GUMC researcher says tinnitus is much more than a ‘hearing problem’
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Neurology • Jan 13 11
Tinnitus appears to be produced by an unfortunate confluence of structural and functional changes in the brain, say neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center…
Family, friends, social ties influence weight status in young adults
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 12 11
Does obesity tend to “cluster” among young adults? And if so, what impact does it have on both their weight and weight-related behaviors? That’s…
Individuals with Partial Hearing Loss May Benefit from Hybrid Cochlear Implant
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 11 11
Hearing loss can affect anyone at any time. But it can be especially frightening for someone who suddenly starts to lose hearing during adulthood.…
Looking good on greens
• Public Health • Jan 11 11
New research suggests eating vegetables gives you a healthy tan. The study, led by Dr Ian Stephen at The University of Nottingham, showed that…
Latent TB treatment a greater risk to older adults
• Tuberculosis • Jan 11 11
Older adults treated for an inactive tuberculosis infection may be at increased risk of suffering liver damage from the medication, a study published Monday…
Statins may raise stroke risk in some: study
• Stroke • Jan 11 11
People who have had a type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain should avoid taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, U.S. researchers…
Study shows a serious risk of side effects when having latent tuberculosis therapy over age 65
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Jan 11 11
A new study found that there is a serious increased risk of side effects requiring hospitalization in people over the age of 65 who…
Risks associated with secondhand smoke in cars carrying children
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 11 11
While the evidence is incomplete there is enough available to support legislation against letting people smoke in cars with children, states an article in…
Private room intensive care units associated with lower infection rates
• Infections • Jan 11 11
Converting hospital intensive care units (ICUs) to private rooms is associated with a reduction in the rate at which patients acquire infections, according to…
Implant appears effective for treating inflammatory disease within the eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 11 11
An implant that releases the medication dexamethasone within the eye appears safe and effective for the treatment of some types of uveitis (swelling and…
Study evaluates prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Aging and Gerontology • Jan 11 11
An estimated 6.5 percent of Americans age 40 and older have the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, a lower rate than was reported 15…
Shellfish safer to eat thanks to breakthrough by Queen’s scientists
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 11 11
New technology to make shellfish safer to eat has been pioneered by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast.
The new test, developed at Queen’s Institute…
Molecular medicine could avert predicted catastrophic vision loss in the aged
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 10 11
While age-related vision loss of catastrophic proportions is predicted in coming decades, rising from 17 million patients today to 55 million by the year…
Spanish heart risk study challenges image of healthy Mediterranean diet and lifestyle
• Dieting • • Heart • Jan 10 11
A Spanish study has challenged the long-held belief that people in the Mediterranean all enjoy more healthy diets and lifestyles, after discovering alarmingly high…
New hope in fight against Huntington’s disease
• Neurology • Jan 10 11
Hope for new ways of treating devastating neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington’s disease has been raised by a trans-Atlantic team of researchers thanks to…
Swine flu survivors developed super flu antibodies
• Swine Flu • Jan 10 11
A study of antibodies from people infected with H1N1 swine flu adds proof that scientists are closing in on a “universal” flu shot that…
Major funders to share study data for public health
• Public Health • Jan 10 11
Health research data must be made more widely available in the scientific community if researchers are to unlock its full potential and make progress…
How far do your sneeze and cough go? Experts study
• Flu • Jan 10 11
Ever wondered how far your sneeze goes? Or if you can stop germs from spreading by cupping your mouth with your hand when you…
Prozac shows promise in recovery from stroke
• Stroke • Jan 10 11
Giving the antidepressant drug Prozac to people who have just had a stroke could help them to regain more control over their movements and…
Cause of male baldness discovered, experts say
• Hair Loss • Jan 09 11
Experts say they have discovered what they believe is the cause of male pattern baldness.
It is not simply a lack of hair, but…
Dioxin scare: German feed fat ‘contains 77 times limit’
• Public Health • Jan 09 11
Newly released test results have revealed much more of a toxic chemical in tainted animal feed than previously thought.
The tests at the plant…
U.S. warns stores for selling cigarettes to minors
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 11
Health officials have warned 25 Mississippi convenience stores to stop illegally selling cigarettes to minors, exercising for the first time new federal powers over…
Broken hip tied to increased risk of stroke
• Stroke • Jan 09 11
While suffering a stroke is already known to raise the risk of breaking your hip, new research hints that the reverse might also be…
Researchers Determine Lifetime Risk of Adult Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 07 11
Mayo Clinic researchers have determined the lifetime risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis and six other autoimmune rheumatic diseases for both men and women. The…
Liver disease a possible predictor of stroke: Study
• Stroke • Jan 07 11
People suffering from fatty liver disease may be three times more likely to suffer a stroke than individuals without fatty liver, according to a…