Industry crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions
• Dieting • • Flu • Mar 03 10
Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes…
Combination Therapy More Effective for Enlarged Prostate
• Urine Problems • Mar 02 10
Like any successful team effort, the best qualities of two drugs commonly prescribed for enlarged prostate yielded better results than either of the medicines…
U.S. Children Snacking More; Junk Calories Leading the Rise
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 10
Children in the United States are snacking more than ever before on salty chips, candy and other junk food, according to a new University…
Breaking down barriers to prevent childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 02 10
The US is facing many challenges in controlling the childhood obesity epidemic. Despite recent efforts and some progress, one third of US children are…
Chinese Doctors Tell of Response to Wenchuan Earthquake
• Chinese Medicine • Mar 02 10
The 2008 earthquake in the Sichuan province of China was among the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 69,000 individuals and leaving millions displaced.…
Women Need Clot-Busting Therapy After Stroke
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Mar 01 10
New research shows women who don’t receive a clot-busting drug after a stroke fare worse than men who are not treated. The study…
Obesity Associated With Depression and Vice Versa
• Depression • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according…
Preventing or reversing inflammation after heart attack, stroke may require 2-pronged approach
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 01 10
Researchers at Albany Medical College are releasing results of a study this week that they say will help refocus the search for new drug…
Regular analgesic use increases hearing loss in men
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Mar 01 10
In a study published in the March 2010 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, researchers determined that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen and…
Different fat types can help or hinder obese girls’ bone health
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a…
Fertility problems may not affect kids’ coordination
• Children's Health • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 01 10
Despite some concerns to the contrary, parents’ fertility problems may have little effect on their children’s risk of coordination problems as they reach…
Findings confirm H1N1 flu’s toll on pregnant women
• Pregnancy • • Swine Flu • Mar 01 10
New research from Australia confirms that the HIN1 flu hits pregnant women particularly hard-especially if they have asthma, obesity or diabetes.
“This finding underscores…
Stents, surgery both prevent strokes: study
• Stroke • Mar 01 10
A newer, less invasive approach to preventing strokes using a device called a stent proved to be as safe and worked just about as…
“Big Tobacco” still on the march, WHO warns
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 01 10
Governments must do more to protect workers in bars, restaurants and the entertainment sector from harmful smoke, and curb tobacco advertising and sponsorship, the…
Talk therapy reduces back pain
• Backache • Mar 01 10
People with chronic low-back pain can benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy, a new British report shows.
Low-back pain is one of the most costly…
Marketing isn’t enough to combat childhood obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 01 10
First lady Michelle Obama is taking on a tough but crucial challenge with her new national campaign, “Let’s Move,” to combat childhood obesity. Just…
Simple steps can help ease the pain of migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 01 10
The humble headache has a lot to answer for. Those folks over at the World Health Organization (WHO) say that in developed countries tension-type…
Childhood Obesity Linked to Heart Risk
• Heart • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Obese children as young as age 3 show signs of an inflammatory response that has been linked to heart disease later in life, researchers…
State targets obesity
• Obesity • Mar 01 10
About 280,000 Vermont adults – nearly 60 percent – are overweight or obese, prompting the state Health Department and the Attorney General’s office to…
Childhood obesity prevention should begin early in life, possibly before birth
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 01 10
Efforts to prevent childhood obesity should begin far earlier than currently thought—perhaps even before birth—especially for minority children, according to a new study that…
Childhood obesity lower with household routines
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 01 10
Regular family dinners, adequate sleep and limited television may prevent obesity in preschool-age children, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Pediatrics.
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