Natural Herbal Supplements Aren’t Always Safe
• Alternative Medicine • Aug 13 09
Natural doesn’t always mean safe when it comes to herbal supplements, according to the August issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
When used…
Tips to Stop Emotional Eating (Because Food Doesn’t Fix Stress)
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 13 09
For emotional eaters, food is a best friend, there to boost sprits, calm stress and alleviate boredom.
But according to the August issue of…
Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • Aug 13 09
Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according…
Scarring key to link between obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Aug 13 09
The team, in collaboration with University Hospital Aintree, the University of Warwick and researchers in Sweden, found that people classified as obese and those…
First seizure may fuel thinking trouble in kids
• Children's Health • • Epilepsy • • Neurology • Aug 13 09
Children who are intellectually normal may have problems with language, memory, learning and other thinking or “cognitive” skills at or around the time they…
Lasting benefits seen in gene therapy for blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Aug 13 09
A year after receiving gene therapy for a condition that causes total blindness by age 30, three people continue to see better and one…
Redheads especially fearful of dental pain
• Dental Health • • Pain • Aug 13 09
People with red hair seem particularly nervous about visiting the dentist, and genetics may explain why, according to a new study.
A few studies…
Preschool thinking skills linked to weight
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Obesity • Aug 12 09
Smarter youngsters may be less apt to be overweight, a new study hints.
In the study, researchers from Spain found that preschool kids…
Do high-fat diets make us stupid and lazy?
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 12 09
Short-term memory getting worse? Exercise getting harder? Examine your diet. New research published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) showed that in less…
Exercise and Mediterranean-type diet combined associated with lower risk for Alzheimer’s
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Aug 12 09
Both being more physically active and adhering to a Mediterranean-type diet appears to be associated with reduced Alzheimer’s risk, according to a new…
Rate of severe childhood obesity up sharply in U.S.
• Children's Health • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • Aug 12 09
The rate of severe obesity among U.S. children and teenagers more than tripled over the past three decades, a new study finds.
Using data…
Football Injuries in U.S. High School Athletes More Severe During Kickoff, Punting
• Trauma & Injuries • Aug 12 09
Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle…
Most drug-resistant tuberculosis underdiagnosed
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Aug 11 09
Cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) are underdiagnosed around the world and even among those who have been diagnosed, only a fraction are…
Jefferson Headache Center study shows novel, orally inhaled migraine therapy effective
• Headaches • • Migraine • Aug 11 09
A new study conducted at the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shows an investigational, orally-inhaled therapy is effective…
High-fat diet affects physical and memory abilities of rats after 9 days
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Aug 11 09
Rats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days,…
Discovery of genetic mutation in Leigh syndrome
• Genetics • • Neurology • Aug 11 09
Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro), McGill University have discovered a genetic mutation underlying late-onset Leigh syndrome, a rare inherited…
Maltreated Young Adults Not Receiving Needed Mental Health Services
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Aug 07 09
Mental health problems among young adults suspected of being maltreated as youths often go untreated as they transition to adulthood, according to a study…
Hispanics face longer wait for emergency GI care
• Bowel Problems • • Emergencies / First Aid • Aug 06 09
Hispanic whites seeking emergency treatment for gastrointestinal (GI) illnesses wait twice as long to see a doctor compared to non-Hispanic whites, new research shows.
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Stroke doubles patients’ risk of hip or thigh fracture
• Stroke • Aug 06 09
Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or femur compared to those without stroke — and the risk is even…
What you eat depends on with whom you eat
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 05 09
If you are a woman who dines with a man, chances are you choose food with fewer calories than if you dine with a…
Drug-dispensing contact lens passes early tests
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 04 09
A contact lens that gradually dispenses a steady stream of medication to the eye could ease treatment for glaucoma and other eye ailments…
Too much TV time bad for kids’ blood pressure
• Children's Health • Aug 04 09
You knew too much TV could be bad for kids in general. Now, hints a study released Monday, too much time in front of…
Preschool Depression May Continue Into Childhood
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 04 09
Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue…
Extreme BMI cause for concern in liver transplantation
• Bowel Problems • • Obesity • Aug 04 09
A recent study by doctors at the University of Washington explained that patients who are significantly underweight or very severely obese prior to liver…
Millions of U.S. Children Low in Vitamin D
• Children's Health • • Heart • Aug 03 09
Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study…