Vaccine cuts meningitis rates, even in adults
• Infections • Jan 16 09
A routine childhood vaccine used to prevent several common types of infections has helped cut the rate of a deadly form of meningitis by…
Some teens more prone to depression from bullying
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 16 09
Teenagers who are subjected to bullying and teasing are at risk of becoming depressed, but those from either low-income or wealthier families may be…
Prescription Opioid Abuse, Addiction Less Common Than Many Believe
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Jan 16 09
The abuse and addiction potentials of opioid analgesics prescribed for patients with chronic pain have been of great concern. However, current research indicates…
Alcohol taxes have clear effect on drinking
• Public Health • Jan 15 09
With many local and national governments currently debating proposals to raise alcohol taxes, a timely new study published online today in the February edition…
More Efficient Way to Manage Health Information
• Public Health • Jan 15 09
The days of scrambling to recall or find immunization dates or medication names and doses may be numbered. An electronic personal health record is…
To Prevent Death Or Disability Seek Immediate Care When Stroke Symptoms Occur
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 15 09
Recognizing the symptoms of stroke and seeking immediate treatment could save your life. What’s immediate? Ideally, treatment for ischemic stroke - the most common…
Compression devices calm restless legs: study
• Neurology • Jan 15 09
The results of a study suggest that compression devices can produce significant improvements in patients with restless legs syndrome, a movement disorder that causes…
Eating on the run may lead to a poor diet
• Dieting • Jan 15 09
Many young people say they lack the time to sit down to a meal, and that may be pushing them to make less-than healthy…
Paintballs can cause ‘devastating’ eye injuries
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 15 09
Paintballs can cause severe and ‘visually devastating’ eye injuries, especially when used in unsupervised settings without proper eye protection, reports a study in the…
New model system may better explain regulation of body weight
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 14 09
A new mathematical model of the physiological regulation of body weight suggests a potential mechanism underlying the difficulty of losing weight, one that includes…
Pain Treatment Research Reports Often Cannot Be Trusted
• Pain • Jan 14 09
Undertreated pain is a worldwide problem and much of the published research behind so-called evidence-based pain management practices cannot be trusted. “Journals, conferences, and…
Peanut butter linked to U.S. Salmonella outbreak
• Dieting • • Infections • Jan 14 09
Tests confirm that bacteria in recalled batches of contaminated peanut butter match the strain of Salmonella food poisoning that has made at least 410…
Carpal tunnel syndrome incidence rising
• Neurology • Jan 14 09
A report in the January 6th issue of Neurology suggests that the incidence of medically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome has increased dramatically during the…
Health group blasts inaction on tobacco control
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 14 09
U.S. leaders failed to take meaningful steps to reduce smoking over the past year, with a tobacco regulation bill stalling in Congress and a…
Longer paid leaves promote breastfeeding success
• Children's Health • Jan 14 09
Giving working mothers paid maternity leave - and more of it - could go a long way toward helping them to continue breastfeeding…
Athletes Not Spared From Health Risks of Metabolic Syndrome
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 14 09
College-age football players who gain weight to add power to their blocks and tackles might also be setting themselves up for diabetes and heart…
Early Immune System Exposures Linked to Chronic Disease
• Immunology • Jan 14 09
Scientists and regulators have a golden opportunity to reduce the health toll from a range of diseases by focusing more attention on identification of…
Letting infants watch TV can do more harm than good says wide-ranging international review
• Children's Health • Jan 13 09
A leading child expert is warning parents to limit the amount of television children watch before the age of two, after an extensive review…
Common Mechanism May Underlie Many Neurodegenerative Diseases
• Neurology • Jan 12 09
Discovery in a Rare Brain Disorder Suggests a Common Mechanism May Underlie Many Neurodegenerative Diseases
A Mayo Clinic-led international consortium has found a mechanism…
Workers Exposed to Lead Show More Cognitive Problems Later in Life
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 12 09
Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may…
Children Who Spend More Time Outdoors May Be Less Likely To Become Nearsighted
• Children's Health • Jan 11 09
Spending two to three hours a day outdoors can markedly lower a child’s risk of developing myopia or nearsightedness, according to a paper appearing…
New Clues to Mystery Childhood Illness: Kawasaki Disease
• Children's Health • • Heart • Jan 09 09
A study looking at the entire human genome has identified new genes that appear to be involved in making some children more susceptible to…
A good night’s sleep protects against parasites
• Immunology • • Parasitic diseases • Jan 09 09
Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their…
Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 09
Menthol cigarettes are harder to quit, particularly among African American and Latino smokers, according to researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of…
Alzheimer’s risk upped in senior smokers
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 09
Older adults who smoke may face an elevated risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.
In an analysis of two dozen previous…