Children with Cancer Face Unique Nutritional Needs
• Children's Health • • Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 31 09
Proper nutrition is important for all children, but especially for those undergoing treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Some treatments for cancer and…
Whole Grains = Whole Health
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Aug 31 09
As the days get longer and we inch closer to bathing-suit season, health often takes a back burner to fad diets.
Lona Sandon, assistant…
Easterners, Westerners see emotion differently
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 31 09
The eyes-and not the mouth-are the true windows to the soul, at least among East Asians, new research in the journal Current Biology suggests.
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In serious debt? You’re also more likely obese
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Aug 31 09
People who are heavily in debt are more likely to be heavy themselves, too, according to new research from Germany.
“Overindebted” people -…
New flu hit estimated 10 percent of New Yorkers
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Aug 31 09
The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health…
Eating less red meat can prevent cancer, heart attacks and global warming
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Aug 31 09
Raising livestock also accounts for around 18% of greenhouse gases. It is therefore possible to act against climate change and reduce cardiovascular and cancer…
Childhood obesity: The increasing vascular drama
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Aug 31 09
Obesity is one of the most important health problems in industrialized countries irrespective of socio-economic status, age, sex or ethnicity. The prevalence of…
Kids Headaches, Migraines Increase as New School Year Begins
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Aug 31 09
As children and teens begin school again, they are more susceptible to the pain and discomfort of headaches and migraines. The change in…
Drinkers More Physically Active Than Abstainers
• Food & Nutrition • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 31 09
Drinkers aren’t just bending their elbows: according to a new study, the more alcohol people drink, the more likely they might be to exercise.
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Beta-blockers and stroke—new insights into their use for older people
• Stroke • Aug 27 09
A University of Leicester-led study may have uncovered the reason why Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood…
Europe is Ahead of U.S. in Global Drug Discovery
• Public Health • Aug 27 09
A new analysis of 20 years of data contradicts previously published claims that United States pharmaceutical companies are better innovators than their European counterparts,…
It’s Not Time to Panic, but Time to be Aware of Swine Flu
• Swine Flu • Aug 27 09
Much like an unwelcomed visitor who vows to return, swine flu is gearing up for another long visit this fall. Doctors say it’s not…
New Data Show Significant Misuse of Pain Medication Among Chronic Pain Population
• Pain • Aug 27 09
A study published in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal Population Health Management revealed that the majority of patients prescribed opioids for chronic…
Restricting a child’s eating may not thwart obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Aug 27 09
Trying to control your child’s weight by making certain foods off-limits? That oft-used and seemingly common-sense approach can backfire, especially for kids who have…
UCF discovery could open door to obesity, diabetes treatments
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Aug 26 09
At a time of alarming increases in obesity and associated diseases - and fiery debates about the cost of health care - a UCF…
Parents important in teens’ smoking risk
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 09
Friends have a strong influence over whether teenagers move from experimenting with cigarettes to becoming full-fledged smokers - but so do parents, a new…
Riding with smoker may be hazardous to your health
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 09
Riding shotgun with a smoker is just as bad as hanging out in a smoky bar when it comes to being exposed to second-hand…
Tobacco to kill 6 million people next year: report
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 26 09
Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year from cancer, heart disease, emphysema and a range of other ills, global cancer experts said…
Drug-resistant typhoid increasing in the U.S.
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 26 09
In the United States, there has been an increase in cases of typhoid fever resistant to the drugs most commonly used against the…
Low-Carb Diets Linked to Atherosclerosis and Impaired Blood Vessel Growth
• Dieting • • Heart • Aug 25 09
Even as low-carbohydrate/high-protein diets have proven successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight, little is known about the diets’ long-term effects on vascular health.
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Managing Children’s Anxiety Before and After Surgery
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Surgery • Aug 25 09
The prospect of surgery for a child is a frightening unknown for child and parent alike, and the pre-operative process that most children go…
Coroner says Jackson died from lethal dose of propofol
• Public Health • Aug 25 09
Pop star Michael Jackson died from a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol given in a cocktail of drugs, leading authorities to suspect…
More obesity blues
• Obesity • Aug 25 09
Obesity is on a rampage, with the World Health Organization pegging the numbers at more than 300 million worldwide, with a billion more overweight.…
Taking the pee? Cranberry juice fails to cut it
• Food & Nutrition • • Urine Problems • Aug 24 09
Current clinical evidence for using cranberry juice to combat urinary tract infections is ‘unsatisfactory and inconclusive’, according to Raul Raz.
“An apple a day…”…
Consumption of sugar substitutes assists in long-term weight control
• Obesity • Aug 24 09
A new study published in the International Journal of Obesity reports that consumption of sugar-free beverages sweetened with low-calorie sweeteners increases dietary restraint, a…