Program Helps Improve Management of Chronic Pain
• Pain • Mar 25 09
Patients with chronic pain who took part in a collaborative care intervention that included patient and clinician education and symptom monitoring and feedback to…
Even Young People Are Vulnerable to Stroke
• Stroke • Mar 25 09
Contrary to conventional thinking, it’s not just senior citizens who suffer strokes. One-third of the estimated 780,000 Americans who have strokes each year…
Red and processed meat increases risk of death
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 24 09
Consumption of red and processed meat modestly increases the death rate from cancer and cardiovascular disease, according to a report in the Archives…
Smokers may have increased risk of pancreatitis
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 24 09
Smoking appears to be associated with an increased risk of acute and chronic pancreatitis, according to a report in the March 23 issue of…
Vertigo Linked to Osteoporosis
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Mar 24 09
People who have osteoporosis are more likely to also have vertigo, according to a study published in the March 24, 2009, print issue…
Surgery Safe for Babies & Toddlers Suffering from Seizures
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • Mar 23 09
A new study published in Epilepsia reveals surgery for babies and toddlers suffering from epilepsy is relatively safe and is effective in controlling seizures.…
Stroke Survivors Improve Balance with Tai Chi
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Mar 23 09
Stroke can impair balance, heightening the risk of a debilitating fall. But a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has found that stroke survivors…
Physical Abuse Raises Women’s Health Costs Over 40 Percent
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Mar 23 09
Women experiencing physical abuse from intimate partners spent 42 percent more on health care per year than non-abused women, according to a long-term study…
Can You Hear Me Now? Hearing Loss Not Well Documented in Electronic Medical Records
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 23 09
Hearing loss is a common disorder that can cause significant communication difficulties and directly affect the accurate transfer of information during a medical encounter.…
Green tea may help keep gums healthy
• Dental Health • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 23 09
A cup of green tea per day may help keep gum disease at bay, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among middle-aged Japanese,…
Healthy diet, exercise ward off deep belly fat
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Mar 23 09
People who follow a healthy diet and regularly exercise tend to have less abdominal fat, including those deep layers of belly fat that are…
Researchers find gene that turns carbs into fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Genetics • Mar 23 09
U.S. researchers have found a gene responsible for turning a plate of pasta into fat, offering new clues about how the body metabolizes…
Report finds serious risks at children’s hospital
• Public Health • Mar 23 09
Patients being treated at Birmingham Children’s Hospital faced “serious potential risks”, a health watchdog report said on Friday.
The Healthcare Commission said it had…
Moderate drinking may help build bone density
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 23 09
People who enjoy a glass or two of wine or beer every day could be helping to keep their bones strong, new research…
Gene changes impact smokers’ lung disease risk
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 23 09
Certain changes in a gene called ADAM33 can determine whether a smoker is likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or not,…
Eczema in children is increasing, but diet is not the cause
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Dieting • Mar 20 09
The number of children who have eczema has risen – one in five children are now affected by this skin condition, which is often…
Genetic sleuth solves glaucoma mystery
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 20 09
Dr. Michael Walter is one good gumshoe. The University of Alberta medical geneticist has cracked the case of WDR36, a gene linked to glaucoma.
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Spinal stimulation might ease Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 19 09
Mice and rats with a condition that mimics Parkinson’s disease regain the ability to walk when they’re treated with a device delivering electrical…
U.S. tuberculosis rate hits all-time low: CDC
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 19 09
The U.S. tuberculosis rate hit an all-time low in 2008, but the infection continues to disproportionately affect minorities and immigrants, the U.S. Centers for…
Black patients wait longer in ER for hospital bed
• Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 19 09
African-Americans who are admitted to the hospital after being seen in the emergency room wait about an hour longer than patients of other races…
Kellogg chief calls for overhaul of U.S. food safety
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 19 09
The head of Kellogg Co, whose company lost nearly $70 million in products from a recent peanut recall, will tell lawmakers on Thursday the…
Sustained exercise seen best for kids’ weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 19 09
Longer bouts of exercise may be better for maintaining a healthy weight in children than is sporadic activity accumulated throughout the day, a new…
Hasseled teens may face high heart risk later
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 19 09
Teenagers who experience a lot of daily interpersonal stress have increased blood levels of a protein linked to chronic inflammation - which in turn…
Moderate-protein diet may beat high-carb diet
• Dieting • Mar 19 09
People lose weight when they cut calories, but a diet with some extra protein may be especially effective at trimming body fat and improving…
Vatican defends pope condoms stand
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Mar 18 09
The Vatican on Wednesday defended Pope Benedict’s opposition to the use of condoms to stop the spread of AIDS as activists, doctors and politicians…