Study will delve into oral health, memory link
• Dental Health • • Neurology • Jul 16 09

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $1.3 million to an interdisciplinary team that will investigate how people’s oral health might affect their memory,… Study will delve into oral health, memory link   

 
 

Advances seen in treatment of knee ligament injury
• Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 16 09

New surgical techniques are helping to improve treatment of a lesser-known type of knee ligament injury, according to a research review.

The ligament in… Advances seen in treatment of knee ligament injury   

 
 

Docs, nurses use and recommend diet supplements
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jul 16 09

Doctors and nurses commonly take vitamin, mineral, and other dietary supplements themselves, and recommend the same to their patients, results of a survey… Docs, nurses use and recommend diet supplements   

 
 

Study to Assess Hip Exercises as Treatment for Osteoarthritis in the Knee Joints
• Arthritis • Jul 16 09

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients… Study to Assess Hip Exercises as Treatment for Osteoarthritis in the Knee Joints   

 
 

Study Demonstrates Benefits of ‘Healthy Kids’ Program
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jul 16 09

A program that provides health care coverage to uninsured kids saved Los Angeles County health facilities more than $37 million in uncompensated costs… Study Demonstrates Benefits of ‘Healthy Kids’ Program   

 
 

Parents fail to recognize their children’s burgeoning weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 15 09

Despite constant warnings about childhood obesity, too many Australian parents are still oblivious to the fact their children are overweight, according to the findings… Parents fail to recognize their children’s burgeoning weight   

 
 

Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?
• Children's Health • • Headaches • Jul 15 09

Most children who suffer from chronic daily headache may outgrow the disabling condition, according to research published in the July 15, 2009, online issue… Can Children Outgrow Chronic Daily Headache?   

 
 

Home Smoking Rules Tend to Vary by Race
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 15 09

Home Smoking Rules Tend to Vary by Race

Prohibiting tobacco use at home could reduce adolescent smoking rates, but the practice might be less common in black families than in white ones,… Home Smoking Rules Tend to Vary by Race   

 
 

How bad is swine flu? Without numbers, who knows?
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 15 09

Many people are confused about just how many patients have been infected with the new H1N1 flu, which in turn makes it hard to… How bad is swine flu? Without numbers, who knows?   

 
 

Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Gender: Female • Jul 14 09

Black women ages 20 to 29 are more prone to pack on unhealthy abdominal and visceral fat than Hispanic women the same age, and… Young Black Women Prone to Gain More Unhealthy Abdominal Fat than Hispanics   

 
 

Smoking Associated With More Rapid Progression of MS
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 14 09

Patients with multiple sclerosis who smoke appear to experience a more rapid progression of their disease, according to a report in the July issue… Smoking Associated With More Rapid Progression of MS   

 
 

Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss
• Obesity • Jul 14 09

Obesity, among other factors, is strongly associated with an increased risk of rapid cartilage loss, according to a study published in the August issue… Obesity contributes to rapid cartilage loss   

 
 

Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanism Underlying Huntington’s
• Neurology • Jul 13 09

Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology (GCT) have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying… Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanism Underlying Huntington’s   

 
 

Scientists Identify How Immune Cells May Help Predict Alzheimer’s Risk
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 09

What if you could test your risk for Alzheimer’s disease much like your cholesterol levels — through a simple blood test?

UCLA scientists have… Scientists Identify How Immune Cells May Help Predict Alzheimer’s Risk   

 
 

Regular Moderate Alcohol Intake Has Cognitive Benefits in Older Adults
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 09

A glass of wine here, a nightcap there – new research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that moderate alcohol intake… Regular Moderate Alcohol Intake Has Cognitive Benefits in Older Adults   

 
 

Study Suggests H1N1 Virus More Dangerous than Suspected
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 13 09

A new, highly detailed study of the H1N1 flu virus shows that the pathogen is more virulent than previously thought.

Writing in a fast-tracked… Study Suggests H1N1 Virus More Dangerous than Suspected   

 
 

Swearing Can Make You Feel Better
• Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 09

Swearing Can Make You Feel Better

While swearing is often a common response to pain, Richard Stephens and his colleagues, John Atkins and Andrew Kingston, were surprised to discover… Swearing Can Make You Feel Better   

 
 

Nicotine Induces Prediabetes, Likely Contributes to High Prevalence of Heart Disease in Smokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Jul 13 09

Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which… Nicotine Induces Prediabetes, Likely Contributes to High Prevalence of Heart Disease in Smokers   

 
 

Hush Little Baby… Linking Genes, Brain, and Behavior in Children
• Children's Health • • Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 09

It comes as no surprise that some babies are more difficult to soothe than others but frustrated parents may be relieved to know that… Hush Little Baby… Linking Genes, Brain, and Behavior in Children   

 
 

Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu
• Flu • • Obesity • • Swine Flu • Jul 13 09

People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus,… Obesity emerges as risk factor in severe flu   

 
 

Childhood obesity link to parents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 13 09

The relationships between children and their parent of the same gender in the earliest years of life could be the key to understanding why… Childhood obesity link to parents   

 
 

Keep Summer Swimming and Stamina Events Safe
• Public Health • Jul 10 09

Whether having fun, staying in shape or pushing your physical capacity to the extreme, the summer is a great time to enjoy your… Keep Summer Swimming and Stamina Events Safe   

 
 

Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 10 09

Nine-year-old Martha sits in front of a poster that depicts a single chocolate chip sitting on top of five pounds of grapes. After… Nursing Researcher Works to Reverse Tide of Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Humans may give swine flu to pigs in new twist to pandemic
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 10 09

The strain of influenza, A/H1N1, that is currently pandemic in humans has been shown to be infectious to pigs and to spread rapidly in… Humans may give swine flu to pigs in new twist to pandemic   

 
 

Movie characters sway adolescent smoking
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 10 09

Ten- to 14-year-olds are about two times more likely to start smoking when they see movie characters smoking - regardless is the character is… Movie characters sway adolescent smoking   

 
 
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