Vision problems linked to higher dementia risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 23 10
Elderly adults with poor vision, particularly untreated vision problems, may have a higher risk of developing dementia than those with better vision, a new…
Shorter hospital stays may cost no more: U.S. study
• Public Health • Feb 23 10
Hospitals that send patients home earlier can save money and the policy does not end up costing more later, researchers reported on Monday.
The…
Swine flu still out there, officials caution
• Swine Flu • Feb 22 10
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said…
Inadequate access to opioid-based pain relief is a human rights issue for cancer patients
• Cancer • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 22 10
Many cancer patients in Europe are being denied access to adequate pain relief because of over-zealous regulations restricting the availability and accessibility of opioid-based…
Special issue of NeuroRehabilitation focuses on hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 22 10
IOS Press announces publication of a special issue of NeuroRehabilitation: An International Journal (NRE) devoted specifically to hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HI-BI), a significant disruption…
Study Shows Advantages of Robotic Surgery for Kidney Condition
• Surgery • • Urine Problems • Feb 22 10
A comparison of two types of minimally invasive surgery to repair kidney blockages that prevent urine from draining normally to the bladder found that…
American Academy of Pediatrics Releases New Policy Statement on Choking
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Choking is a leading cause of injury and death among children, especially those younger than 4 years of age. The majority of choking-related incidents…
Obesity ‘could cost us £3 billion a year’
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Scotland is sitting on an obesity timebomb that could end up costing the country £3 billion a year, according to a report released on…
First obesity clinic in govt hospital
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Economically weaker sections suffer from excess weight gain as well, find docs at LN Hospital, MAMC
Taking the “obesity epidemic” head-on, the Capital’s largest…
Obesity timebomb: Eight in 10 men will be overweight by 2020
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
Eight out of 10 men and almost seven in 10 women will be overweight or obese by 2020, according to a new report.
While…
Proposed laws aimed at fixing childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
A pair of legislative bills could bring about major overhauls to schools’ physical education and food programs if they become law.
Senate Bill…
On Michelle Obama’s obesity campaign
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 22 10
First lady Michelle Obama has chosen what she hopes will be her legacy for the nation: the “Let’s Move” campaign to curb childhood obesity.…
Obesity linked to kidney stone risk
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Feb 22 10
New research cautions that obesity, mild or severe, almost doubles the chances of developing kidney stones.
Findings of the study suggest that the condition…
Obesity rise on death certificates, researchers say
• Obesity • Feb 22 10
There has been a “dramatic rise” in deaths in England in which obesity was a contributory factor, researchers say.
They said death certificates showed…
WHO reports progress in malaria control
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 20 10
While international funding to fight malaria has more than doubled in the past three years, producing positive results, much more money is needed, according…
Exercise Helps Protect Brain of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 19 10
Highly fit multiple sclerosis patients perform significantly better on tests of cognitive function than similar less-fit patients, a new study shows.
In addition,…
Avosentan Reduces Proteinuria but Causes Serious Side Effects
• Drug Abuse • • Urine Problems • Feb 19 10
The drug avosentan substantially reduces urinary protein loss in people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, but the drug causes serious side…
Experts Create Classification System for Leading Cause of Kidney Failure
• Urine Problems • Feb 19 10
An international group of medical experts has crafted a much-needed classification system for diabetic nephropathy, the leading cause of total kidney failure, according to…
California soda tax bill to fight childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 19 10
A California lawmaker introduced legislation on Thursday that would tax sodas and other sugar-sweetened drinks and use the proceeds to bankroll programs to battle…
Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link
• Childbirth • • Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Obesity • Feb 19 10
While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows…
Award Supports Excellence in Musculoskeletal and Rheumatic Disease Education
• Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 19 10
At the core of the American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation’s mission is to attract the best and brightest trainees into…
New evidence that green tea may help fight glaucoma and other eye diseases
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 18 10
Scientists have confirmed that the healthful substances found in green tea — renowned for their powerful antioxidant and disease-fighting properties — do penetrate into…
Simple Steps Could Reduce Stillbirths by up to 1 Million
• Childbirth • Feb 18 10
New findings in a study led by the director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Division of Neonatology show that that…
African gene trawl may provide secrets to long life
• Genetics • Feb 18 10
A genetic peek deep into the heart of Africa confirms that Africans have more genetic diversity than Europeans or Asians and provides insights into…
Clinton: Haiti stress accelerated heart problem
• Heart • • Neurology • Feb 18 10
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton blamed stress and a lack of sleep since the devastating Haiti earthquake for accelerating a heart condition that caused…