TENS for osteoarthritis: Not enough evidence to recommend
• Arthritis • Oct 07 09
Despite twenty years of research on the use of electrostimulation techniques (TENS) for treatment of osteoarthritis in the knee, researchers still cannot say whether…
Exercise programs recommended as standard for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 07 09
Exercise programs designed to improve strength and stamina are safe and effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review.…
New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 06 09
The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer’s disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT…
Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds
• Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 06 09
Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve…
Men nearly 3 times as likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 05 09
A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) show that men, especially those who are white and…
Keeping children safe: Rethinking design
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 05 09
Injury is the leading cause of death for children over the age of 1 in industrialized countries and improving the safety of the manmade…
Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 05 09
A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices…
The high cost of treating alcohol-impaired drivers
• Mortality and Morbidity • Oct 05 09
The costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006.…
Toronto researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 05 09
Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the…
Are You at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Surgery • Oct 05 09
If you are experiencing pain in your arms, based on individual risk factors, there may be an increased likelihood you are suffering from carpal…
New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare for Role in H1N1 and Other Public Health Crises
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 05 09
With the flu season and the H1N1 virus looming, pharmacists are increasingly being called on to take a more active role in public…
Half of babies born in rich world will live to 100
• Children's Health • Oct 02 09
More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to be 100 years old if current life expectancy trends continue,…
Doubts on suicide-anti-smoking drug Chantix link
• Drug Abuse • Oct 02 09
Despite earlier health agency warnings, there is no strong evidence that the anti-smoking drug Chantix raises the risk of suicidal thoughts or depression compared…
Teen Smoking Linked to Drinking and Drug Use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 01 09
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana…
Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 01 09
New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published…
Complications Are Not Best Predictor of Hospital Mortality
• Public Health • Oct 01 09
A compelling University of Michigan Health System study debunks assumptions about the role of complications in distinguishing good and bad hospitals.
The report in…
Do We Know How to Put a Baby to Bed?
• Children's Health • Oct 01 09
A poll of Pennsylvania adults suggests that most may not be aware of the best way to put a baby to sleep which as…
Positive trend for diabetic eye health; AMD may predict heart disease; vision impacts life success
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 01 09
Highlights of October’s Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, include good news on preserving vision in people with type 1 diabetes,…
Smoking during pregnancy puts children at risk of psychotic symptoms
• Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 01 09
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.
New research published in the…
Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 01 09
Both household food insecurity (HFInsec) and childhood overweight are significant problems in the United States. Paradoxically, being food-insecure may be an underlying contributor to…
Severe stress can cause stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 01 09
Many patients urgently admitted to hospital with cerebral infarction state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their…
Blood diagnosis – chip-based and mobile
• Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 01 09
The analysis takes just a few minutes and the doctor knows straight-away whether there are any pathogens in the blood. An improved marker-free technique…
Many swine flu deaths linked with second infection
• Infections • • Swine Flu • Oct 01 09
Many people who have died of swine flu infections in the United States have also had bacterial infections, health officials reported on Wednesday.
A…
Moms-to-be who smoke risk psychotic kids: study
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 01 09
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms as teenagers, British scientists said on Thursday.
Researchers from…