Why don’t more nearsighted Chinese kids wear glasses?
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 16 10
It’s estimated that up to 60 percent of school-age children in rural China need glasses to see clearly, but most either don’t have…
Low Back Pain Is No Reason to Stay in Bed
• Backache • • Pain • Jun 16 10
For much of the 20th century, “rest” - which generally meant a few days to a week in bed - was the standard prescription…
Higher Stress Disorders in Women May Have Biological Basis
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 15 10
There may be a biological reason why depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders are more common among women compared to men. Studying stress signaling…
Want to Quit Smoking? Study Seeks Adult Smokers Nationwide for a Free, Online Smoking-Cessation Study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 15 10
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that it is launching a new online study to help people quit smoking. The study, called…
Teenage boys really do eat a lot: study
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Jun 15 10
Parents of teenage boys often believe they are being eaten out of house and home. A new study suggests they’re right.
In a lunch-buffet…
Murder rates affect IQ tests scores: study
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 15 10
A murder in the neighborhood can significantly knock down a child’s score on an IQ test, even if the child did not directly witness…
US food guidelines should focus on fat, panel says
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jun 15 10
New U.S. nutritional guidelines should focus on keeping Americans from getting fatter than they already are, with an emphasis on whole grains, fruit and…
Pediatricians can help parents recognize overweight preschoolers
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 15 10
Parents are more likely to underestimate their preschool children’s weight when pediatricians do not tell them their children are overweight or gaining weight too…
Inflammatory diseases: Scientists identify antiviral defense
• Infections • Jun 15 10
Canadian researchers have discovered a new way the body combats respiratory viral infections. In the prestigious journal PLoS Pathogens, scientists from the University of…
Apple juice improves behavior but not cognition in Alzheimer’s patients
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 14 10
Apple juice can be a useful supplement for calming the declining moods that are part of the normal progression of moderate-to-severe Alzheimer’s Disease…
Turning a painkiller into a cancer killer
• Cancer • • Pain • Jun 14 10
Without knowing exactly why, scientists have long observed that people who regularly take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin have lower incidences of certain…
Maternal Intimate Partner Violence Linked to Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 12 10
Preschool-aged children of mothers who have been chronically abused by their partners have an increased risk of developing obesity, according to a cohort trial…
Sebelius stumps for anti-childhood obesity plan
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
The Obama administration is calling on mayors to help in the fight against childhood obesity because the effort won’t work if communities don’t engage…
Doctor invents device for migraine sufferers
• Migraine • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
Dr. Bahman Guyuron is known for his groundbreaking work in treating migraines through surgery and botox injections, so it’s quite common for the plastic…
New Immunizations Guidelines Everyone Should Know
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Public Health • Jun 12 10
Summer is all about barbeques and lazy days at the pool. It’s also a good time to start thinking about preparing for flu season,…
Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Football: An Evidence-based Perspective
• Brain • • Neurology • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 12 10
Experts from Johns Hopkins Medicine hosted a press conference following a continuing medical education program on the epidemiology of head injury in professional football.…
Childhood obesity linked to neighborhood social and economic status
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 11 10
Children in King County, Washington, are more likely to be obese if they live in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods. This is according to a team…
OU Researchers Find Way to Prevent Blindness in Research Model for Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 11 10
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have found a way to use a radical new type of gene therapy to prevent…
Behavioral therapy plus exercise may ease fibromyalgia
• Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 11 10
For people with troubling cases of fibromyalgia, a combination of behavioral counseling and exercise therapy tailored to their specific needs may bring some symptom…
Study shows unhealthy Scots live dangerously
• Public Health • Jun 11 10
Almost the entire adult population of Scotland are likely to be either cigarette smokers, heavy drinkers, physically inactive, overweight or have a poor diet,…
Income, Race Combine to Make Perfect Storm for Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Jun 09 10
African Americans with incomes below the poverty line have a significantly higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) than higher-income African-Americans or whites of…
New Autism Susceptibility Genes Identified
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 09 10
Mount Sinai researchers and the Autism Genome Project Consortium (AGP) announced today that they have identified new autism susceptibility genes that may lead to…
Healthy Diet Could Slow Or Reverse Early Effects of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Neurology • Jun 08 10
Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer’s Disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier…
Under 50? Silent duo could put you at risk for a big stroke
• Stroke • Jun 08 10
Being young doesn’t mean you are immune to a stroke. You may feel healthy; you may be 18 or a vigorous 50. And yet…
Cost of caring for stroke patients double that of earlier estimates
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jun 08 10
Health-care costs for patients in just the first six months after they have a stroke is more than $2.5 billion a year in Canada,…