Statins help elderly as well as young after stroke
• Stroke • Mar 07 09
Elderly people who’ve suffered a recent stroke benefit almost as much from treatment with a “statin” drug as do younger stroke patients, researchers…
Optimists live longer and healthier lives: study
• Public Health • Mar 07 09
Optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, U.S. researchers said on Thursday in a study that may give pessimists one more reason to grumble.
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Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 06 09
Life is hard for the children of a parent suffering from depression. Children take on an enormous amount of responsibility for the ill parent…
Mobile phones may be source of hospital infections
• Infections • Mar 06 09
Mobile phones used by hospital healthcare workers are often contaminated with germs, including those that can causes illness in hospitalized patients, a Turkish research…
It’s never too late to start exercise
• Public Health • Mar 06 09
People who put off regular exercise until they hit the age of 50 can still benefit from physical activity but it appears to take…
Acupuncture worthwhile for hay fever sufferers
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 06 09
Acupuncture added to standard treatment helps improve quality of life in people with hay fever, German researchers report.
Moreover, it’s worth the extra cost,…
Chewing tobacco use surges among boys
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 05 09
Use of snuff and chewing tobacco by U.S. adolescent boys, particularly in rural areas, has surged this decade, a federal agency said in a…
Researcher Collaborates to Identify New Gene Associated with ALS
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 05 09
A collaborative research effort spanning nearly a decade between researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT, the Broad Institute, King’s College London (KCL) and…
Experts Examine Causes, Treatment and Prevention of Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 04 09
Although scientists know progressive degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons is the primary cause of glaucoma, researchers have yet to identify a…
Kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients
• Urine Problems • • Stroke • Mar 04 09
Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to…
Is one diet as good as another? U of I study says no and tells you why
• Dieting • Mar 04 09
Any diet will do? Not if you want to lose fat instead of muscle. Not if you want to lower your triglyceride levels so…
Cats’ Eye Diseases Genetically Linked to Diseases in Humans
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 04 09
About one in 3,500 people are affected with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a disease of the retina’s visual cells that eventually leads to blindness. Now,…
Dental care declines in tough times
• Dental Health • Mar 04 09
When levels of unemployment climb, people tend to neglect their teeth, a study shows - even if insurance coverage is not an issue.
“We…
Persistent Electronic Warnings Push Some Smokers to Quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 04 09
Go ahead. Nag, nag, nag. It might do some good after all.
The more smokers worry about health risks, the more they will contemplate…
Preventing a Second Stroke is Focus of Study
• Stroke • Mar 04 09
Rush University Medical Center is participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to determine the best course of treatment to reduce…
What Drives Brain Changes in Macular Degeneration?
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 04 09
In macular degeneration, the most common form of adult blindness, patients progressively lose vision in the center of their visual field, thereby depriving the…
Computer-Aided System Effectively Detects and Measures Pneumothoraces in Chest Trauma Patients
• Respiratory Problems • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 04 09
A new computer-aided method used with MDCT to detect and measure pneumothoraces in trauma patients helps physicians make quicker and more accurate decisions in…
Incidental Findings in Trauma Patients Spark Concerns for Physicians
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 04 09
Nearly one-fifth of trauma patients who undergo CT evaluation have incidental findings, according to a study performed by Columbus Radiology Corp. at Grant Medical…
Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of SIDS
• Children's Health • Mar 03 09
Women who breastfeed evidently lower the chances that their baby might die of sudden infant death syndrome or SIDS, according to a German study.
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China urges smoking doctors to quit the habit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 03 09
China has offered its male doctors, more than half of whom smoke, some urgent medical advice - quit the habit and set an…
Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine Reduces Meningitis Rates in Canada
• Brain • • Infections • • Neurology • Mar 03 09
Rates of meningitis have decreased in Canadian provinces introducing routine immunization of children and adolescents against one specific strain of meningococcal bacteria, reports…
New Potential Therapeutic Target Discovered for Genetic Disorder – Barth Syndrome
• Genetics • • Heart • Mar 03 09
Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center may have discovered a new targeted intervention for Barth Syndrome (BTHS). BTHS, a sometimes fatal disease, is a…
Research Uncovers Promising Target to Treat Chronic Abdominal Pain
• Pain • Mar 03 09
High levels of a protein linked to the way pain signals are sent to the brain led to a decrease in abdominal pain in…
Native American Children Are at Greater Risk for Clubfoot Recurrence
• Children's Health • Mar 03 09
Native American children who live in rural areas are at greater risk of clubfoot recurrence following treatment than other rural populations, and researchers are…
Childhood sleep problems persisting through adolescence may affect cognitive abilities
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Mar 02 09
A study in the March 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that it is the rate of change in sleep problems across development,…