Health experts warn of stroke “crisis” in Europe
• Public Health • Dec 10 09
Health experts warned on Wednesday of a stroke crisis in Europe, which is already costing the region’s economy an estimated 38 billion euros ($56…
Mothers’ genes important in preterm birth risk
• Genetics • Dec 10 09
A mother’s genes may be an important factor in the risk of preterm birth, two new studies suggest.
Past research has shown that genes…
Surgical quality program is a strong tool for assessing outcomes for high-risk procedures
• Public Health • • Surgery • Dec 10 09
New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National…
Study Confirms Association between Tobacco Smoke and Behavioral Problems in Children
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
Children who are exposed to tobacco smoke during their early development can develop abnormal behavioral symptoms by the age of ten years. This association…
Studying hair of ancient Peruvians answers questions about stress
• Neurology • Dec 10 09
Recent studies show that one in three Canadians suffer from stress and the number is on the rise. But stress isn’t a new problem.
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People affected by autism believe increase is ‘real,’ not diagnostic
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 10 09
There has been a major increase in the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders over the last two decades - the question…
Treating Cluster Headaches With High-Flow Oxygen Appears Effective
• Headaches • Dec 09 09
Patients with a cluster headache, which is characterized by bouts of excruciating pain usually near the eye or temple, were more likely to report…
Intravenous Lidocaine Aids Pain Control after Ambulatory Surgery
• Pain • • Surgery • Dec 09 09
Although lidocaine is most often used as a local anesthetic, low doses of lidocaine given intravenously can help to control pain after common…
Study confirms low mortality for swine flu
• Swine Flu • Dec 08 09
One of the most systematic looks yet at the swine flu pandemic confirms that it is at worst only a little more serious than…
Waterpipes no safer than cigarettes: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 08 09
If you thought that smoking tobacco through a waterpipe was safer than cigarettes, think again: Compared to cigarette smoking, a waterpipe - also…
A little Mozart might benefit preemies’ growth
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • Dec 08 09
The sounds of Mozart might help slow premature infants’ metabolism, potentially helping them to put on needed weight, a study published Monday suggests.
Most…
Pediatrician Offers Tips for Talking to Kids about Sexting, Internet Use
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Dec 08 09
In the good old days, responsible parents talked to their children about dating and sex. But these days, in our ever-changing digital world, that’s…
Novel Barrier Gauze May Provide Additional Safeguards Against Influenza Viruses including H1N1
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Dec 08 09
An independent lab report demonstrated that BIOGUARD™ barrier gauze dressings exhibit greater than 99.9% inactivation rates against swine flu virus after exposure for…
Risk of blood clots after surgery higher than thought
• Surgery • Dec 07 09
The risk of blood clots following surgery is probably higher - overall, more than one clot per 50 surgeries - than previously thought, data…
Pills as good as steroid shots for tendon problems
• Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 07 09
An injection of cortisone can bring short-term pain relief to people with tendon inflammation in the shoulder or elbow, but seems to work no…
Quitting Smoking Can Reverse Asthma-Inducing Changes in Lungs
• Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 09
Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes,…
Urine Test for Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Possible
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • • Sleep Aid • Dec 07 09
Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or…
Chinese smoking deaths seen doubling in 10 years
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 06 09
Smoking deaths in China, home to the world’s largest smoking population, will double to two million a year by 2020 if the country…
Hormone replacement therapy tied to mental benefits
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 06 09
Older women who use certain forms of hormone replacement therapy seem to perform better on tests of memory and mental speed than other women…
Chickenpox vaccine may protect kids from shingles
• Children's Health • • Infections • Dec 04 09
Children who get vaccinated against chickenpox may have a lower risk of developing shingles, a painful rash caused by the chickenpox virus, U.S. researchers…
Reforming Health Care Through Medical Student Education
• Public Health • Dec 04 09
As the population of people with chronic conditions and health care costs rise, so do opportunities for implementing health prevention strategies. Jan Carney, M.D.,…
Californians and Cell Phones to Track Air Pollution
• Public Health • Dec 04 09
You want to go for a run, but you don’t want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California,…
WHO launches campaign to halt smoking in Africa
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 09
The World Health Organisation launched a campaign on Friday to try to stop what could become a health catastrophe caused by rapidly rising…
Tamiflu-resistant flu not spreading more widely-WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Dec 04 09
Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 viruses have not spread to hospital staff or beyond despite spreading among two clusters of patients in Britain and the United States…
Susceptibility predicts smoking risk among Mexican-American youth
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 03 09
Whether non-smoking Mexican-American adolescents go on to experiment with smoking depends largely on their initial attitude toward the habit, researchers at M. D. Anderson…