Higher-protein diets can improve appetite control and satiety
• Dieting • Jul 11 11
A new study demonstrates that higher-protein meals improve perceived appetite and satiety in overweight and obese men during weight loss.(1) According to the research,…
New study highlights what works in osteoporosis treatment
• Endocrinology • Jul 11 11
More patients are tested and treated for osteoporosis when fracture clinics have someone dedicated to screening for the bone disease, a new study has…
All-cause mortality rates are lower among moderate drinkers than among abstainers
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jul 11 11
The author of this paper set out to determine the extent to which potential “errors” in many early epidemiologic studies led to erroneous conclusions…
‘Healthy’ habits linked to childhood obesity in China
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 11 11
Teenaged boys from well-off Chinese families who say they are physically active and eat plenty of vegetables but few sweets are more likely to…
Obese patients less likely to develop and die from respiratory distress syndromes after surgery
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jul 11 11
Researchers have discovered that obese adults undergoing surgery are less frequently developing respiratory insufficiency (RI) and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and that when…
Vitamin D insufficiency prevalent among psoriatic arthritis suffers
• Arthritis • Jul 11 11
New research reports a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency among patients with psoriatic arthritis. Seasonal variation in vitamin D levels was…
Do-it-yourself brain repair following stroke
• Stroke • Jul 11 11
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death in the United States. A team of researchers - led by Gregory Bix, at…
Male smokers less likely to need joint replacement surgery of hip or knee
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 08 11
Surprising results from a new study revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never…
How memory is read out in the fly brain
• Brain • Jul 08 11
What happens if you cannot recall your memory correctly? You are able to associate and store the name and face of a person, yet…
Study demonstrates how memory can be preserved—and forgetting prevented
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 08 11
As any student who’s had to study for multiple exams can tell you, trying to learn two different sets of facts one after another…
Study offers new clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia
• Neurology • Jul 08 11
New research from Rice University and Italy’s Eugenio Medea Scientific Institute is yielding clues about hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP), a group of inherited neurological…
Simpler Combination Therapy as Good as Old Regimen to Prevent Full-Blown TB in People with and without HIV
• AIDS/HIV • • Tuberculosis • Jul 08 11
Johns Hopkins and South African scientists have further compelling evidence that new, simpler and shorter treatments with antibiotic drugs could dramatically help prevent tens…
Is Obesity Contagious? Authors Explain How Obesity “Spreads”
• Obesity • Jul 08 11
Researchers out of Arizona State University recently published an article in the American Journal of Public Health titled “Shared Norms and Their Explanation for…
South Korea back in stem cell spotlight with new treatment
• Public Health • Jul 07 11
More than five years after South Korea’s scientific reputation was shattered by a cloning research scandal, the country has approved stem cell medication in…
WHO wants more graphic warnings to cut smoking rates
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 07 11
More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs but too many…
Mississippi most obese state, Colorado least
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 07 11
The number of obese U.S. adults rose in 16 states in the last year, helping to push obesity rates in a dozen states above…
New report explains why physicians are reluctant to share patient data
• Flu • • Public Health • Jul 07 11
Family doctors are reluctant to disclose identifiable patient information, even in the context of an influenza pandemic, mostly in an effort to protect patient…
EU members approve stevia sweeteners for food use
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 06 11
Natural sweeteners derived from the stevia plant could be authorized for EU-wide use by the end of the year, after governments approved their sale…
Red Cross alarmed by Libya situation, fears worse
• Public Health • Jul 06 11
Health care and food supplies are deteriorating in Libya, but the Gaddafi government has managed to keep paying wages and subsidies in areas under…
Massage may ease chronic back pain short-term
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Jul 06 11
A new study shows massage therapy may help people who suffer from chronic back pain.
After 10 weeks, patients who got weekly massage sessions…
Does Botox help neck pain?
• Pain • Jul 06 11
The ingredient in a Botox injection probably won’t help ease neck pain, nor will it help neck pain sufferers do physical activities any better…
Marijuana Soda Provides a High Without the Smoke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 06 11
One Colorado soda company has developed a line of sodas that have an unusual ingredient: marijuana. Dixie Elixirs has made their drinks available to…
Review raises questions over benefits of cutting salt
• Dieting • • Heart • Jul 06 11
In an analysis that set off a fierce debate over the health effects of salt, researchers said on Wednesday they had found no evidence…
Sunburn offers clues for pain drug development
• Pain • • Skin Care • Jul 06 11
Scientists have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, or sunburn, and say it may help them…
Socioeconomic class and smoking linked to premature menopause
• Menopause • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 06 11
POF is not only associated with infertility but also with significantly increased morbidity and mortality, as well as a decreased quality of life equivalent…