It can be predicted the reaction obese patients will have to a diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 24 09
The presence of increased body fat, and therefore higher levels of inflammatory substances in the blood, hinders the loss and maintenance of body weight;…
More-vigorous workout may cut men’s stroke risk
• Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 24 09
Older men who regularly jog, swim or engage in other moderate- to high-intensity exercise may have a lower risk of suffering a stroke than…
Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHD
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 24 09
If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead, a new study suggests that children whose…
Consumer ads pump up prescription drug costs
• Drug News • • Public Health • Nov 24 09
Medicaid pharmacy costs for the blood-thinning drug Plavix jumped at around the same time the drug’s maker started advertising it to consumers - even…
WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 24 09
The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu…
Moderate-to-Heavy Exercise May Reduce Risk of Stroke for Men
• Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 24 09
Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than…
Minimally Invasive Surgery Corrects Scoliosis And Relieves Retired Teacher’s Chronic Pain
• Pain • • Surgery • Nov 24 09
Carole Riggs, a retired teacher and school principal, points to her work during one Christmas vacation – bending, twisting and sitting on the floor…
Your Life Could Depend on Knowing Your Health Heritage
• Public Health • Nov 24 09
How well do you know your health heritage — the risks that have been handed down to you? If your physician asked for your…
Don’t kiss Santa, he may have the flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 23 09
Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary’s state…
Child care doubles TV time for some children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 23 09
Think you know how much TV your kid is watching? If you’re not taking the time they spend in child care into account, you…
Exposures to metals and diesel emissions in air linked to respiratory symptoms in children
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Nov 23 09
Exposure shortly after birth to ambient metals from residential heating oil combustion and particles from diesel emissions are associated with respiratory symptoms in young…
Geisinger Medical Center Named Among Nation’s Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
• Public Health • Nov 23 09
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) has been named to the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success list, which annually identifies high-performing…
Diabetics Show Alarming Increase in Morbid Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Nov 23 09
A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese - approximately 100 pounds or…
Study Pinpoints Causes of ‘Runner’s Knee’
• Trauma & Injuries • Nov 23 09
From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people…
Cerebral Microbleeds in Ischemic Stroke Patients on Warfarin Treatment
• Stroke • Nov 22 09
Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are known to be indicative of bleeding prone microangiopathy. Little is known about its significance in anticoagulated patients. We aimed to…
Statins Prevent Stroke Recurrences… But Can They Improve Stroke Outcome?
• Stroke • Nov 22 09
First, multiple studies firmly established the value of statins in reducing the risk of ischemic stroke among patients with cardiovascular disease. Then the truly…
New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy
• Stroke • Nov 22 09
Scientists at the Brain Research Centre, a partnership of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, have…
Waking up memories while you sleep
• Neurology • Nov 20 09
They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat’s meow, somehow penetrated their slumber.
The 25 sounds…
Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms
• Respiratory Problems • Nov 20 09
The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality…
A few extra pounds may help elderly live longer
• Aging and Gerontology • Nov 20 09
Prior to reaching the golden years, too much body fat tends to increase the risk of dying, but extra weight may have the opposite…
H1N1 flu spreading east, peaking in some areas-WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the…
Harmful effects seen with repeated ketamine abuse
• Addiction • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 20 09
Abuse of ketamine, a powerful anesthetic, is on the rise in many countries and now new research shows that repeated use of the club…
Movie popcorn plus soda can equal 3 McDonald’s burgers
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 20 09
Moviegoers who tuck into a medium popcorn and a soft drink could be eating the equivalent of three McDonald’s quarter-pounder burgers topped with a…
Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake?
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one…
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 20 09
China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been…