FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes
• Drug Abuse • Sep 11 10
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-smoking aids and said on…
Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny
• Drug News • Sep 11 10
The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the…
New warnings added to agents used in MRI tests
• Drug Abuse • Sep 10 10
New warnings of a potentially fatal skin disease will be added to labels for imaging drugs sold by Bayer, Covidien and GE Healthcare cautioning…
India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Sep 10 10
Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the…
Overweight and obese make up majority in Ontario
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 10 10
New analysis of a landmark health survey by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) shows that 70% of Ontario adults are either overweight…
Music on prescription could help treat emotional and physical pain
• Public Health • Sep 09 10
New research into how music conveys emotion could benefit the treatment of depression and the management of physical pain.
Using an innovative combination of…
Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting
• Dieting • Sep 09 10
Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication…
Testing for Neurologic Disorders Expands at Mayo Clinic
• Neurology • Sep 09 10
Mayo Clinic unveiled a newly expanded, state-of-the-art neurophysiology laboratory on its Florida campus to provide additional services and care for more patients, many of…
New Dual Recognition Mechanism Discovered in Tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Sep 09 10
One third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which leads to tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of death world-wide.…
Testosterone may drive aggressive takeovers: study
• Endocrinology • Sep 09 10
Younger chief executives with high testosterone levels may be more likely to try a hostile takeover - and to get burned in the attempt,…
Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
• Heart • Sep 09 10
Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new…
Canada, US Immigrants Have Less Health Care Access Than Natives
• Public Health • Sep 08 10
In spite of Canada’s universal medical coverage, immigrants to that country have less access to health care than native-born Canadians for certain procedures,…
Detroit, Los Angeles most stressful US cities-poll
• Neurology • Sep 08 10
Detroit, Los Angeles and Cleveland are the most stressful cities in America, according to a new study.
“Detroit has a lot of things going…
Bigger low-birth-weight babies need extra iron too
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Sep 08 10
Babies at the larger end of the low-birth-weight spectrum are at risk of iron deficiency, and should get iron supplements, according to a…
Report says obesity surgery can save health costs
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 08 10
Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds…
Half of ‘untreatable’ asthma cases may be treatable
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Sep 08 10
Good news for kids with treatment-resistant asthma: Their breathing troubles just might be treatable.
Approximately one in every 10 kids in the U.S.…
Brain cells determine obesity—not lack of willpower: Study
• Brain • • Neurology • • Obesity • Sep 08 10
An international study has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight.
The…
Expert Advisory: Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 07 10
Virginia Commonwealth University has experts available in pediatric obesity, psychology, medicine and fashion to discuss a variety of topics including healthy eating, physical activity,…
Penn Receives NIH Grant for Personalized Smoking Cessation Research
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 07 10
A variety of smoking cessation treatments are currently available for the more than 18 million adult Americans try to quit smoking each year, but…
Johns Hopkins researchers unravel clues to infertility among obese women
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Obesity • Sep 07 10
Obese women have a well-known risk for infertility, but a new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study has unraveled what investigators there believe is the…
Is hand washing enough to stop the spread of disease?
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 07 10
Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand…
Short nighttime sleep duration among infants, young children associated with obesity in later life
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Sleep Aid • Sep 07 10
Insufficient amounts of nighttime sleep among infants and preschool-aged children may be a significant risk factor for developing childhood obesity, according to a report…
Pharmaceutical conservation key to slowing rise of antibiotic-resistant infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 07 10
The United States must focus on conserving the use of antibacterial drugs, or face a public health crisis from rapidly rising rates of antibiotic-resistant…
Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • Sep 07 10
Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a…
Antidepressant patch doesn’t help smokers quit
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 06 10
An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.
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