Thanks for the memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 30 11
How easy is it to falsify memory? New research at the Weizmann Institute shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that…
Red wine: Exercise in a bottle?
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 30 11
As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), suggests that the “healthy” ingredient in red wine,…
U.S. Adults Not Just Eating More, but More Often
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jun 29 11
Over the past 30 years U.S. adults have been eating larger portions and eating more often, according to a new study by University of…
New Classification Will Guide Assessment and Treatment of Osteoporosis
• Gender: Female • Jun 29 11
A new study brings the experience of physical therapists to a developing “Core Set” of criteria to guide evaluation and treatment for patients with…
Surgical Complications Twelve Times More Likely in Obese Patients
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 29 11
Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research…
Restoring Smiles in Children with Permanent Facial Paralysis
• Cosmetics • • Neurology • • Public Health • Jun 29 11
A half-paralyzed face with a motionless, drooping side can be alarming at any age, but when it occurs in a child it can be…
Patients Treated with Sunitinib and Sorafenib Respond to Flu Vaccine
• Flu • Jun 29 11
Patients treated with sunitinib and sorafenib responded to the flu vaccine, which suggests the agents do not damage the immune system as much as…
Tips To Keep Kids Safe When They Play In And Around Water
• Children's Health • Jun 28 11
Doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center want to make sure children are safe this summer when they are playing in or around water.
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State/Federal Partnership Has Reduced Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors to an All-time Low
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 28 11
This year’s report shows that the slight upward tick in sales to minors that occurred during FY2009 has been reversed
A new report on…
Team approach reduces urinary tract infections in rehab patients
• Urine Problems • Jun 28 11
Nurses, occupational and physical therapists, case managers and education staff, all working together at a 300-bed Nebraska rehabilitation hospital, have successfully implemented a team…
New study shows children and adolescents who eat candy are less overweight or obese
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jun 28 11
Children and adolescents who eat candy tend to weigh less than their non-consuming counterparts, according to a new study published in Food & Nutrition…
Can soda tax curb obesity?
• Obesity • Jun 28 11
To many, a tax on soda is a no-brainer in advancing the nation’s war on obesity. Advocates point to a number of studies in…
Genetic study shows that low body fat may not lower risk for heart disease and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • Jun 27 11
Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an…
Study finds pregnancy safe in multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Jun 27 11
Canadian researchers have found that maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally not associated with adverse delivery outcomes or risk to their offspring. Full findings…
Most parents unaware of teen workplace risks
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 27 11
Most parents are unaware of the risks their teenagers face in the workplace and could do more to help them understand and prepare for…
Parent-adolescent cell phone conversations reveal a lot about the relationship
• Public Health • Jun 27 11
The nature of cell phone communication between a parent and adolescent child can affect the quality of their relationship, and much depends on who…
TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jun 23 11
Just a few bad habits - watching TV, eating potato chips, having a sugary soda at lunch or staying up too late at night…
Common drug effect ups elderly death risk: study
• Drug Abuse • Jun 23 11
A side effect of many commonly used drugs, including antihistamines and antidepressants, appears to increase the risk of reduced brain function and early death…
Arizona death prompts probe for European E.coli link
• Infections • Jun 23 11
U.S. health officials are investigating whether the death of an Arizona resident could be linked to the recent E.coli outbreak in Europe.
If confirmed,…
Faster stroke care when patients come by ambulance
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jun 23 11
Patients with stroke-like symptoms get brain scans faster when they arrive at the hospital by ambulance than when they use a taxi or private…
Banning “light” from cigarette packs falls short
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 23 11
More and more countries are banning the words “light” and “mild” from cigarette packs, but a new study suggests that may not be enough…
Rare genetic disorder provides unique insight into Parkinson’s disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • Jun 23 11
Massachusetts General Hospital investigators appear to have found the mechanism behind a previously reported link between the rare genetic condition Gaucher disease and the…
Genetic testing in epilepsy—it takes more than 1 gene
• Epilepsy • • Genetics • Jun 23 11
Imagine two flat screen televisions tuned to the same channel and sitting side-by-side. From a distance, their pictures are virtually the same, however up…
Understanding the antiepileptic benefits of an Atkins-like diet
• Dieting • • Epilepsy • Jun 23 11
Some individuals with epilepsy fail to respond to treatment with conventional drugs but benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet — a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet…
Influenza vaccination during pregnancy protects newborns
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Pregnancy • Jun 23 11
Infants born to mothers who received the influenza (flu) vaccine while pregnant are nearly 50 percent less likely to be hospitalized for the flu…