Light Therapy May Help in Treating Parkinson’s Disease
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 23 09
Low level light therapy (LLLT) holds potential for improving neuronal cell function in patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), according to a new study from…
A Urine Test for Appendicitis?
• Surgery • Jun 23 09
Appendicitis is the most common childhood surgical emergency, but the diagnosis can be challenging, especially in children, often leading to either unnecessary surgery in…
Next question in swine flu - who gets vaccinated?
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jun 22 09
Drug makers are gearing up to make vaccines against the new H1N1 virus, starting test batches and pledging free doses for poor countries.
Governments…
Early prognosis after ‘mini-stroke’ better in women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Stroke • Jun 22 09
In the first year after a mini-stroke, also known as “transient ischemic attack” or TIA, elderly women have lower rates of stroke, cardiovascular…
The Battle for CRTC2: How Obesity Increases the Risk for Diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 22 09
Obesity is probably the most important factor in the development of insulin resistance, but science’s understanding of the chain of events is still spotty.…
Treating Lazy Eyes with a Joystick
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 22 09
Four percent of all children suffer from amblyopia, better known as “lazy eye syndrome.” Traditional treatment for the condition requires the use of an…
Obesity May Reduce Brain Gray Matter in Postmenopausal Women
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Obesity • Jun 19 09
Results from a small study of postmenopausal women suggest that obesity might relate to a reduced volume of gray matter in the brain. However,…
School of Dentistry Studies Link Between Oral Health and Memory
• Dental Health • • Neurology • Jun 19 09
Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can cut down on gum disease, drastically reducing risk of heart attack and stroke, dentists have warned for…
Vaccinate kids to control H1N1 flu - researchers
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jun 18 09
Targeting children for vaccination may be the best way of using limited supplies of vaccine to control the current H1N1 flu pandemic, British…
US tobacco bill puts focus on menthol cigarettes
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 18 09
The future of menthol cigarettes, smoked by 12 million Americans and 75 percent of African American smokers, could be the next flashpoint in a…
Tai Chi may ease arthritis pain, disability
• Arthritis • • Pain • Jun 18 09
Practicing the controlled movements and deep breathing of Tai Chi may reduce arthritis pain and related disabilities, according to findings from a multi-study review.
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Botox may improve overactive bladder
• Urine Problems • Jun 18 09
Botox injections may be best known for smoothing facial lines, but they may also help soothe an overactive bladder, a small study shows.
UK…
Acupuncture relieves acute migraine pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Headaches • • Migraine • Jun 17 09
There’s scientific evidence that acupuncture may help migraine sufferers.
In a clinical trial involving patients with acute attacks of migraine, real acupuncture proved more…
Diabetes drug shows promise in multiple sclerosis
• Diabetes • • Drug News • • Neurology • Jun 17 09
Treatment with the diabetes drug Actos, known technically as pioglitazone, seems to reduce brain shrinkage and may have other beneficial effects in people with…
Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 17 09
People make value judgements about others based on their facial expressions. A new study, carried out be Spanish and Brazilian researchers, shows that –…
UBC researchers develop new method to study gambling addictions
• Addiction • • Gambling addictions • Jun 17 09
UBC researchers have created the world’s first animal laboratory experiment to successfully model human gambling. The advance will help scientists develop and test new…
Severe obesity increases risks of health problems during surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 16 09
Healthcare providers must carefully consider the unique risk factors related to severe obesity in patients undergoing all types of surgery, according to an American…
Good news for some hard-to-treat hepatitis C patients
• Immunology • • Infections • Jun 16 09
In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin…
Research proves tai chi benefits for arthritis
• Arthritis • Jun 16 09
A new study by The George Institute for International Health has found Tai Chi to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results…
X-Rays for Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection
• Neurology • Jun 16 09
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have demonstrated a new, highly detailed x-ray imaging technique that could be developed…
New data demonstrate potential for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 16 09
Data published in the June issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease demonstrated that minimally-invasive biospectroscopy was able to identify changes in oxidative stress…
Migraines, Pregnancy and Stroke
• Migraine • • Pregnancy • • Stroke • Jun 16 09
For many women who suffer from migraines, pregnancy can be a period of relief from their headaches. Studies have found that preexisting migraines diminish…
Milwaukee Swine Flu Testing Results Published
• Flu • Jun 16 09
Researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee published the first initial paper describing the Milwaukee prevalence of the largest outbreak of novel…
Social Smokers: Turning the Tables on Big Tobacco
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 16 09
The tobacco industry knows exactly what makes social smokers tick. Now, researchers want to use that once-secret information to help them quit.
Focusing on…
New flu has been around for years in pigs: study
• Flu • • Public Health • Jun 15 09
The new H1N1 virus, which has caused the first pandemic of the 21st century, appears to have been circulating undetected among pigs for years,…