Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 08 10
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one…
Research reveals link between beer and bone health
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 08 10
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the…
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 08 10
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the…
Swine flu still out there, officials caution
• Swine Flu • Feb 08 10
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials…
Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue
• Public Health • Feb 08 10
President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday not to quit in his quest for a healthcare overhaul and said if the effort fails this year,…
Do video games lead to obesity
• Obesity • Feb 07 10
Obesity is a serious epidemic in the United States. More than 66% of adults and nearly 33% of young children are considered overweight.
In…
Toronto hospital offers surgery for obese teens
• Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 07 10
Canadian teenagers suffering from severe obesity, due to an accompanying medical condition, can now seek surgery to help them shed pounds.
Toronto’s Hospital for…
Obesity remains a problem for some county students
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 07 10
The number of obese and overweight third, fifth and eighth grade students in the Beaufort County School District has remained generally unchanged since…
Study fails to link saturated fat, heart disease
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • Feb 05 10
The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear…
Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
• Swine Flu • Feb 05 10
The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday.
…
U.S. adults forgo routine immunization: report
• Immunology • Feb 05 10
Tens of thousands of American adults die each year from pneumonia, influenza and other infectious diseases that could be prevented by routine vaccinations,…
High sensitivity to stress isn’t always bad for children
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Feb 05 10
Children who are especially reactive to stress are more vulnerable to adversity and have more behavior and health problems than their peers. But a…
Health stories by experts more credible than blogs
• Public Health • Feb 05 10
Health information written by a doctor is rated as more credible when it appears on a Web site than in a blog or a…
Growth hormone therapy more common in boys
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • Feb 03 10
Boys who are short due to underlying health problems are more likely than their female counterparts to be treated with growth hormone -…
More than half of Americans use Internet for health
• Public Health • Feb 03 10
More than half of Americans looked up health information on the Internet last year, U.S. government researchers reported on Tuesday.
But only 5 percent…
No ‘weekend effect’ seen in trauma cases
• Public Health • Feb 03 10
People who suffer a traumatic injury during the weekend or at night will fare just as well as people injured during the day or…
If you’re 70 and overweight, you may live longer
• Fat, Dietary • • Aging and Gerontology • • Obesity • Feb 03 10
A few extra pounds might help you live longer if you’re past your prime but otherwise healthy, a new study finds.
“Perhaps we…
Many physicians not using established criteria
• Public Health • Feb 03 10
A new study led by Mark Zimmerman, MD, of Rhode Island Hospital indicates that a majority of non-psychiatrist physicians and a substantial minority of…
Alterations in the brain’s reward system related to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 03 10
Until now, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was related to alterations in the brain affecting attention and cognitive processes. Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and…
SIDS linked to low levels of serotonin
• Children's Health • Feb 02 10
The brains of infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) produce low levels of serotonin, a brain chemical that conveys messages between…
Month of birth determines who becomes a sports star
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Public Health • Feb 02 10
The month of your birth influences your chances of becoming a professional sportsperson, an Australian researcher has found.
Senior research fellow Dr. Adrian Barnett…
Childhood Obesity May Contribute to Later Onset of Puberty for Boys
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 02 10
Increasing rates of obese and overweight children in the United States may be contributing to a later onset of puberty in boys, say…
Subtle thinking problems may up stroke risk: study
• Stroke • Feb 02 10
Men with impaired brain function may be at higher risk of suffering a stroke, even if these impairments are quite minor, a new study…
Longer nicotine-patch therapy may extend abstinence
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 10
Smokers who use nicotine patches for longer than the standard eight weeks may stay off of cigarettes for a longer period as well, a…
US study links infections in womb to asthma
• Asthma • • Infections • • Pregnancy • Feb 02 10
U.S. researchers have linked mothers’ infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring.
A 16-year study…