New brain imaging shows effects of withdrawal on smokers
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 18 08
New research highlighted at a symposium during an annual meeting for family physicians shows how nicotine withdrawal creates functional changes in the brains of…
More hand-washing won’t curb hospital infections
• Infections • • Surgery • Sep 17 08
Although hand hygiene is an important method of hospital infection control, increasing the frequency of hand washing by doctors and other healthcare workers does…
Shorter hours mean fewer surgical mistakes: study
• Surgery • Sep 17 08
Surgical residents at a large teaching hospital who worked shorter shifts were less likely to make mistakes during gallbladder surgery, U.S. researchers said on…
Breastfeeding may boost post-baby weight loss
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • Sep 17 08
New moms may be better able to return to their pre-pregnancy weight by exclusively breastfeeding their infants, according to new research.
“The practice of…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Knowing When to Refer for Testing is as Easy as 1, 2, 3
• Neurology • Sep 17 08
Does your physician know when it is appropriate to refer you to a specialist to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? Due to a high…
Migraine Linked to Blood Clots in Veins
• Migraine • Sep 16 08
People with migraines may also be more likely to develop blood clots in their veins, according to a study published in the September 16,…
Johns Hopkins researchers suppress ‘hunger hormone’
• Dieting • • Endocrinology • Sep 16 08
Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing…
Early parenting plays key role in infants’ physiological response to stress
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 16 08
In infancy, genes are the key influence on a child’s ability to deal with stress. But as early as 6 months of age, parenting…
Study opens way for later treatment of acute stroke
• Stroke • Sep 15 08
The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke – i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to…
Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
• Gender: Female • • Sexual Health • • Stroke • Sep 15 08
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she…
Men, Young Adults Tend to Downplay Osteoporosis Risk
• Gender: Male • Sep 15 08
Young adults and men do not see themselves as susceptible to osteoporosis, according to a new study. In their minds, the risk of suffering…
Depressed Dialysis Patients More Likely to be Hospitalized Or Die
• Depression • • Urine Problems • Sep 15 08
Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed,…
Sleep position may cause apnea in stroke patients
• Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 12 08
Stroke patients spend most of their time asleep on their backs, which may contribute to a breathing problem called sleep apnea, according to findings…
Research Review Shows Internet-based Instruction Effective for Health Care Professionals
• Public Health • Sep 12 08
A study led by a team of education researchers from Mayo Clinic and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) concludes…
Nicotine nasal spray a no-go for teen smokers
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 08
Nicotine nasal spray won’t help teen smokers kick the habit, at least in its current formulation, new research published in Pediatrics suggests.
Adolescents who…
Emotional Intelligence Training Might Help Doctors Relate to Patients
• Public Health • Sep 10 08
Training in emotional intelligence could help medical residents and fellows become more sensitive toward their patients, according to a commentary in the September 10…
Eating Fish While Pregnant, Longer Breastfeeding, Lead to Better Infant Development
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Pregnancy • Sep 10 08
Both higher fish consumption and longer breastfeeding are linked to better physical and cognitive development in infants, according to a study of mothers…
A potential approach to treatment of hepatitis B virus infection
• Infections • Sep 10 08
Eukaryotic cells employ multiple strategies of checkpoint signaling and DNA repair mechanisms to monitor and repair damaged DNA. There are two branches in the…
Bilingual children more likely to stutter
• Children's Health • Sep 09 08
Children who are bilingual before the age of 5 are significantly more likely to stutter and to find it harder to lose their impediment,…
College students continue to take up smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 08 08
An “unacceptably high” number of college students - roughly one in five in 2006 - continues to smoke cigarettes, according to an American Lung…
Cholesterol Drugs Lower Risk of Stroke for Elderly Too
• Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 04 08
Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger…
Low-birth-weight Children Should Have Their Blood Pressure Checked
• Children's Health • • Heart • Sep 04 08
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical…
New Device Helps Premature Babies Suck Better, Faster—and That’s Good
• Children's Health • Sep 04 08
As if things weren’t tough enough for premature babies who have tubes down their throats and noses to survive, once the tubes are removed,…
Fatal Protein Interactions Key to Neurological Disease
• Neurology • Sep 04 08
In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer…
Don’t Remove Earwax
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Sep 03 08
The gooey, golden stuff that builds up inside your ears should stay there, according to national guidelines on earwax removal released today.
“[Earwax] is…