Morning Test Helps Doctors Save Kidneys
• Urine Problems • Jul 18 10

A morning urine test is superior to all other tests for detecting declining kidney performance in patients with diabetic kidney disease, according to… Morning Test Helps Doctors Save Kidneys   

 
 

Steroids Help Preserve Kidney Function in Type of Kidney Disease
• Urine Problems • Jul 18 10

For patients with IgA nephropathy, a type of kidney disease, steroid treatment can prevent or delay loss of kidney function, according to a study… Steroids Help Preserve Kidney Function in Type of Kidney Disease   

 
 

Scientists Identify Critical Genes for Down Syndrome
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 18 10

Down syndrome is a well known cause of mental retardation and other medical problems, including early onset of Alzheimer disease. It has long been… Scientists Identify Critical Genes for Down Syndrome   

 
 

Children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jul 15 10

The research conducted at the University of Granada reveals that this improvement may be caused by the metabolic changes generated by physical activity through… Children in good shape have better appetite control and energy expenditure   

 
 

Stroke risk temporarily increases for an hour after drinking alcohol
• Stroke • Jul 15 10

Call it the not-so-happy hour. The risk of stroke appears to double in the hour after consuming just one drink — be it wine,… Stroke risk temporarily increases for an hour after drinking alcohol   

 
 

Health providers need to do more to understand and support lesbians who are overweight
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • • Sexual Health • Jul 15 10

Healthcare professionals need to develop greater understanding of the specific needs of lesbian patients and adopt a more sensitive approach to the advice they… Health providers need to do more to understand and support lesbians who are overweight   

 
 

Scientists Find Cause of Metabolic Disease - and Possible Cure
• Obesity • Jul 15 10

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, has discovered the gene mutation… Scientists Find Cause of Metabolic Disease - and Possible Cure   

 
 

Study Links Exhaled Nitric Oxide With Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Jul 15 10

Children with elevated levels of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) are at increased risk for developing asthma, particularly among children without a parental history of… Study Links Exhaled Nitric Oxide With Increased Risk of Childhood Asthma   

 
 

Obesity harms women’s memory and brain function
• Brain • • Obesity • Jul 14 10

The more an older woman weighs, the worse her memory, according to new research from Northwestern Medicine. The effect is more pronounced in women… Obesity harms women’s memory and brain function   

 
 

Researchers study relationship of oral cancers and periodontal disease
• Dental Health • Jul 14 10

Today during the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, presenting author J. Meyle, Justus Liebig… Researchers study relationship of oral cancers and periodontal disease   

 
 

Half of swine flu deaths were in previously healthy people, research finds
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 14 10

13 July 2010: Over half of UK swine flu hospital admissions and inpatient deaths occurred in people with no underlying health problems or obvious… Half of swine flu deaths were in previously healthy people, research finds   

 
 

Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 14 10

Black tea, a Southern staple and the world’s most consumed beverage, may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought, which could pose problems… Tea contains more fluoride than once thought   

 
 

Longer breastfeeding may raise infants’ eczema risk
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Skin Care • Jul 14 10

Longer breastfeeding may increase, not decrease, the risk of a common itchy skin condition called atopic dermatitis that develops in about 12 percent of… Longer breastfeeding may raise infants’ eczema risk   

 
 

Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 14 10

Dozens of Russians, many of them drunk, are drowning daily as they head to water to escape a heatwave, an emergencies ministry official said… Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave   

 
 

Updated Alzheimer’s guidelines add very early stage
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 14 10

Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called… Updated Alzheimer’s guidelines add very early stage   

 
 

Palliative care lacking in much of the world
• Public Health • Jul 14 10

Most people who are dying around the world have inadequate or no access to painkillers, hospice and palliative care, according to a report by… Palliative care lacking in much of the world   

 
 

Obesity is associated with reduced sensitivity to fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jul 13 10

7/13/10, Pittsburgh, PA. Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society… Obesity is associated with reduced sensitivity to fat   

 
 

Greater obesity in offspring of nursing mothers consuming a high-fat diet
• Obesity • Jul 13 10

The future health of offspring is more negatively impacted when their mothers consume a high fat diet while nursing compared with high-fat diet consumption… Greater obesity in offspring of nursing mothers consuming a high-fat diet   

 
 

Success of community interventions for childhood obesity varies depending on the target age group
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 13 10

Stockholm, Sweden: Community-based interventions designed to prevent obesity in children seem to work best in those under the age of five, while there is… Success of community interventions for childhood obesity varies depending on the target age group   

 
 

Study finds lifelong doubling in death risk for men who are obese at age 20 years
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Jul 13 10

Stockholm, Sweden: Men who enter adult life obese face a life-long doubling of the risk of dying prematurely, new research has found.

In a… Study finds lifelong doubling in death risk for men who are obese at age 20 years   

 
 

U.S. makes it easier for veterans to claim stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 10

The U.S. Veterans Affairs department published new rules on Monday meant to make it easier for veterans seeking treatment and financial support for post-traumatic… U.S. makes it easier for veterans to claim stress   

 
 

Match service aims to speed Alzheimer’s research
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 13 10

A new online service designed to match Alzheimer’s patients with clinical trials may help address a big bottleneck in developing new drugs -… Match service aims to speed Alzheimer’s research   

 
 

New guideline says MRI best for diagnosing stroke
• Stroke • Jul 13 10

A kind of scan called an MRI is much better for diagnosing stroke than a CT scan, the American Academy of Neurology said… New guideline says MRI best for diagnosing stroke   

 
 

Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 12 10

Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according… Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections   

 
 

Simple tools help parents understand a child’s risk of obesity, make positive changes
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 12 10

Some simple interventions used by pediatricians were enough to change a parent’s perspective about a child’s being overweight or obese, and change the… Simple tools help parents understand a child’s risk of obesity, make positive changes   

 
 
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