged people who are overweight or obese have lower levels of certain brain chemicals that signal good brain health and function, according to a… Heavy people’s brains may age faster   

 
 

New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Apr 30 08

A less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that premature babies need to help them breathe, could reduce the incidence of respiratory… New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies   

 
 

When Doctors Tell Patients to Quit Smoking, They Listen
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 29 08

When Doctors Tell Patients to Quit Smoking, They Listen

Doctors who take a few minutes to talk with patients about their smoking — maybe passing along a leaflet or a sample of nicotine… When Doctors Tell Patients to Quit Smoking, They Listen   

 
 

4 Steps to Reverse the Damage from a ‘Super-Size Me’ Diet
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 08

It was probably enough to make many Americans lose their appetite: A recent study from Europe showed that eating too much fast food –… 4 Steps to Reverse the Damage from a ‘Super-Size Me’ Diet   

 
 

Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 29 08

Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues… Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan   

 
 

Research Seeks to Understand Memory Loss in Older People
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 28 08

Today, one out of very 12 people aged 65 and older will experience a decline in their ability to remember, think clearly, reason and… Research Seeks to Understand Memory Loss in Older People   

 
 

Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 28 08

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person´s lungs and helps clinicians identify if they are functioning correctly.… Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease   

 
 

Surgical Procedure May Provide Relief for Patients with Chronic Intractable Headaches
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Surgery • Apr 28 08

While nearly everyone experiences a headache on occasion, studies indicate that an estimated 45 million Americans suffer from chronic headaches annually. The World Health… Surgical Procedure May Provide Relief for Patients with Chronic Intractable Headaches   

 
 

Will you be misdiagnosed?—how diagnostic errors happen
• Public Health • Apr 28 08

How frequently do doctors misdiagnose patients? While research has demonstrated that the great majority of medical diagnoses are correct, the answer is probably… Will you be misdiagnosed?—how diagnostic errors happen   

 
 

Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Apr 28 08

In a clinical trial at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to safely restore vision… Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Patients with Congenital Retinal Disease   

 
 

Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • • Surgery • Apr 26 08

In studies of human brain cells, the widely-used anesthetic desflurane does not contribute to increased production of amyloid-beta protein; however, when combined with low… Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s   

 
 

New 3-D ultrasound could improve stroke diagnosis, care
• Stroke • Apr 24 08

Using 3-D ultrasound technology they designed, Duke University bioengineers can compensate for the thickness and unevenness of the skull to see in real-time the… New 3-D ultrasound could improve stroke diagnosis, care   

 
 

Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 24 08

A new study from the American Cancer Society finds black and Hispanic smokers are less likely than whites to receive and use smoking cessation… Study finds racial disparities in smoking cessation treatment   

 
 

Flavored milk may be as healthy for kids as plain
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 24 08

Despite its added sugar, flavored milk may be better for kids than no milk at all, and may even be as healthy as the… Flavored milk may be as healthy for kids as plain   

 
 

Program helps keep teens away from cigarettes
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 08

A smoking prevention and cessation intervention involving pediatricians and older peer counselors has proven effective in helping adolescent smokers to quit and preventing nonsmokers… Program helps keep teens away from cigarettes   

 
 

Personalized Web messages help smokers quit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 08

Smokers seeking to quit who look for help from Web-based programs will be more likely to kick the habit if that program is personalized… Personalized Web messages help smokers quit   

 
 

First Atomic-Level Look at a Protein That Causes Brain Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 23 08

For the first time, researchers have peered deeply at the atomic level into the protein that causes hereditary cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) - a… First Atomic-Level Look at a Protein That Causes Brain Disease   

 
 

Having Surgery? STOP, and Take This Test First!
• Surgery • Apr 23 08

A team of anesthesiologist researchers has developed a quick, cheap and highly accurate scoring system to identify surgical patients who may have the potentially… Having Surgery? STOP, and Take This Test First!   

 
 

Listening to the urinary stream
• Urine Problems • Apr 23 08

  Microphone replaces catheter for diagnosis of voiding symptoms.

Benign prostate enlargement affects most of the elder men and often compresses the urethra… Listening to the urinary stream   

 
 

Domestic violence associated with chronic malnutrition in women and children in India
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • Apr 23 08

In a new, large-scale study exploring the link between domestic violence and chronic malnutrition, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have… Domestic violence associated with chronic malnutrition in women and children in India   

 
 

Every fifth adolescent smokes
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 23 08

As many as 20% of adolescents from 11 to 17 years of age smoke. This was the result of the nationwide German Health Interview… Every fifth adolescent smokes   

 
 

New Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Hirsutism
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • Apr 22 08

The Endocrine Society has released new clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of hirsutism in premenopausal women. The guidelines appear in the April issue… New Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Hirsutism   

 
 

Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 22 08

Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study suggests.

In a study… Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma   

 
 
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