Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women
• Gender: Female • • Pain • May 22 11
According to a recent study, 39 percent of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75 percent of those women say they…
Doctor, How Sick Will I Get? It’s All In The Genes
• Genetics • May 22 11
Johns Hopkins Institute for Genetic Medicine researchers working as part of the North American Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered two regions of the genome…
American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
• Pain • • Public Health • May 19 11
The American Pain Society (APS), http://www.ampainsoc.org, today honored the recipients of its fifth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing…
Herbal remedies offer hope as the new antibiotics
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • May 19 11
Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient’s immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi,…
Viagra® could reduce multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Neurology • May 19 11
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona researchers have discovered that Viagra® drastically reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms in animal models with the disease. The research, published in…
Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 19 11
Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems…
New commitments to save women and children
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 19 11
Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s…
Validating preschool programs for children with autism
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • May 19 11
Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Department of Psychology participated in a multi-site study to examine different teaching models for children with Autism…
Ads in medical journals lack backing, experts find
• Public Health • May 18 11
Less than half the claims in ads from top ear, nose and throat journals are backed by data referenced by the advertiser, a new…
Army chief faults unfit recruits for injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • May 18 11
U.S. Army recruits have had poorer diets and are less fit than past generations, making them more prone to injury from heavier loads lugged…
Columbia Researchers Work on Preventing Blindness from Age-related Macular Degeneration and Stargard
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 18 11
Slowing down the aggregation or “clumping” of vitamin A in the eye may help prevent vision loss caused by macular degeneration, research from Columbia…
Sun protects against childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • May 18 11
Vitamin D, which is primarily absorbed from the sun, plays a role in protection against childhood asthma. Now, a new study led by Valencian…
Simple fitness test could predict long-term risk for heart attack, stroke in middle-aged people, researchers find
• Heart • • Stroke • May 18 11
How fast can you run a mile?
If you’re middle-aged, the answer could provide a strong predictor of your risk of heart attack or…
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets
• Public Health • May 18 11
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low-temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist’s arsenal,…
Extremely obese children have higher prevalence of psoriasis, higher heart disease risk
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Heart • May 18 11
Children who are overweight or obese have a significantly higher prevalence of psoriasis, and teens with psoriasis, regardless of their body weight, have higher…
Simple face masks could significantly prevent spread of TB to non-infected patients
• Tuberculosis • May 17 11
Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new…
Experimental treatment offers relief from painful prostate condition
• Gender: Male • • Urine Problems • May 17 11
New findings show that treatment with a specific alpha blocker helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic…
Excess weight in elderly makes daily tasks harder
• Aging and Gerontology • • Obesity • May 17 11
Older adults who are obese are more likely to develop problems with day-to-day activities, such as bathing, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom,…
Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 17 11
Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers…
A virus similar to herpes could be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • May 17 11
At present, while there is no cause known for this condition, patients with MS seem to have genetic vulnerability to certain environmental factors that…
Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 17 11
New analysis published by the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters shows that the criminalisation of abortion in Poland has led to the development of…
Researchers discover underlying mechanisms of skin hardening syndromes
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • May 17 11
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered new details about the underlying mechanisms of skin hardening syndromes. The team connected pharmacological…
Chinese herbal paste may help prevent exacerbations of COPD
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • • Respiratory Problems • May 17 11
A traditional Chinese herbal paste known as Xiao Chuan, or XCP, may help reduce winter exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to…
Sleepiness in children linked to obesity, asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • May 17 11
Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep…
Hormone improves long-term recovery from stroke
• Stroke • May 17 11
Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered an explanation of how stroke patients can achieve better recovery. A hormone that is associated with the…