New treatment for receding gums works long-term
• Dental Health • • Surgery • Jul 23 09
A therapy that helps regenerate receding gum tissue seems to hold up over the long term - and may offer patients an alternative to…
The ‘see food’ diet
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 23 09
Current research suggests that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent one of the leading causes of legal blindness among the…
Short Stressful Events May Improve Working Memory
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 23 09
Experiencing chronic stress day after day can produce wear and tear on the body physically and mentally, and can have a detrimental effect…
Food Storage Safety: Tips to Avoid Food Poisoning
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 22 09
Foods may look, smell and even taste fine - and still harbor bacteria that can cause food poisoning. The July issue of Mayo Clinic…
First National Study to Examine Rock Climbing-Related Injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 21 09
In the past decade the popularity of rock climbing has dramatically increased. It has been estimated that rock climbing is now enjoyed by more…
Scientists Shed New Light on Cause of Inherited Movement Disorder
• Neurology • Jul 21 09
University of Utah School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center have found strong evidence that abnormal…
Rates of Secondhand Smoke Exposure High Among College Students
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 21 09
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is not only a nuisance, but a potential health concern for many college students, and administrators should be taking steps to…
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis may pose neurological risks
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jul 21 09
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) has helped many couples conceive healthy children and is generally considered a safe practice. However, a new long-term analysis of…
New York restaurants nearly all trans-fat-free
• Fat, Dietary • • Public Health • Jul 21 09
Two years after New York City declared war on artificial trans fats, nearly all city restaurants had successfully cut the artery-clogging fats from…
Losing excess pounds may improve balance
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 21 09
A small study suggests that obese adults could improve their balance by shedding pounds and boosting their muscle strength - with weight loss being…
When children have breathing problems
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Jul 21 09
Increasing numbers of children around the world are suffering from respiratory problems – coughing, wheezing and asthma attacks. Although the key external causes of…
Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace
• Neurology • Jul 21 09
A sixteen-month study of consensus-based diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness has shown that 41% of cases of minimally conscious state (MCS) were…
Gene variations can be barometer of behavior, choices
• Genetics • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 20 09
Researchers at Brown University and the University of Arizona have determined that variations of three different genes in the brain (called single-nucleotide polymorphisms) may…
H1N1 influenza pandemic modeling for public health action
• Public Health • Jul 20 09
Mathematical modelling can help inform public health policy in outbreaks such as the H1N1 pandemic, write members of the Pandemic Influenza Outbreak Research Modelling…
Welcome to 2040 and 1.3 billion senior citizens
• Public Health • Jul 20 09
The world’s population of older people is growing at the fastest rate ever seen and the old will soon outnumber the young for the…
Stopping Harmful Oral Bacteria in Their Path
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Jul 20 09
The best way to keep bacteria from doing any damage is to stop them in their tracks before they can start down their pathological…
Argentina declares animal health emergency over flu
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Jul 18 09
Argentina’s government declared on Friday a nationwide animal health emergency following the discovery of the new H1N1 flu virus in at least one pig…
Russia’s Medvedev praises Gorbachev’s anti-alcohol campaign
• Public Health • Jul 17 09
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday praised the unpopular 1980s anti-alcohol campaign of the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and suggested his own…
Internet games influence kids’ snack choices
• Children's Health • Jul 17 09
The Internet games that many food manufacturers use to market their products can influence children’s snack choices - for better or worse, a small…
H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count: WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 17 09
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that the H1N1 flu pandemic was the fastest-moving pandemic ever and that it was now pointless…
Coffee and Health - is it good or bad
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 17 09
Is coffee good or bad for your health? There are some health risks and some health benefits for coffee drinkers.
The Harvard Women’s Health…
Is a society with smokers profitable?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 17 09
The latest rise in the indirect taxation on tobacco and alcohol took place in June. The most popular brand of cigarettes went up in…
Cystic fibrosis treatments may have unseen long-term benefits
• Respiratory Problems • Jul 17 09
Cystic fibrosis medicines that help to break down mucus in the lungs may carry an unexpected long-term benefit, a study suggests.
The treatments not…
One Disease, Two Effects: Stroke
• Stroke • Jul 17 09
Congress is expected to take up legislation this summer aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare system. Whatever the shape of the final bill, it…
“Smoke like a Turk?” No more
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 16 09
Smokers in Turkey tempted to flout an imminent ban in cafes, restaurants and bars will be spared execution as allegedly meted out in 17th-Century…