Study finds dangerous bacteria on cell phones of hospital patients
• Infections • May 31 11
Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers (HCW), according…
Professor says ethicists working in hospitals need to have standards
• Public Health • May 31 11
A Queen’s University professor is helping standardize practices for healthcare ethicists who consult and give guidance on medical ethics issues to doctors, nurses and…
Fukushima workers may have passed radiation limit
• Public Health • May 31 11
Two workers at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant may have exceeded the government’s radiation exposure limit, the plant operator said, adding to concerns about…
Stress doesn’t raise risk of MS: study
• Neurology • May 31 11
Having a stressful home or work environment doesn’t make a person more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, hints a large new study.
Previous research…
Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11
Australia is set to pass the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws, forcing big tobacco companies to use plain green cigarette packaging after opposition lawmakers dropped…
Killer bacteria claims victims in Germany, Sweden
• Public Health • May 31 11
A killer bacteria linked to contaminated cucumbers claimed a 15th victim in Germany on Tuesday and its first fatality abroad when a Swedish woman…
Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11
Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or…
Arrowing in on Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • May 31 11
Recently the number of genes known to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease has increased from four to eight, including the MS4A gene cluster on…
Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?
• Neurology • May 31 11
Contrary to earlier reports, a new study finds that stress does not appear to increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The…
Noncoding RNA may promote Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 31 11
Researchers pinpoint a small RNA that spurs cells to manufacture a particular splice variant of a key neuronal protein, potentially promoting Alzheimer’s disease (AD)…
The use of placebo in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials may negatively impact patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 30 11
The results of this study, conducted in Germany, re-open the debate on whether it is ethical to conduct placebo-controlled studies where patients in the…
Undertreatment of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients following a heart attack
• Arthritis • • Heart • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 30 11
Results of a study, involving 98,454 patients demonstrated that at 30 days following their first heart attack, RA patients were approximately 20% less likely…
Drug may help overwrite bad memories
• Endocrinology • May 30 11
Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain’s ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them, according…
Does Our Personality Affect Our Level of Attractiveness?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 30 11
Part of what determines how much success you will have in the dating world is whether you have a good sense of whether people…
Low Vitamin D Levels Seen as Multiple Sclerosis Risk for African Americans, UCSF Study Finds
• Neurology • May 30 11
In the first major study exploring the connection between vitamin D and multiple sclerosis in African Americans, a team of scientists at the University…
More Money, Better Health?
• Public Health • May 30 11
More Money, Better Health? New Study Finds that Medicare Beneficiaries with Higher Medical Spending Have Better Health Outcomes
A new study from George…
New advances in lipid genetics lead to better detection and prevention of major diseases
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • • Public Health • May 30 11
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Studying the genetic make-up of different varieties of lipids (fatty molecules) in the blood plasma of an individual can lead to…
Why does flu trigger asthma?
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Flu • May 30 11
When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a…
Acupuncture of benefit to those with unexplained symptoms
• Alternative Medicine • May 30 11
Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five…
TGen study identifies compounds that could slow down Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 26 11
A family of naturally occurring plant compounds could help prevent or delay memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by…
Republicans stick to plan to privatize Medicare
• Public Health • May 26 11
Republicans on Wednesday, with few exceptions, stuck by their plan to privatize the Medicare health program for the elderly - despite a rebuke in…
Why do pro skiers get knee injuries?
• Trauma & Injuries • May 26 11
A turning, off-balance skier leaning backwards is a recipe for knee disaster, according to a new report from a panel of sports medicine and…
Researchers evaluate red wine compound for treating concussions in pro boxers
• Dieting • May 26 11
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are engaging the help of professional boxers and trainers to study whether a component in red wine and grapes…
Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Pain • May 26 11
University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,…
Cognitive decline incidence higher in Southern stroke belt
• Stroke • May 26 11
New research shows that residents of the Stroke Belt - a southern portion of the U.S. with significantly elevated stroke morality rate—also have a…