Patients who gave up smoking before surgery had half as many complications afterwards
• Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 12 09
More than a third of patients who took part in an eight-week smoking cessation programme before and after planned surgery were able to give…
Weighing the Options after Life-Altering Stroke
• Surgery • • Stroke • Mar 12 09
Choosing to have aggressive brain surgery after suffering a severe stroke generally improves the patients’ lives and allows them to live longer, according to…
Smokers’ COPD risk is genetic
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 12 09
It’s well known that puffing on cigarettes can eventually leave you out of puff. But why do a quarter of long-term smokers develop serious…
Extremely premature children at high risk of learning difficulties by age 11
• Children's Health • Mar 12 09
Children born extremely prematurely are at high risk of developing learning difficulties by the time they reach the age of 11.
A study carried…
HIPAA Privacy Rule Hinders Health Research
• Public Health • Mar 11 09
Rules designed to safeguard the privacy of patients’ medical records are not as effective as they should be and may also impede health research,…
Alzheimer’s Marker Linked to Brain Damage
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 11 09
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have linked a potential indicator of Alzheimer’s disease to brain damage in humans with…
1 in 7 U.S. Teens Is Vitamin D Deficient
• Children's Health • Mar 11 09
One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill…
Migraines increase stroke risk during pregnancy
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pregnancy • • Stroke • Mar 11 09
Women who suffer migraines are at an increased risk of stroke during pregnancy as well as other vascular conditions such as heart disease, high…
Teenage Stress Has Implications for Adult Health
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Mar 11 09
Most of us remember our teenage years with a mix of fondness and relief. Fondness for the good memories, and relief that all that…
Diagnostic Errors: the New Focus of Patient Safety Experts
• Public Health • Mar 11 09
Johns Hopkins patient safety experts say it’s high time for diagnostic errors to get the same attention from medical institutions and caregivers as drug-prescribing…
Expert Available to Discuss Status of Tuberculosis in America
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • • Public Health • Mar 11 09
Dr. Lee B. Reichman, MPH, an internationally recognized tuberculosis expert, holds joint faculty appointments in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Preventive…
Blink Often to Avoid Computer-related Eye Woes
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 11 09
Blink frequently while sitting in front of your monitor to reduce the risk of dry eyes from prolonged computer use, said an optometrist at…
New study identifies risk factors in severity of ‘flat head syndrome’ in babies
• Children's Health • • Brain • Mar 10 09
A new study by physician researchers from Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital Boston identifies risk factors for the severity of asymmetrical head shapes,…
Teenage stress has implications for adult health
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
Most of us remember our teenage years with a mix of fondness and relief. Fondness for the good memories, and relief that all that…
Broccoli sprouts may soothe airway inflammation
• Immunology • Mar 10 09
People with nasal allergies or asthma may want to add broccoli sprouts to their diets, if early research findings pan out.
In a…
Salt, sugar and water avert diarrhoea deaths - WHO
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Public Health • Mar 10 09
A pinch of salt, a handful of sugar and some clean water is all that is needed to save up to two million children…
Mental decline faster for fatter men, not women
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 10 09
Men in their 70s who are carrying more fat on their frames have a sharper decline in mental function over time than their slimmer…
Serious blood clots common in COPD
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 10 09
A review of prior research suggests that up to one in four patients who are hospitalized for worsening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Vitamin C Intake Associated With Lower Risk of Gout in Men
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 10 09
Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March…
Diabetes & Elevated Cholesterol Linked to Faster Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Neurology • Mar 10 09
A history of diabetes and elevated levels of cholesterol, especially LDL cholesterol, are associated with faster cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according…
Does Air Pollution or Weather Trigger Headaches?
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 10 09
A new study shows that higher temperatures and lower barometric air pressure may lead to a higher, short-term risk of headaches, but air pollution…
Teenage boys who eat fish at least once a week achieve higher intelligence scores
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 09 09
Fifteen-year-old males who ate fish at least once a week displayed higher cognitive skills at the age of 18 than those who it ate…
Patients Being Discharged Against Medical Advice
• Public Health • Mar 09 09
When patients choose to leave the hospital before the treating physician recommends discharge, the consequences may involve risk of inadequately treated medical conditions and…
Regular family meals result in better eating habits for adolescents
• Dieting • Mar 09 09
Good eating habits can result when families eat together. In the March/April 2009 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, researchers…
Never Ending Pursuit - Advancing Patient Safety, Satisfaction Throughout the Surgical Experience
• Surgery • Mar 09 09
In recognition of National Patient Safety Week March 8-14 the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Anesthesia Awareness Campaign, are working together to…