Aging Skin—Are Those Spots Normal?
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Feb 12 10

Over time, skin suffers from wear and tear, and wrinkles, spots and growths begin to appear.

The February issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter… Aging Skin—Are Those Spots Normal?   

 
 

Spanish-Language Ads Get Message Across for Smoking Quit Lines
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 12 10

It pays to advertise. It especially pays to advertise in Spanish if you want Spanish speakers to use a telephone helpline to quit… Spanish-Language Ads Get Message Across for Smoking Quit Lines   

 
 

Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 12 10

In countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, heart disease is less common than in the United States. Researchers believe that foods common to Greece and… Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach   

 
 

Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Feb 11 10

Social interaction between neighbours, work colleagues and other communities and social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as Swine Flu, SARS or… Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works   

 
 

New gene discovery could help to prevent blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Feb 11 10

Scientists have uncovered a new gene that could help save the sight of patients with a type of inherited blindness.

The international research team… New gene discovery could help to prevent blindness   

 
 

Dr. James Carroll MCG to conduct first FDA-approved stem cell trial in pediatric cerebral palsy
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Feb 11 10

Medical College of Georgia researchers are conducting the first FDA-approved clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood… Dr. James Carroll MCG to conduct first FDA-approved stem cell trial in pediatric cerebral palsy   

 
 

2 years old—a childhood obesity tipping point?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10

While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated… 2 years old—a childhood obesity tipping point?   

 
 

Researchers develop dietary formula that maintains youthful function into old age
• Dieting • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 11 10

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process.

The findings are published in the… Researchers develop dietary formula that maintains youthful function into old age   

 
 

Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10

A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to… Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds   

 
 

Simple family habits help kids avoid obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10

Something as simple as sitting down to dinner together as a family can go a long way in helping a child fend off obesity.

… Simple family habits help kids avoid obesity   
 
 

Acupuncture found lacking for fibromyalgia
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 10 10

Acupuncture may provide some temporary pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, but does not help with fatigue, sleep problems, or physical function, according to… Acupuncture found lacking for fibromyalgia   

 
 

Secondhand smoke raises TB risk: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Tuberculosis • Feb 10 10

Smoking has long been known to boost tuberculosis risk, and a new study from Hong Kong suggests that being exposed to someone else’s tobacco… Secondhand smoke raises TB risk: study   

 
 

Prepregnancy, obesity and gestational weight gain influence risk of preterm birth
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Feb 10 10

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity… Prepregnancy, obesity and gestational weight gain influence risk of preterm birth   

 
 

Headache May Linger Years Later in People Exposed to World Trade Center Dust, Fumes
• Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 10 10

Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 frequently reported headache… Headache May Linger Years Later in People Exposed to World Trade Center Dust, Fumes   

 
 

Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack
• Headaches • • Heart • • Migraine • Feb 10 10

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein… Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack   

 
 

Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 10 10

Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did… Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens   

 
 

Maternal obesity predisposes baby to Alzheimer’s
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 10 10

Maternal obesity causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, from… Maternal obesity predisposes baby to Alzheimer’s   

 
 

Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 10 10

The rising incidents of childhood obesity is well documented. A recent Statistics Canada study found that 17 percent of Canadian children are overweight while… Childhood Obesity   

 
 

Michelle Obama’s child-obesity challenge
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 10 10

First lady Michelle Obama will formally announce her childhood obesity initiative Tuesday at the White House, an effort to reverse an epidemic in which… Michelle Obama’s child-obesity challenge   

 
 

Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma
• Asthma • • Endocrinology • • Menopause • Feb 09 10

Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday.

The findings, from a major… Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma   

 
 

Early language problems may hinder adult literacy
• Children's Health • Feb 09 10

Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday… Early language problems may hinder adult literacy   

 
 

Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 09 10

Health authorities should emphasize the positive message that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is unassisted cessation, despite the promotion of cessation… Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted   

 
 

Celebrities Kill More than Vaccines Do
• Public Health • Feb 09 10

When Jim Carrey and his girlfriend appear on Larry King Live spewing inanities about vaccinations and links to autism and presenting it as a… Celebrities Kill More than Vaccines Do   

 
 

Herbal Medicines Can be Lethal, Pathologist Warns
• Alternative Medicine • • Drug Abuse • Feb 08 10

A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities,… Herbal Medicines Can be Lethal, Pathologist Warns   

 
 

Slow breathing may soothe pain
• Pain • Feb 08 10

The simple practice of slow breathing may help people deal with the physical and emotional reactions to moderate pain, a small study suggests.

Researchers… Slow breathing may soothe pain   

 
 
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