Obese kids who snore more sleepy in the daytime
• Children's Health • Dec 29 08
Obese children who have difficulty breathing while they sleep have excessive daytime sleepiness compared with slimmer children who are also chronic snorers, new…
Study Examines Impact of Managed Care on Stroke Prevention Surgery
• Neurology • • Stroke • • Surgery • Dec 29 08
Policymakers and economists often promote managed-care plans based on the assumption that they prevent the overuse of unnecessary surgical procedures or help steer patients…
Family members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones’ uncertain prognoses
• Public Health • Dec 29 08
Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study…
Facial expressions of emotion are innate, not learned, says new stud
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 29 08
Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to a study published today in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.…
Bone-building exercise benefits may not last
• Endocrinology • Dec 26 08
Athletic young men may lose the extra bone mineral density (BMD) they’ve accumulated if they reduce their physical activity levels as they grow older,…
Depression, pain may accompany chronic Lyme disease
• Arthritis • • Depression • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 26 08
Depression and the chronic pain syndrome fibromyalgia are common in patients who suffer from chronic Lyme disease and seem to correlate with poor functional…
Diet appears to alter heart failure risk
• Dieting • • Heart • Dec 25 08
Each serving of whole-grains may lessen heart failure risk by 7 percent among middle-aged African-American and white men and women, according to findings from…
Large waist size a good predictor of stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 25 08
A large waist circumference, which is known to raise the risk of cardiovascular disease, may also raise the risk of stroke or mini-stroke, researchers…
Fast food + nearby schools = fat kids
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Dec 25 08
Youth who study just a short walk from a fast-food outlet eat fewer fruit and vegetables, drink more soda and are more likely to…
Treating Gum Disease Linked to Lower Medical Costs for Patients with Diabetes
• Dental Health • • Diabetes • Dec 24 08
A new report suggests that treating gum disease in patients who have diabetes with procedures such as cleanings and periodontal scaling is linked to…
Bird flu vaccine protects children
• Children's Health • • Flu • Dec 23 08
A vaccine to protect against infection with the bird flu virus, the pathogen experts fear is capable of causing pandemic disease in humans, proved…
Obese siblings of diabetic children at risk
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 23 08
Compared with other overweight children, overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a significantly higher prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance,…
Using math to understand hepatitis C
• Infections • Dec 23 08
Using math to understand hep. C: Patterns paint picture of who will respond to treatment
Genetic patterns are like the tea leaves in the…
Tobacco firm used extensive strategy to undermine secondhand smoke policy in China
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 23 08
British American Tobacco (BAT), one of the world’s largest transnational tobacco companies (TTCs), carried out an extensive, multi-pronged strategy to undermine the health policy…
Tobacco company scientist gained access to WHO collaborating center
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 23 08
A new study of previously confidential tobacco industry documents shows that a Philip Morris scientist established close connections with a WHO Collaborating Centre in…
Simple Model Predicts Those at Risk for Chronic Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Dec 23 08
Traditionally, doctors have had no clear way to predict which of their patients might be headed down the road to chronic kidney disease (CKD).…
Woman gets near-total face transplant in Cleveland
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Dec 22 08
A woman who had suffered severe facial trauma got essentially a whole new face in a first-of-its-kind operation at the Cleveland Clinic, hospital…
Half-dose flu shots work in adults, study finds
• Flu • Dec 22 08
Half-dose flu shots are effective in adults, especially in women and those younger than 50, and offer a viable way to stretch supplies during…
Woman gives birth to mutant baby in Malaysia
• Pregnancy • • Public Health • Dec 22 08
The news of an unusual alien-like baby born in China has received an intensive coverage in the media recently. Ms. Li Hui-Ying, a village…
The six habits of highly respectful physicians
• Public Health • Dec 22 08
Recently, I asked a colleague about the quality of care her hospitalized mother was getting. “Well, you can at least have a conversation with…
Irkutsk-based surgeons performed a unique operation
• Surgery • Dec 22 08
On August 11th, a very unusual child was born. The baby-boy was named Nikita. Another body was growing on the baby’s stomach - it…
Scientists find nutty risk reducer: Eat more nuts
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 22 08
Here’s a health tip in a nutshell: Eating a handful of nuts a day for a year — along with a Mediterranean diet rich…
Video games may do the aging brain good
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 21 08
Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren’s’ video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.
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Symptom Score Helps Monitor Recovery from Ear Infections
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Dec 21 08
A simple 13-point symptom score can help in tracking improvement in infants and toddlers with middle ear infection, or acute otitis media (AOM), reports…
Healthy breakfast may mean healthier diet overall
• Dieting • Dec 19 08
Breakfast may indeed be the most important meal of the day - as long as that meal is not a doughnut - a study…