Most Kidney Transplant Candidates Will Accept Risk of Infection
• Infections • • Urine Problems • Mar 29 10

Most kidney transplant candidates are willing to receive a kidney from a donor at increased risk of viral infection, according to a study appearing… Most Kidney Transplant Candidates Will Accept Risk of Infection   

 
 

Rheumatoid arthritis increasing in white women
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 26 10

After decades of decline, rheumatoid arthritis is on the rise among white women in the US, new research shows.

While the study wasn’t designed… Rheumatoid arthritis increasing in white women   

 
 

After-school exercise helps overweight girls
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 26 10

Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines… After-school exercise helps overweight girls   

 
 

High protein diet won’t harm young women’s bones
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 10

Young women who eat a typical high protein Western diet need not worry that their protein consumption will harm their bone health.

According to… High protein diet won’t harm young women’s bones   

 
 

Farming reform needed to end hunger without obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 26 10

Agriculture needs revolutionary change to confront threats such as global warming and end hunger in developing nations without adding to the ranks of the… Farming reform needed to end hunger without obesity   

 
 

Rise in obesity makes VCs hungry for startups
• Obesity • Mar 26 10

Startups focused on treatments for metabolic disorders - one of the key contributing factors in obesity - have raised significant sums of venture capital… Rise in obesity makes VCs hungry for startups   

 
 

Natural Headache Relief In North Carolina
• Headaches • Mar 26 10

Asheville, NC has many fantastic chiropractors who are able to alleviate headaches naturally with the use of chiropractic therapy. Each session enables an Asheville… Natural Headache Relief In North Carolina   

 
 

In Brain-Injured Children, Gesturing Predicts Language Delays
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 25 10

Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research at the University of Chicago shows. The children… In Brain-Injured Children, Gesturing Predicts Language Delays   

 
 

China Tops India on World Diabetes Ladder as Boom Spurs Obesity
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10

China has overtaken India as the global epicenter of the diabetes epidemic after a study showed twice as many Chinese are afflicted with the… China Tops India on World Diabetes Ladder as Boom Spurs Obesity   

 
 

A North Portland school battles childhood obesity with parents and pears
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 25 10

The chubby boy considered his options in the Clarendon-Portsmouth cafeteria line, passing on the burrito or breaded chicken sandwich in favor of a sausage-studded… A North Portland school battles childhood obesity with parents and pears   

 
 

Talk to your babies
• Children's Health • Mar 25 10

Northwestern University researchers have found that even before infants begin to speak, words play an important role in their cognition. For 3-month-old infants, words… Talk to your babies   

 
 

Your fat may help you heal
• Fat, Dietary • Mar 25 10

It frequently happens in science that what you throw away turns out to be most valuable. It happened to Deepak Nagrath, but not for… Your fat may help you heal   

 
 

Childhood physical abuse linked to later migraines
• Migraine • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 25 10

Adults and teenagers who suffered physical abuse as children may have a heightened risk of migraines, two new studies suggest.

In one study, Canadian… Childhood physical abuse linked to later migraines   

 
 

Swine flu virus not so new, study finds
• Swine Flu • Mar 25 10

The H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the… Swine flu virus not so new, study finds   

 
 

Teenagers are programmed for risk, study finds
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Sexual Health • Mar 25 10

Teenagers are programed to take risks because they enjoy the thrill of dangerous situations more than others, British scientists said on Wednesday.

The findings… Teenagers are programmed for risk, study finds   

 
 

Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple, study says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 25 10

For all those parents out there who struggle to feed their children vegetables, Dutch researchers have some advice: keep them crunchy by steaming or… Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple, study says   

 
 

LA County gets $32 million to promote health, fight obesity and tobacco use
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 24 10

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has received $32.1 million to promote physical activity and educate the public about obesity problems and… LA County gets $32 million to promote health, fight obesity and tobacco use   

 
 

Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10

Over the past quarter of a century, childhood obesity rates in London and New York have more than doubled. Before they further increase, a… Report Examines Childhood Obesity in NY and London   

 
 

Exercise remains effective tool in fighting obesity, study finds
• Obesity • Mar 24 10

Exercise remains effective tool in fighting obesity, study finds

In the battle against obesity, physical activity is a potent weapon, but just how much daily exercise is needed to win the war has… Exercise remains effective tool in fighting obesity, study finds   

 
 

Contact lenses loaded with vitamin E may treat glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 24 10

The popular dietary supplement vitamin E, loaded into special medicated contact lenses, can keep glaucoma medicine near the eye — where it can treat… Contact lenses loaded with vitamin E may treat glaucoma   

 
 

Einstein-Montefiore Research Tackles Childhood Obesity in the Bronx
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 24 10

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University $1.22 million to combat childhood obesity in the Bronx.… Einstein-Montefiore Research Tackles Childhood Obesity in the Bronx   

 
 

A Treatment for Osteoarthritis in the Knees?
• Arthritis • Mar 24 10

Flip-flops and sneakers with flexible soles are easier on the knees than clogs or even special walking shoes, a study by Rush University… A Treatment for Osteoarthritis in the Knees?   

 
 

Children with cancer often use alternative medicine
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Mar 24 10

Many children undergoing treatment for cancer use herbal remedies, vitamins or other types of alternative therapies, a new research review suggests.

The review, of… Children with cancer often use alternative medicine   

 
 

Family therapy helps ease kids’ stomach pain
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • • Pain • Mar 24 10

Kids suffering from unexplained tummy aches can feel better if they - and their parents - get some therapy, according to a new study.

… Family therapy helps ease kids’ stomach pain   
 
 

Association between Smoking, Passive Smoking, and Erectile Dysfunction
• Sexual Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 10

Although previous studies report an association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and smoking, few have examined the impact of passive smoke exposure on ED. This… Association between Smoking, Passive Smoking, and Erectile Dysfunction   

 
 
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