High uric acid raises risk of death in adults
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 13 09
In middle-aged Chinese adults, high blood levels of uric acid are a strong predictor of death from cardiovascular disease, stroke and all causes, according…
Dangerous low blood sugar linked to sex drugs
• Drug Abuse • Feb 13 09
Illegal anti-impotence drugs and herbs contaminated with the diabetes drug glyburide have caused some 150 cases of dangerously low blood sugar, researchers in Singapore…
Bribes help workers kick the habit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 09
Not only does it pay to stop smoking because your health improves, you’re more likely to quit if you get paid well to do…
Video games seen good for children
• Children's Health • Feb 13 09
Video games can be good for children, encouraging creativity and cooperation, a European Union report concluded Wednesday which ran counter to the violent reputation…
Mediterranean diet may help prevent spina bifida
• Dieting • Feb 13 09
Moms-to-be can help prevent their babies from developing a serious spinal cord defect by eating a Mediterranean diet, Dutch researchers say.
Dr. Regine…
Second-hand smoke linked to cognitive impairment
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 09
The research, published today in the British Medical Journal, highlighted a 44% increase in risk of cognitive impairment when exposed to high levels of…
Second-hand smoke could cause dementia
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 09
Exposure to second-hand smoke could increase the risk of developing dementia and other forms of cognitive impairment, according to research published today on bmj.com.
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Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked
• Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 13 09
Overweight people who are between the ages of 20 and 55 may have a higher risk of experiencing migraine headaches, according to a study…
Smoking Prevention Campaign Saving Billions in Smoking-Related Care
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 13 09
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the American Legacy Foundation have estimated that truth®, the nations’ largest youth…
Computer Exercises Improve Memory and Attention
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 12 09
Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can…
Casual Smoking Is Not a Good Idea in the Frat House – Or the White House
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 12 09
President Barack Obama won two-thirds of the 18-29 year old vote, thanks largely to his popularity among college students. As a role model, however,…
Healthy People with High Urinary Protein Levels have Elevated Kidney Disease Risk
• Urine Problems • Feb 12 09
Measuring the amount of protein lost in the urine can identify individuals at risk of developing kidney disease, according to a study appearing in…
School-based health program boosts kids’ activity
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 11 09
Primary schools are suitable settings for promoting healthy lifestyles to students, say researchers in the United Kingdom.
Over a 10-month period, students attending schools…
No stomach for market turmoil? Thank your genes
• Genetics • Feb 11 09
No stomach for the ups and downs of the financial market? Or maybe you lost everything in the global economic downturn? Genes important for…
Toothsome research: Deducing the diet of a prehistoric hominid
• Dieting • Feb 11 09
In an unusual intersection of materials science and anthropology, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and The George Washington University…
New reference material can improve testing of multivitamin tablets
• Drug News • Feb 11 09
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a new certified reference material that can be an important quality assurance tool for…
China Health Ministry “puzzled” by bird flu cases
• Flu • Feb 10 09
China’s Health Ministry is puzzled by eight human cases of bird flu in January which appeared independent of any known case in birds, a…
Thirty minutes a day of exercise? Better think 50
• Public Health • Feb 10 09
Greater amounts of physical activity than currently recommended may be necessary to prevent people from gaining weigh, and to help them lose weight…
Long-term use of popular inhalers increases risk of pneumonia for COPD patients
• Drug News • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 10 09
Newly published research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine finds that a popular class of anti-inflammatory inhalers significantly increases the risk of…
First brain study reveals benefits of exercise on quitting smoking
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 10 09
Research from the University of Exeter reveals for the first time, that changes in brain activity, triggered by physical exercise, may help reduce cigarette…
New Guidelines for Prescribing Opioid Pain Drugs Published
• Drug News • Feb 10 09
A prestigious panel of pain-management experts representing the American Pain Society (APS) www. ampainsoc.org and the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has published…
Stroke awareness campaign aims to halve deaths
• Neurology • • Stroke • Feb 09 09
Deaths from strokes can be halved if people recognize the signs of an attack and call an ambulance immediately, the National Health Service…
Mediterranean Diet Associated with Lower Risk of Cognitive Impairment
• Dieting • Feb 09 09
Eating a Mediterranean diet appears to be associated with less risk of mild cognitive impairment—a stage between normal aging and dementia—or of transitioning from…
Tests May Predict Driving Safety in People with Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 09 09
Doctors may be able to use certain cognitive tests to help determine whether a person with Alzheimer’s disease can safely get behind the…
Study Suggests Possible Treatment for Neurological Disorder Rett Syndrome
• Neurology • Feb 09 09
Using injections of a small derivate of the protein insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), scientists at Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and MIT’s Picower Institute…