Autism Expert Available to Speak on CDC’s New Autism Rates
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 21 09
Drexel University’s Dr. Craig Newschaffer, a renowned autism expert and chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Drexel University School of…
Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 20 09
Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings…
Added Sugar in Raisin Cereals Increases Acidity of Dental Plaque
• Dental Health • Dec 20 09
Elevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children. But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar…
Researchers Discover New Ways to Treat Chronic Infections
• Infections • Dec 20 09
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, have identified three key regulators required for the formation and development of biofilms. The discovery…
New Web tool may help predict risk of second stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 17 09
Scientists have developed a new web-based tool that may better predict whether a person will suffer a second stroke within 90 days of…
Proximity to convenience stores fosters child obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 17 09
Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary findings of a major Canadian study presented…
Cannabis and adolescence
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 09
Canadian teenagers are among the largest consumers of cannabis worldwide. The damaging effects of this illicit drug on young brains are worse than originally…
Gene Linked to a Rare Form of Progressive Hearing Loss in Males is Identified
• Genetics • • Hair Loss • Dec 17 09
A gene associated with a rare form of progressive deafness in males has been identified by an international team of researchers funded by the…
10 Ways to Be Happy and Healthy in 2010
• Public Health • Dec 17 09
1) It’s Easy Being Green
Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan, carnivore or pescetarian, vegetables should be a central part of your diet.…
Eat Fruits and Vegetable for Better Vision
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 17 09
Carotenoids, found in green leafy vegetables and colored fruits, have been found to increase visual performance and may prevent age-related eye diseases, according to…
Premature birth tied to later behavioral problems
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 16 09
Children who were born prematurely and at a very low weight may have an increased risk of certain behavior problems and symptoms of depression…
Combo drug therapies best for helping smokers quit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 16 09
Nearly one in five smokers offered help in kicking the habit while visiting their doctor’s office for a check-up will make a serious attempt…
Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK
• Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 16 09
Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said…
Psychotherapy offers obesity prevention for ‘at risk’ teenage girls
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Dec 15 09
A team of scientists at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have piloted psychotherapy treatment…
Antidepressants May Increase Risk of Stroke and Death
• Stroke • Dec 15 09
Postmenopausal women who take antidepressants face a small but statistically significant increased risk for stroke and death compared with those who do not take…
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
• Public Health • Dec 15 09
The first major snowstorm of the season is a time of excitement and wonder for a child: snowball fights, sledding and closed schools. For…
Internet Workshops Help People Become Better Health Seekers
• Public Health • Dec 15 09
Although growing numbers of people check their symptoms with “Dr. Google” or seek other medical advice online, many still lack the access and skills…
Restless Leg Syndrome may indicate other problems
• Neurology • Dec 14 09
Do you go to bed at night and experience the sensation that you need to constantly be moving your legs? You could be suffering…
New inherited eye disease discovered
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 11 09
University of Iowa researchers have found the existence of a new, rare inherited retinal disease. Now the search is on to find the genetic…
Swine flu has killed 10,000 Americans since April
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Dec 11 09
Swine flu has killed nearly 10,000 Americans, including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults, and infected one in six people in the United…
UK study confirms H1N1 far less lethal than feared
• Swine Flu • Dec 11 09
H1N1 pandemic swine flu is far less lethal than feared, British scientists said on Wednesday, but public health officials should not be complacent in…
Birth weight, early weight gain may hasten puberty
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 11 09
A relatively low birth weight and early-age weight gain may increase the likelihood of early puberty, hint findings from a German study. Earlier onset…
WHO backs findings on Tamiflu for seasonal flu
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Dec 11 09
The World Health Organisation on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as pneumonia…
Most of world exposed to deadly tobacco smoke - WHO
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
More than 94 percent of the world’s people are not protected by laws against smoking, leaving them exposed to the biggest cause of preventable…
Cigarettes kill, but don’t tell smokers - study
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the fatal consequences of their habit may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope…