Genes may explain why churchgoers are teetotalers
• Genetics • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 30 09
Churchgoers have been found to have lower rates of drinking and smoking than those who spend their Sundays elsewhere. Now a new study suggests…
When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday.
The studies…
WHO experts say flu vaccines safe, one dose needed
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Oct 30 09
Only one dose of vaccine is needed for protection against pandemic H1N1 flu and the jabs have so far proved to be safe,…
Iranian scholars share Avicenna’s medieval medical wisdom
• Alternative Medicine • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 30 09
For pulmonary ailments, certain mediaeval physicians had a useful medical textbook on hand offering detailed information remarkably similar to those a modern doctor…
Anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment does not increase cancer Risk in RA patients
• Arthritis • • Cancer • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 30 09
A recent study by Swedish researchers found that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients did not experience an elevated cancer risk in the first 6…
Lupus linked to heart disease
• Heart • • Immunology • Oct 29 09
People with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a more than twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
Lupus is a…
Low vitamin D tied to heart, stroke deaths
• Heart • • Stroke • Oct 29 09
Low vitamin D levels in the body may be deadly, according to a new study hinting that adults with lower, versus higher, blood levels…
Lack of Insurance May Have Figured in Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths
• Public Health • Oct 29 09
Lack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of…
Pain thresholds linked to inflammation and sleep problems in arthritis patients
• Arthritis • • Pain • Oct 29 09
Despite recent advances in anti-inflammatory therapy, many rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients continue to suffer from pain. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal,…
Why fish oils help and how they could help even more
• Arthritis • • Dieting • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 29 09
New research from Queen Mary, University of London and Harvard Medical School has revealed precisely why taking fish oils can help with conditions like…
Combinatorial therapy elicits spinal cord regeneration more than a year after injury
• Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 29 09
New research finds that adult neurons can still regenerate as long as 15 months after a spinal cord injury. The study, published by Cell…
Bad drivers? Blame their genes
• Genetics • • Public Health • Oct 29 09
No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you - he cannot help it, U.S.…
On-the-job exercise good for employee and employer
• Public Health • Oct 29 09
Programs in the workplace designed to get people to exercise can improve fitness, cut cholesterol levels, reduce job stress and even improve attendance, a…
How to Prevent a Mini Stroke from Becoming a Major Problem
• Stroke • Oct 28 09
For a few scary minutes, one side of Kevin Breslin’s face went numb, and he couldn’t see out of one eye.
Ten minutes later,…
Patients Starting Dialysis Have Increased Risk of Death
• Public Health • • Urine Problems • Oct 28 09
Compared to the general population, patients starting dialysis have an increased risk of death that is not attributable to a higher rate of death…
Puberty a gateway to heart disease for Canada’s teens
• Heart • Oct 28 09
A seven-year ongoing study examining over 20,000 Canadian grade 9 students shows most already have at least one major risk factor for heart…
Research: Migraine and cardiovascular disease: Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Headaches • • Heart • • Migraine • Oct 28 09
Migraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds…
Antipsychotics tied to weight gain in kids, teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 28 09
In children and adolescents, treatment with “second-generation” antipsychotic drugs is associated with significant weight gain and increased cholesterol levels, researchers warn in the…
Sex, alcohol, fat among world’s big killers - WHO
• Public Health • Oct 28 09
Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World…
Female veterans have fewer pain complaints than men
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Pain • Oct 28 09
Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts are.
The findings,…
Older Patients with Dementia at Increased Risk for Flu Mortality
• Flu • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 27 09
An epidemiological study on pneumonia and influenza (P&I) in adults age 65 and over reports that patients with dementia are diagnosed with flu less…
Diagnosis, abortion of Down’s babies rising in UK
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 27 09
A rise in older women becoming pregnant has led to a big jump in Down’s syndrome diagnoses in Britain, but fewer babies are born…
Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children
• Children's Health • Oct 26 09
Millions of children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 11 may suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D, according to…
Gene therapy experiment restores sight in a few
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Oct 26 09
Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single…
Regular exercise may help battle the flu
• Flu • Oct 26 09
Regular exercise may help reduce the misery of the flu by boosting the immune system’s response to the virus, a study in mice…