When do babies start sleeping through the night?
• Children's Health • • Sleep Aid • Oct 27 10

Sleep-deprived new moms and dads can’t wait to have their baby sleep through the night. A new study suggests that about half of babies… When do babies start sleeping through the night?   

 
 

Restaurant customers willing to pay more for local food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 26 10

Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the proportion of customers preferring… Restaurant customers willing to pay more for local food   

 
 

A new player in the innate immunity game?
• Immunology • Oct 26 10

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that a certain class of RNA (known as long non-protein-coding RNA [lncRNA]) are involved in the host… A new player in the innate immunity game?   

 
 

New insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain
• Brain • • Obesity • Oct 26 10

Scientists have revealed that an anti-obesity drug changes the way the brain responds to appetising, high-calorie foods in obese individuals. This insight may aid… New insight into links between obesity and activity in the brain   

 
 

Mosquito monitoring saves lives and money, analysis finds
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 26 10

Cutting surveillance for mosquito-borne diseases would likely translate into an exponential increase in both the number of human cases and the health costs when… Mosquito monitoring saves lives and money, analysis finds   

 
 

Study identifies potential stroke triggers
• Stroke • Oct 26 10

Downing a few drinks or contracting an infection such as the flu seem to be connected to a short-term spike in the risk of… Study identifies potential stroke triggers   

 
 

Conception is a rare event, fertility study shows
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Oct 26 10

Fewer than 8 percent of all tries at making a baby in a lab dish will succeed, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

A review… Conception is a rare event, fertility study shows   

 
 

Airbags protect the kidneys during a crash
• Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • • Urine Problems • Oct 26 10

Airbags not only protect people from head and chest injuries during car accidents, they may also protect individual organs - particularly the kidneys.

In… Airbags protect the kidneys during a crash   

 
 

Kids benefit from strength training a few times a week
• Children's Health • Oct 26 10

While strength training was once doubted to benefit kids, a new research review confirms that children and teenagers can boost their muscle strength with… Kids benefit from strength training a few times a week   

 
 

Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 26 10

Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections

Ear infections are one of the most common health problems for children, with most kids experiencing at least one by their third birthday. Annual… Race, Ethnicity Impact Access to Care for Children with Frequent Ear Infections   

 
 

DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 26 10

In an insightful Commentary in the November issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Editor-in-Chief of the… DGAC report offers food and nutrition practitioners insights on helping combat obesity epidemic   

 
 

Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer
• Genetics • • Heart • Oct 26 10

Researchers in Newfoundland have cracked the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer.

As a result, they have developed a unique prevention program… Newfoundland researchers crack the genetic code of a sudden death cardiac killer   

 
 

Consuming polyunsaturated fatty acids may lower the incidence of gum disease
• Dental Health • Oct 26 10

Periodontitis, a common inflammatory disease in which gum tissue separates from teeth, leads to accumulation of bacteria and potential bone and tooth loss. Although… Consuming polyunsaturated fatty acids may lower the incidence of gum disease   

 
 

Heat, smoke sent Russia deaths soaring in 2010
• Mortality and Morbidity • Oct 26 10

A heat wave that fanned wildfires and blanketed Moscow with acrid smoke pushed up the number of deaths in Russia by nearly a fifth… Heat, smoke sent Russia deaths soaring in 2010   

 
 

Do specialist doctors make too much money?
• Public Health • Oct 26 10

Primary care physicians earn as little as half what their colleagues who specialize in areas such as surgery and oncology are taking home, according… Do specialist doctors make too much money?   

 
 

Medical groups push to expand heart x-ray
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Oct 26 10

More patients could benefit from x-ray scans of their hearts, according to new advice put forth in a report from several medical societies.

But… Medical groups push to expand heart x-ray   

 
 

Contraband cigarettes main source of supply for Ontario youth
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 25 10

A new study from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found that contraband tobacco accounts for 43% of all cigarettes consumed by… Contraband cigarettes main source of supply for Ontario youth   

 
 

Daily vibration may help aging bones stay healthy
• Public Health • Oct 25 10

A daily dose of whole body vibration may help reduce the usual bone density loss that occurs with age, Medical College of Georgia researchers… Daily vibration may help aging bones stay healthy   

 
 

Haiti cholera toll tops 250
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 25 10

A multinational medical response has slowed deaths in a Haitian cholera epidemic that has killed more than 250 people so far, but the outbreak… Haiti cholera toll tops 250   

 
 

Nigeria cholera death toll rises above 1,500: UN
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 25 10

Cholera has killed more than 1,500 people in Nigeria this year, more than four times the death toll reported by the government in August,… Nigeria cholera death toll rises above 1,500: UN   

 
 

Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • Oct 25 10

The blood vessels of obese children have stiffness normally seen in much older adults with cardiovascular disease, Dr. Kevin Harris today told the Canadian… Obese children have signs of heart disease typically seen in middle-aged adults   

 
 

Kryptonite superglue improving the quality of life in heart patients recovering from surgery
• Heart • • Surgery • Oct 25 10

New research shows that a surgical procedure using a cutting-edge super glue pioneered a year ago by Calgary researchers can improve the recovery of… Kryptonite superglue improving the quality of life in heart patients recovering from surgery   

 
 

Unexplained differences in hospital death rates
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Oct 24 10

Most of the two-fold variation between U.S. hospitals in heart attack death rates remains a mystery, according to a new study.

Researchers found that… Unexplained differences in hospital death rates   

 
 

Simple blood test helps predict chronic kidney disease
• Urine Problems • Oct 24 10

Measuring three biomarkers in a single blood sample may improve physicians’ ability to identify patients at high risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD),… Simple blood test helps predict chronic kidney disease   

 
 

U.S. teen birth rates highest in southern states
• Childbirth • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Oct 21 10

Birth rates among U.S. teenagers vary widely by region, with the highest rates clustered in southern states and the lowest in the Northeast and… U.S. teen birth rates highest in southern states   

 
 
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