S. Sudan disease kills 31; treatment impeded
• Infections • • Public Health • Aug 09 10
A deadly tropical disease has killed 31 people since June and infected 118 others in south Sudan, with tribal clashes and heavy rains hindering…
U.S. Senate votes to increase child nutrition funds
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Aug 06 10
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved $4.5 billion in additional funds for child nutrition programs over the next 10 years, in a move that…
Why Is Obesity So Prevalent, and What Can We Do to Combat It?
• Obesity • • Public Health • Aug 06 10
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that in 2009, no state had met a target of reducing obesity prevalence among…
Tattooing linked to higher risk of hepatitis C: UBC study
• Infections • • Skin Care • Aug 06 10
Youth, prison inmates and individuals with multiple tattoos that cover large parts of their bodies are at higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and…
Falls the Leading Cause of Injury among Older Adults in China
• Aging and Gerontology • • Trauma & Injuries • Aug 06 10
Falls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people…
Hebrew University researchers identify gene related to chronic pain
• Genetics • • Pain • Aug 06 10
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and elsewhere have succeeded in identifying for the first time a gene associated with susceptibility to chronic…
Does chickenpox protect against skin condition?
• Allergies • • Skin Care • Aug 05 10
Kids who get chickenpox may be less likely to develop atopic dermatitis and asthma when they’re older than their peers who don’t get…
Women find men in red more appealing - study
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 05 10
Men wanting to catch the eye of women should dress in red, a color that new research shows makes them more alluring to the…
B vitamins may not help stroke patients
• Stroke • Aug 05 10
B vitamins are safe, but they don’t appear to protect those who have suffered a stroke from heart attacks or new strokes, a large…
Marfan, A “Look-Alike” Disorder, Or Neither? Researchers Offer Simple List of Signs for Early Detect
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Aug 05 10
Johns Hopkins researchers have compiled what they believe are reliable lists of tell-tale physical signs to help doctors recognize children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz…
Obesity prevention begins before birth
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Aug 05 10
Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at higher risk for obesity later in…
Gene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan
• Genetics • • Heart • Aug 05 10
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., are some of the first…
Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 05 10
In a world first, Dr. Andres M. Lozano and his team at Toronto Western Hospital has shown using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on patients…
Vision screening in children
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 05 10
In his article in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[28-29]: 495-9), Wolf A. Lagrèze examines whether or not…
New study examines the economic returns of public access policies
• Public Health • Aug 05 10
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the United States will significantly increase the return on the public’s…
Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer
• Public Health • Aug 05 10
Findings reported today (Aug. 5) from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person’s healing just might help -…
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting supplement now available
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 02 10
The 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest meeting…
Body weight and glaucoma risk; new ‘map’ for severe myopia
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Aug 02 10
This month’s Ophthalmology journal includes surprising research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on the relation of body weight to the risk for…
New studies question vascular multiple sclerosis hypothesis and treatment
• Neurology • Aug 02 10
Two important new studies challenge the controversial hypothesis that venous congestion - chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) - contributes to the development of multiple…
Tongue Piercing May Cause Gapped Teeth, According to UB Study
• Dental Health • Aug 02 10
Mark this one down as a parental nightmare.
First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts…
Toddler cleaning product accidents dropping in US
• Children's Health • Aug 02 10
It’s becoming safer to be a little kid, at least when it comes to accidents involving cleaning products, U.S. researchers said Monday.
Using…