New approach to Alzheimer’s therapy
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 30 10
The brains of Alzheimer patients have high accumulations of the material beta-amyloid, which appear in the form of plaques. The precursors of these plaques…
Do soy isoflavones boost bone health?
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 30 10
Scientists already know much about the more than 200 bones that make up your body. But mysteries remain regarding the exact role that many…
Emerging E. coli Strain Causes Many Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in U.S.
• Infections • Jul 30 10
A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the August 1, 2010…
Study Finds Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women against Brain Aneurysms
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 30 10
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and…
What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much
• Stroke • Jul 30 10
While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia.
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Can secondhand smoke hurt kids’ grades?
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 29 10
Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong…
Western diet link to ADHD
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 29 10
A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents.
The research…
Small increases in vaccine cost can cause large gaps in protection
• Immunology • • Public Health • Jul 29 10
Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at…
Clinical trials can be improved by managing the learning curve
• Public Health • Jul 29 10
Practitioners of clinical medicine are familiar with learning curves, and strategies like simulation are increasingly used to minimize learning-curve effects on clinical care. Because…
30 million women to benefit from health reform law
• Public Health • Jul 29 10
Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to…
Millions of Americans in early stages of kidney disease need stroke monitoring
• Urine Problems • • Stroke • Jul 28 10
Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) – a…
Are kids’ ER visits for food allergies on the rise?
• Allergies • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Immunology • Jul 28 10
Children’s visits to the emergency room for serious food-allergy reactions may be on the rise, if the experience of one major U.S. medical center…
Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap
• Public Health • • Skin Care • Jul 28 10
A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in “antimicrobial” soap…
Mom’s pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk
• Dieting • • Pregnancy • Jul 28 10
A woman’s overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child’s risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new…
Do multivitamins improve student performance?
• Dieting • Jul 28 10
Despite its well-known health benefits, a daily multivitamin may not help students ace exams or even make it to school on time, suggests a…
Reducing the health risks of obesity without serious side effects
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 27 10
The drug rimonabant was developed as a treatment for obesity and its myriad of serious health consequences (for example, type 2 diabetes). Despite having…
Adherence to recommended exercise improves physical function, reduces pain for OA patients
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 27 10
Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle experience more…
Device combats common cause of vertigo
• Headaches • • Neurology • Jul 26 10
A new device lets people treat a common cause of dizziness in the comfort of their own home, Canadian researchers say.
So-called “benign…
Doubt cast on common back pain management
• Backache • Jul 26 10
Many people with arthritis-related back pain might be prevented from getting long-lasting pain relief under the current management guidelines, US researchers said Friday.
Their…
Acupuncture not helpful for inducing labor: study
• Alternative Medicine • • Pregnancy • Jul 26 10
Although acupuncture is promoted as a way to induce labor in women who go past their due date, a new study adds to evidence…
Pediatric Nutritionist Offers Tips to Help Kids Eat Healthy at School
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • Jul 23 10
According to the Centers for Disease Control, the prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980…
Consumer gene test results misleading: U.S. probe
• Cancer: Prostate • • Diabetes • • Genetics • Jul 23 10
People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get…
Hepatitis C rate may be down in the U.S.: study
• Infections • Jul 23 10
A new study finds that the percentage of U.S. blood donors with evidence of hepatitis C infection is substantially lower now than in the…
Heart risk factors less common in fish lovers
• Dieting • • Heart • Jul 23 10
Middle-aged and older men who eat fish every day are less likely than infrequent fish eaters to develop a collection of risk factors for…
Glaucoma patients struggle with applying eyedrops
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 23 10
People in most need of sight-preserving eyedrops may be the least successful in landing the therapy in their eyes, suggests a new study.
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