Warfarin may be underused to prevent strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Dec 29 10

The blood thinner warfarin prevents strokes and saves money, but the drug is only used by a little more than half the elderly patients… Warfarin may be underused to prevent strokes   

 
 

Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 29 10

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department said… Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA   

 
 

Study finds high rate of ER trips for food allergies
• Allergies • • Emergencies / First Aid • Dec 29 10

Food allergies may send more Americans to emergency rooms each year than commonly believed, a new study suggests.

Between 2001 and 2005, researchers estimate… Study finds high rate of ER trips for food allergies   

 
 

Study Probes Obesity Link to Fibromyalgia
• Obesity • • Pain • Dec 29 10

Afflicting up to 5 percent of the U.S. population, mostly women, fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and range of function problems. A new… Study Probes Obesity Link to Fibromyalgia   

 
 

Study Assesses How Parents Rate Ear Aches in Preverbal Children
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Dec 29 10

Levels of pain severity from ear aches observed and reported by parents of preverbal children can be influenced as much by socioeconomic status and… Study Assesses How Parents Rate Ear Aches in Preverbal Children   

 
 

More tiny babies surviving, but with problems
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Dec 29 10

While still extraordinarily unlikely, the chances of survival are on the rise for infants born weighing less than 400 grams, or about the size… More tiny babies surviving, but with problems   

 
 

Scripps Research scientists identify key interaction in hepatitis C virus
• Infections • Dec 29 10

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a molecular interaction between a structural hepatitis C virus protein (HCV) and… Scripps Research scientists identify key interaction in hepatitis C virus   

 
 

New research contains solutions to common pear disease
• Public Health • Dec 29 10

Diseases caused by a species of fungus called Phytophthora syringae are responsible for significant economic losses on a wide range of plants, including pear.… New research contains solutions to common pear disease   

 
 

Researchers: Pay More Attention to Epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Dec 28 10

Epilepsy, a common and serious neurologic disorder that affects millions of people, is not getting the public attention and funding for research it deserves,… Researchers: Pay More Attention to Epilepsy   

 
 

NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease
• Heart • • Public Health • Dec 27 10

Researchers at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center in Houston were recently awarded a $6.78 million grant from the National Institutes of Health… NIH Grants $6.78 Million to Study Progression of Heart Disease   

 
 

New clues uncover how ‘starvation hormone’ works, investigators at UT Southwestern report
• Endocrinology • Dec 27 10

New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers may solve a 17-year-old mystery about how the so-called “starvation hormone” affects multiple biological systems, including… New clues uncover how ‘starvation hormone’ works, investigators at UT Southwestern report   

 
 

Newborns with low vitamin D levels at increased risk for respiratory infections
• Children's Health • • Infections • Dec 27 10

The vitamin D levels of newborn babies appear to predict their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early… Newborns with low vitamin D levels at increased risk for respiratory infections   

 
 

Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 27 10

More and more people are dying from abusing or misusing drugs, including both prescription and illegal drugs, new research suggests.

In some groups, deaths… Drug overdoses on the rise in most age groups   

 
 

Regeneron pain drug put on clinical hold by FDA
• Drug Abuse • Dec 27 10

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that U.S. regulators placed the company’s experimental pain drug for osteoarthritis on clinical hold after a patient in… Regeneron pain drug put on clinical hold by FDA   

 
 

Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Genetics • Dec 27 10

Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work… Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate   

 
 

You are what your father ate
• Public Health • Dec 24 10

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin have uncovered evidence that environmental influences experienced by a… You are what your father ate   

 
 

Flu kills 27 in Britain, spreading in Europe
• Flu • Dec 23 10

Flu has killed 27 people in Britain since the influenza season began in October and transmission of the virus is picking up across the… Flu kills 27 in Britain, spreading in Europe   

 
 

Little screening of kids for obesity complications
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 23 10

Only a minority of obese youths are screened for diabetes, liver problems and high cholesterol, electronic medical records from an Ohio healthcare system show.

… Little screening of kids for obesity complications   
 
 

Placebos help, even when patients know about them
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 23 10

Placebos can help patients feel better, even if they are fully aware they are taking a sugar pill, researchers reported on Wednesday on an… Placebos help, even when patients know about them   

 
 

Calorie Control Council Predicts Top 5 Dieting Trends in 2011
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Dec 23 10

As the hectic holiday season comes to a close and a new year approaches, many consumers are once again vowing to adopt weight loss… Calorie Control Council Predicts Top 5 Dieting Trends in 2011   

 
 

Eating less healthy fish may contribute to America’s stroke belt
• Dieting • • Stroke • Dec 23 10

People living in the “stroke belt” states eat more fried fish than people living in the rest of the country, which may contribute to… Eating less healthy fish may contribute to America’s stroke belt   

 
 

Eating healthier means living longer
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Dec 23 10

The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected… Eating healthier means living longer   

 
 

KISSing a theory goodbye in the link between puberty and nutrition status
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Dec 23 10

The timing of the onset of puberty is linked to levels of nutrition: later onset is associated with malnutrition, while earlier onset is linked… KISSing a theory goodbye in the link between puberty and nutrition status   

 
 

Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds
• Mortality and Morbidity • Dec 23 10

Is quality in the eye of the beholder?

Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have found wide disparities among four common… Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds   

 
 

Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
• Obesity • Dec 23 10

Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that… Designer probiotics could reduce obesity   

 
 
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