Obesity Tied to Education, Income, but Not Suburbia: Study
• Obesity • Feb 11 11
Low levels of education and income, but not suburban sprawl, are associated with higher rates of obesity, researchers report.
The finding challenges the widely…
Strokes are rising fast among young, middle-aged
• Stroke • Feb 10 11
Strokes are rising dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans while dropping in older people, a sign that the obesity epidemic may be starting to…
Study finds magnesium sulfate may offer protection from cerebral palsy
• Neurology • Feb 10 11
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers…
Robot therapy can improve arm, shoulder mobility after stroke
• Stroke • Feb 10 11
Therapy in which robots manipulate paralyzed arms, combined with standard rehabilitation, can improve arm and shoulder mobility in patients after stroke, according to research…
Final data show experimental agent better than aspirin at preventing stroke
• Stroke • Feb 10 11
A new anti-clotting agent is vastly superior to aspirin at reducing stroke risk (1.6 percent per year versus 3.6 percent per year) in atrial…
MRI can help decide therapy in patients with unclear-onset stroke
• Stroke • Feb 10 11
Among patients who have had strokes but aren’t sure when symptoms began, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help distinguish who might benefit from clot-busting…
Look at your body to reduce pain
• Pain • Feb 10 11
Simply looking at your body reduces pain, according to new research by scientists from UCL (University College London) and the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
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Coastal Canadians living in high-risk neighborhoods in poorer health: Study
• Public Health • Feb 10 11
Canadians living in deprived neighbourhoods are twice as likely to have poor health if they live on the Atlantic or Pacific Coast, according to…
Exercise helps overweight children think better, do better in math
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 10 11
Regular exercise improves the ability of overweight, previously inactive children to think, plan and even do math, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report.
They…
Extensive research demonstrates fructose does not increase food intake or impact weight
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 10 11
A new comprehensive review, recently published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, concludes that fructose does not increase food intake or impact…
New online tool predicts probability of death from stroke
• Stroke • Feb 10 11
Researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital and the Institute for Clinical and Evaluative Sciences (ICES) in Toronto have developed a new tool that will help…
Immune imbalance in gut may trigger celiac disease
• Immunology • Feb 10 11
People who have high levels of an immune system compound called Interleukin-15 may be primed to develop celiac disease, a digestive disorder that keeps…
Solid food for infants should be carefully timed to lower obesity risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
Solid foods should not be given to infants before 4 months of age, according to guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. A new…
Study: Global obesity rates double since 1980
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 09 11
The world is becoming a heavier place, especially in the West.
Obesity rates worldwide have doubled in the last three decades even as blood…
Obesity, cheese politics and the USDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
The U.S. is in the midst of an obesity epidemic, one of the most pressing public health issues today. Two-thirds of Americans, including 37…
We need to listen to doctors and lower smoking and obesity rates
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 09 11
A recent message from the acting chief of professional staff at Bluewater Health offered a strong message about the dire need to decrease obesity…
Local Grants Awarded To Fight Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group announced its plans to award $1,000 grants to two Lexington-based organizations that have developed programs to fight childhood obesity in…
South Asia faces rising incidence of heart disease, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Feb 09 11
South Asia is facing a health crisis, with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and patients facing impoverishment as they pay for…
Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 09 11
Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by…
Are Our Kids Oversnacked?
• Children's Health • Feb 09 11
Kids aren’t the only ones who smile when the words “snack time” are heard. We are obsessed with snacking. Aisle after aisle in the…
Memory Problems May Be Sign of Stroke Risk
• Stroke • Feb 09 11
People who have memory problems or other declines in their mental abilities may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a study released…
Ischemic stroke hospitalizations decline in middle-aged, elderly, increases in young
• Aging and Gerontology • • Stroke • Feb 09 11
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those…
Experts call for greater awareness of the links between diabetes and kidney disease
• Diabetes • • Urine Problems • Feb 09 11
The first time that many patients realise that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services, according to a…
Motorcycle helmets reduce spine injuries after collisions
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 09 11
Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower…
ISC: Ischemic strokes rise among teens & children, fall among middle-aged
• Stroke • Feb 09 11
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those…