Weight loss improves sexual health of overweight men with diabetes
• Diabetes • • Sexual Health • • Weight Loss • Aug 08 11
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that in obese men with type 2 diabetes, weight loss improves erectile function,…
Gazpacho ingredients lose vitamin C during preparation
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 08 11
In summer, more dishes like gazpacho –a cold soup containing raw vegetables, bread, olive oil and vinegar– are consumed. A new study has revealed…
Wireless network in hospital monitors vital signs
• Public Health • Aug 04 11
A clinical warning system that uses wireless sensors to track the vital signs of at-risk patients is undergoing a feasibility study at Barnes-Jewish Hospital…
Mold exposure during infancy increases asthma risk
• Asthma • Aug 04 11
Infants who live in “moldy” homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7—an age that children can be accurately diagnosed…
US physician practices spend 4 times Canadian practices
• Public Health • Aug 04 11
Physicians in the United States spend nearly four times as much dealing with health insurers and payers compared with doctors in Canada. Most of…
Comfort eating helps stave off the blues: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 02 11
A sweet tooth might not be the only reason why we reach for ice cream and cake in times of stress.
Comfort from the…
North Carolina may compensate sterilization victims
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Aug 02 11
North Carolina should compensate the surviving victims of the state’s forced sterilization program, the Governor’s Eugenics Compensation Task Force recommended on Monday.
The task…
70 percent of 8-month-olds consume too much salt
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Aug 01 11
Seventy per cent of eight-month-old babies have a salt (sodium chloride) intake higher than the recommended UK maximum level, due to being fed salty…
Effects of tobacco use among rural African American young adult males
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Aug 01 11
Tobacco related disease is a primary source of mortality for African American men. Recent studies suggest that “alternative” tobacco products may have supplanted cigarettes…
Community hospital implements successful CT radiation dose reduction program
• Public Health • Aug 01 11
In an effort to reduce the radiation dose delivered by computed tomography (CT) scans, staff at a community-based hospital developed a comprehensive CT radiation…
Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes, not personal choice, researchers say
• Obesity • Aug 01 11
Current approaches to dietary counseling for obesity are heavily rooted in the notion of personal choice and will power – the ability to choose…
UM School of Medicine finds that mobile phone technology helps patients manage diabetes
• Diabetes • Aug 01 11
An interactive computer software program appears to be effective in helping patients manage their Type 2 diabetes using their mobile phones, according to a…