The Purpose of prisons
• Prison Health Care • Sep 09 11

Prisons have long been the place of confinement for the punishment and rehabilitation of criminals. Indeed, incarcerating individuals has a long, sordid history.As long… The Purpose of prisons   

 
 

Prison Health Care
• Prison Health Care • Sep 09 11

The provision of health care in prisons has mushroomed into a large, often ignored, global issue of concern. While prisoners are secured behind high… Prison Health Care   

 
 

New translator app makes sense of foreign-language food menus
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 08 11

Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be… New translator app makes sense of foreign-language food menus   

 
 

Chronic pain: Watch out before accepting diagnosis and treatment
• Pain • Sep 08 11

A new commentary published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) argues that patients should be diligent and demand proof of safety and benefit… Chronic pain: Watch out before accepting diagnosis and treatment   

 
 

Is Estrogen Going to Your Head?
• Brain • • Endocrinology • Sep 08 11

Girls are growing up faster than ever — and not only when it comes to their taste in fashion and music. Their bodies are… Is Estrogen Going to Your Head?   

 
 

Have we met before?
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 08 11

Face and voice are the two main features by which we recognise other people. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Human Cognitive… Have we met before?   

 
 

Almost 17 percent of Spanish children suffer tics
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 08 11

Experts have confirmed it: tics are not a rare or uncommon disorder. It is the second study to be conducted in Spain to date,… Almost 17 percent of Spanish children suffer tics   

 
 

Gene that controls chronic pain identified
• Genetics • • Pain • Sep 08 11

Embargoed until 2:00pm U.S. Eastern Time (7:00pm London time), Thursday 8 September 2011

A gene responsible for regulating chronic pain, called HCN2, has been… Gene that controls chronic pain identified   

 
 

Mom better than dad at soothing baby’s pain: study
• Children's Health • • Pain • Sep 08 11

Preemies show less pain when mom holds them than when dad tries to comfort them, according to a new study of babies having blood… Mom better than dad at soothing baby’s pain: study   

 
 

Weight Watchers works, scientific study finds
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Sep 08 11

Overweight patients told by their doctors to go to Weight Watchers lose around twice as much weight as people receiving standard weight loss care… Weight Watchers works, scientific study finds   

 
 

Consolidation of health plans may help lower hospital costs, study finds
• Public Health • Sep 08 11

Increased consolidation among health plans nationally may benefit consumers by lowering hospital prices, at least in those regions where health plans are the most… Consolidation of health plans may help lower hospital costs, study finds   

 
 

Healthier living could cut 2.8 million cancer cases
• Cancer • • Public Health • Sep 07 11

Healthier lifestyles and better diets could prevent up to 2.8 million cases of cancer each year, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) said on… Healthier living could cut 2.8 million cancer cases   

 
 

Fewer Americans smoke, pace of decline slowing: CDC
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 07 11

Fewer Americans smoke

Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, and those who still smoke have cut back on the number of cigarettes they smoke, but the rate… Fewer Americans smoke, pace of decline slowing: CDC   

 
 

UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-­Tobacco Programs
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 07 11

Researchers with the University of California, San Francisco, and UC Merced will examine the effectiveness of state and local antismoking programs across the United… UCSF, UC Merced to Study Effectiveness of Anti-­Tobacco Programs   

 
 

New ‘bouncer’ molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 07 11

Researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered why the immune cells of people with rheumatoid arthritis become hyperactive and attack the… New ‘bouncer’ molecule halts rheumatoid arthritis   

 
 

Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Sep 06 11

An innovative approach to treating neonatal feeding problems at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has allowed infants who were struggling to feed orally to be discharged… Neonatal and infant feeding disorders program saves infants from lifetime of feeding tubes   

 
 

Developing technologies to improve the treatment of craniosynostosis in children
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Sep 06 11

Engineers and surgeons are working together to improve the treatment of babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the bone plates in the… Developing technologies to improve the treatment of craniosynostosis in children   

 
 

McDonald’s New Menu Includes Calorie Information, UK
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 06 11

The Department of Health announced today that starting this Wednesday, McDonald’s will be introducing calorie information to all of its menus in all of… McDonald’s New Menu Includes Calorie Information, UK   

 
 

Study finds payment for pediatric obesity services now can save money later
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 06 11

Pediatric obesity ends up costing $3 billion annually in the U.S., but a significant amount of that could be saved by streamlining medical coverage… Study finds payment for pediatric obesity services now can save money later   

 
 

Lifetime ‘dose’ of excess weight linked to risk of diabetes, according to U-M study
• Diabetes • • Weight Loss • Sep 06 11

Obesity is a known risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. But it hasn’t been clear whether the “dose” of obesity—how much excess weight… Lifetime ‘dose’ of excess weight linked to risk of diabetes, according to U-M study   

 
 

Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 06 11

This paper provides an extensive analysis of the proportion of the risk of upper aero-digestive tract (UADT) cancers in the population (the population attributable… Role of alcohol intake and smoking on upper aerodigestive cancers   

 
 

Black race, African ancestry tied to food allergies
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Sep 06 11

In a new study of two-year-olds in Boston, black kids were twice as likely as white kids to have an immune response to foods… Black race, African ancestry tied to food allergies   

 
 

Non-epileptic seizures may be misdiagnosed longer in veterans
• Epilepsy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 06 11

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures may go undiagnosed for much longer in veterans compared to civilians, according to a new study published in the September 6,… Non-epileptic seizures may be misdiagnosed longer in veterans   

 
 

Even mild cognitive impairment appears to substantially increase risk for death
• Public Health • Sep 06 11

Cognitive impairment, even when detected at an early, mild stage, is a significant predictor of decreased life expectancy.

According to a new, long-term study… Even mild cognitive impairment appears to substantially increase risk for death   

 
 

Study confirms that living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 05 11

Children who live in households where they are exposed to tobacco smoke miss more days of school than do children living in smoke-free homes,… Study confirms that living with a smoker increases absenteeism in school children   

 
 
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