When to Have That Joint Replacement?
• Arthritis • • Surgery • Feb 25 09
Hispanic and African-American patients tend to have poorer joint function before undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery, according to a new study presented…
Getting on the Ball, Post-ACL Surgery
• Surgery • Feb 25 09
Most competitive high school athletes receiving anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery are able to return to their sport at the same level, and…
Genetic discovery could lead to advances in dental treatment
• Dental Health • • Genetics • Feb 23 09
Researchers have identified the gene that ultimately controls the production of tooth enamel, a significant advance that could some day lead to the repair…
Flu shots lower risk of flu-like illnesses
• Flu • Feb 23 09
Illnesses with symptoms similar to the flu are common in older workers and now new research shows that flu shots appear to halve…
Brain injury raises epilepsy risk for years: study
• Brain • • Epilepsy • Feb 23 09
A severe brain injury puts people at high risk of epilepsy for more than a decade after they are first hurt, a finding that…
Women Less Likely to Have a Stroke After Mini-Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 23 09
That first “mini-stroke” may be more of a benign event for women than men, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at…
Vitamin B and Folic Acid May Reduce Risk of Age-Related Vision Loss
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 23 09
Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, according to…
Green, Black Tea Can Reduce Stroke Risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Feb 23 09
Drinking at least three cups of green or black tea a day can significantly reduce the risk of stroke, a new UCLA study has…
Young Smokers Increase Risk for Multiple Sclerosis
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 23 09
People who start smoking before age 17 may increase their risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will…
Kids who watch R-rated movies are more likely to smoke
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 23 09
A new study finds that kids who are allowed to watch R-rated movies are much more likely to believe it’s easy to get a…
New clues to healing arthritis caused by traumatic injury
• Arthritis • • Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 23 09
A strain of laboratory mice that has “superhealing” powers has been found to resist inflammation after a knee injury, and also to avoid developing…
New prognostic indicator for patients with IPF
• Respiratory Problems • Feb 23 09
There may be a new way to predict mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a devastating disease that slowly petrifies the lungs.…
Exacerbations in COPD: One thing leads to another
• Respiratory Problems • Feb 23 09
New research shows that individual exacerbations in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) themselves increase the likelihood of repeat exacerbations, even after five days of…
Laser therapy promising for milder strokes: study
• Stroke • Feb 23 09
An experimental stroke treatment that sends laser beams into the brain may help patients with milder strokes lessen their crippling effects, U.S. researchers said…
Anti-nausea drug may combat opiate addiction
• Cocaine Addiction • Feb 23 09
Treatment with the drug ondansetron may lessen the symptoms of withdrawal in people addicted to morphine, oxycodone, and other opiate drugs, according to new…
Long-distance runners reduce vision-loss risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 19 09
Regular, vigorous physical exercise may lower the risk of visual loss and help preserve eyesight, two new studies in a large group of…
Special exercises may ease lower back pain
• Backache • Feb 19 09
Exercises for specific muscles that stabilize the spine may help reduce the misery of chronic lower back pain, a research review suggests.
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Young adult stroke patients may be misdiagnosed in ER
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Young adults with stroke symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed in emergency rooms — making them miss effective early treatment — according to research presented today…
Robotic therapy may reduce stroke physical disability years later
• Stroke • Feb 19 09
Robot-assisted therapy may help stroke patients attain gains in their physical abilities long after the stroke, according to research presented at the American Stroke…
Women less likely to receive critical care after a stroke, MSU researchers find
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to…
Antibody useful for psoriasis-related arthritis
• Arthritis • Feb 19 09
Treatment with ustekinumab, an antibody that attacks certain cell messenger chemicals, can reduce the signs and symptoms of psoriasis-related arthritis. The treatment is also…
Drugs not advised to prevent ear infection
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Feb 19 09
Children with middle ear infections, also known as otitis media, should not be given antibiotics to prevent a type of skull bone infection called…
Coffee may cut women’s stroke risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Female coffee drinkers can enjoy their java in good health - at least when it comes to stroke risk, new research from Spain shows.
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Alzheimer’s may hijack chemical mechanism
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 09
U.S. scientists proposed a new theory on Wednesday of how Alzheimer’s disease kills brain cells they said opens new avenues of research into…
Patients Reaching Hospital within ‘Golden Hour’ More Likely to Get Stroke Drug
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 19 09
Patients who arrived at specific hospitals within an hour of experiencing stroke symptoms received a powerful clot-busting drug twice as often as those who…