Michigan Tech Students, Staff Belly Up to Healthy Eating
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 08 11
March is National Nutrition Month, and Michigan Technological University is taking that seriously. The public research university in Houghton, on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, encourages…
Gene Therapy Treatment to Combat Parkinson’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 08 11
Physicians at Rush University Medical Center are testing a unique gene therapy product called CERE-120 to evaluate if its use can improve the symptoms…
The safety of daily magnesium oxide treatment for children with chronic constipation
• Children's Health • • Bowel Problems • Mar 08 11
Magnesium-containing cathartics are commonly used to treat chronic constipation. Although hypermagnesemia is a rare clinical condition, it can occur as a side effect of…
Sildenafil reduces Raynaud’s frequency in patients with systemic sclerosis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 08 11
Researchers in Europe reported that treatment with modified-release sildenafil significantly reduced the frequency of attacks of Raynaud’s phenomenon in patients with limited cutaneous systemic…
Homeless patients cost $2,500 more than the average patient for each hospital stay
• Public Health • Mar 08 11
Homeless patients cost about $2,500 more per hospital stay than the average patient, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital.
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Right-handers, but not left-handers, are biased to select their dominant hand
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 08 11
The vast majority of humans – over 90% – prefer to use their right hand for most skilled tasks. For decades, researchers have been…
Body mass index and risk of death in Chinese population
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Mar 07 11
Chinese people with a body mass index (BMI) of 24-25.9 had the lowest risk of death, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian…
Older parents are happier with more children
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Mar 07 11
“Children may be a long-term investment in happiness,” says MPIDR demographer Mikko Myrskylä. Together with Rachel Margolis from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia,…
Helicobacter pylori Infection Linked to Decreased Iron Levels in Otherwise Healthy Children
• Children's Health • • Infections • Mar 07 11
Children without previous iron deficiencies or anemia who remained infected with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) had significantly lower levels of iron compared to children…
New Perspective Diminishes Racial Bias in Pain Treatment
• Pain • Mar 07 11
Years of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests…
Better than a BMI? New obesity scale proposed
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Mar 07 11
Scientists have developed a new way to measure whether a person is too fat without having people step on the scale.
The new measure,…
Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones
• Obesity • Mar 04 11
Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers…
The Tooth About Zinc
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Mar 04 11
From its involvement in a healthy immune system to its role in cell growth, zinc is an essential mineral for the human body. Zinc…
Bone-creating protein could improve dental implant success
• Dental Health • Mar 04 11
Using a bone-creating protein to augment the maxillary sinus could improve dental implant success, according to Georgia Health Sciences University researchers.
Dental implants, screws…
Stigma weighs heavily on obese people, contributing to greater health problems
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 04 11
The discrimination that obese people feel, whether it is poor service at a restaurant or being treated differently in the workplace, may have a…
Better brain wiring linked to family genes
• Brain • • Genetics • Mar 04 11
How well our brain functions is largely based on our family’s genetic makeup, according to a University of Melbourne led study.
The study published…
Ibuprofen May Lower Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 03 11
New research suggests that ibuprofen may offer protection against developing Parkinson’s disease, according to one of the largest studies to date investigating the possible…
Computerized Tomography Scanning Offers New Uses in Oral Surgery Recovery
• Dental Health • • Surgery • Mar 03 11
Journal of Oral Implantology – Computerized tomography (CT) has proved a useful tool in reconstructive dental implant surgery where a bone graft is required.…
Portable, Less Costly Peritoneal Dialysis Shows No Additional Catheter Risk Factors
• Surgery • • Urine Problems • Mar 03 11
Patients with end-stage renal disease who opt for peritoneal dialysis experience no greater risk of catheter infection than those who undergo hemodialysis, a retrospective…
$1 Million USDA Grant Aims to Reduce Obesity in Preschoolers
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 02 11
The preschool years are a critical period for addressing weight-related behaviors among at-risk groups, say researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Among…
Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 02 11
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in…
Polishing the apple’s popular image as a healthy food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 11
Scientists are reporting the first evidence that consumption of a healthful antioxidant substance in apples extends the average lifespan of test animals, and does…
Rising status of women linked to more smoking
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 02 11
Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them…
Program cuts cavities in low-income toddlers
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Mar 02 11
Preventive dental care from pediatricians and family doctors may help reduce the widespread problem of early childhood cavities in low-income kids, a new study…
Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Mar 02 11
People who get plenty of potassium-rich foods in their diet may be less likely to suffer a stroke, a new research review finds.
The…