Organic food in pregnancy
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Jan 27 11
Who eats organic food when they are pregnant? Is it just certain groups? What kind of organic foods are most popular? A recent study…
Baby bliss?
• Children's Health • Jan 27 11
The baby and toddler phase is not necessarily the happiest time in life. Satisfaction with life and one’s relationship can deteriorate for most new…
Discovery could lead to new therapies for asthma, COPD
• Allergies • • Asthma • Jan 27 11
Researchers have proved that a single “master switch” enzyme, known as aldose reductase, is key in producing excess mucous that clogs the airways of…
Can adjustable glasses help kids in poor countries?
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 27 11
For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap specs…
Many Spanish-speaking Hispanics go un-immunized
• Immunology • Jan 27 11
Older Hispanics who prefer to speak Spanish or who live in communities where little English is spoken may be more likely to miss their…
Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies
• Public Health • Jan 27 11
Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life - a finding they say should shed light…
Stroke threat after heart surgery on the decline
• Heart • • Stroke • Jan 27 11
Bypass heart surgery is becoming safer, according to doctors who say the risk of stroke in the operating room has been dropping since the…
Course correction needed for Alzheimer’s therapies, experts warn
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 27 11
Misaligned research, medical challenges and harsh economics are thwarting efforts to slow the destructive course of Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, according to…
‘Difficult’ patients more likely to experience worse symptoms
• Public Health • Jan 27 11
‘Difficult’ patient-clinician encounters have a negative impact on patients’ health outcomes in the short-term, according to a new study by Sheri Hinchey from the…
First pediatric surgical quality program shows potential to measure children’s outcomes
• Public Health • Jan 27 11
A first of its kind surgical quality improvement program for children has the potential to identify outcomes of children’s surgical care that can be…
Traffic noise increases the risk of having a stroke
• Stroke • Jan 26 11
Exposure to noise from road traffic can increase the risk of stroke, particularly in those aged 65 years and over, according to a study…
Why Older People are Generally Less Astute Drivers and How the Answer Could Help Us Understand Schizophrenia and Depression
• Aging and Gerontology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 26 11
When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving…
Cholera vaccination beneficial, post-outbreak
• Infections • Jan 26 11
Researchers newly report evidence that vaccination against cholera can be beneficial even after an outbreak has begun. Rita Reyburn, Dr. Lorenz von Seidlein, Dr.…
Study: Get thee to a stroke center
• Stroke • Jan 26 11
Hospitals with designated stroke centers are associated with up to 20 percent higher survival rate for patients with ischemic stroke and significantly greater use…
After stroke, admission to designated stroke center hospitals associated with reduced risk of death
• Stroke • Jan 26 11
Patients who had an ischemic stroke and were admitted to hospitals designated as primary stroke centers had a modestly lower risk of death at…
Fewer die after treatment at stroke centers: study
• Stroke • Jan 26 11
People treated for stroke at designated stroke centers appear to survive slightly longer than those treated at other hospitals, suggests a new study.
While…
Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 26 11
U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans…
Smoking explains why Americans don’t live longer
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 26 11
Smoking and, to a smaller degree, obesity explain why Americans do not live as long as the French or Japanese, U.S. experts reported on…
Out of mind in a matter of seconds
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 25 11
The dynamics behind signal transmission in the brain are extremely chaotic. This conclusion has been reached by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…
Rising indoor winter temperatures linked to obesity?
• Obesity • Jan 25 11
Increases in winter indoor temperatures in the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries may be contributing to rises in obesity in those…
Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care
• Heart • Jan 24 11
Canada’s health care system could have saved $77 million in 2006 if it had adopted a more restrictive policy on the cardiovascular drugs angiotensin…
More research needed on diet and environmental influences on childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Dieting • Jan 24 11
Asthma is one of the world’s most common chronic diseases, affecting as many as 300 million people. It is estimated that by 2025 there…
Cost to treat heart disease in United States will triple by 2030
• Heart • • Public Health • Jan 24 11
The cost to treat heart disease in the United States will triple by 2030, according to a policy statement published in Circulation: Journal of…
Fighting the fight for healthy teeth
• Dental Health • Jan 24 11
It is known that teeth can protect themselves, to some extent, from attack by bacteria but that inflammation within a tooth can be damaging…
Culprit found for increased stroke injury with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Jan 24 11
Strokes are a leading cause of mortality and adult disability. Those that involve intracerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) are especially deadly, and there…