Pharmacists need to provide better information to teenagers on risks and benefits of medicines
• Public Health • Sep 05 11
Hyderabad, India: A large proportion of teenagers regularly and frequently take some form of medication without receiving targeted information about the risks and benefits,…
Researchers investigate new mechanism for predicting how diseases spread
• Public Health • Sep 05 11
Northwestern University professor Dirk Brockmann and his group at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science have investigated the outcomes of a previously…
Space missions may damage eyes
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 04 11
Astronauts experience bone and muscle loss in the weightlessness of space, and now the first study of returning space travelers’ eyes suggests that prolonged…
Obese kids have more asthma flare-ups
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • Sep 04 11
Shaving off extra pounds might help asthmatic kids prevent flare-ups of the disease, according to a study that found obese children have a harder…
Two U.S. children develop flu from pigs: CDC
• Flu • • Infections • Sep 04 11
Two U.S. children were infected with flu viruses that originated in pigs in the past two months, and an analysis of both viruses showed…
22,000 Members Of Czech Army Are Overweight
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 03 11
The Czech army has shrunk to just a quarter of its size since Prague shrugged off the yoke of Communism two decades ago, but…
Low-dose naltrexone (LDN): Tricking the body to heal itself
• Cancer • • Immunology • Sep 02 11
Researchers at The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania have discovered the mechanism by which a low dose of the opioid antagonist…
FDA warns of allergy risk with Merck antipsychotic
• Allergies • • Drug Abuse • Sep 02 11
The Food and Drug Administration warned on Thursday that serious allergic reactions have been reported with the use of Merck & Co Inc’s antipsychotic…
Five VA patients blinded by Avastin injections: report
• Drug Abuse • • Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 02 11
Five patients being treated for eye disease were blinded after being injected with Roche Holding AG’s Avastin at the Los Angeles Veterans Affairs medical…
A pinch of doubt over salt
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 02 11
In Britain it started with Sid, the “giant slug with a message”, who slicked his way onto television screens back in 2004 as part…
Gut bacteria picky about what we eat: study
• Dieting • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 02 11
Gut bacteria - colonies of bacteria that live in the human digestive tract - appear to have fairly picky dining habits, with one type…
Venus Williams: What Is Sjögren’s Syndrome?
• Immunology • Sep 01 11
Tennis superstar Venus Williams’ announcement Wednesday that she was withdrawing from the U.S. Open due to a medical condition shook the sports world. Williams…
U.S. Newborn Death Rate Ranked Behind 40 Other Nations
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Sep 01 11
Although newborn death rates have decreased over the last 20 years, a new study shows that the U.S. neonatal mortality rankings have plummeted by…
Obesity in America Projected to Affect 164 Million by 2030
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 01 11
If rates of obesity continue to follow the current trends, half of the United States population will suffer from obesity within the next two…
Smoking May Raise Disease Risk by Increasing Hormones
• Endocrinology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 01 11
Older women who smoke have higher levels of sex hormones than nonsmoking women, which may increase their risk for breast cancer, diabetes, and other…
The Face Is a Mirror Image of Childhood Development
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 01 11
The shape of your face provides not only clues to your childhood, but also may also redefine the phrase “Pretty is as pretty does,”…
Half of Americans sip sugary drinks daily
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 01 11
When it was first invented, soda pop was a treat most people had once in a while for special occasions.
Now it’s a daily…
5 ways to get cheaper medical care
• Public Health • Sep 01 11
It was the worst possible news at the worst possible time.
In summer 2009, photographer Joel Maus learned he might go blind if he…
Avastin Injections Are Reported to Cause Blindness
• Drug Abuse • • Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 01 11
At least 16 people in two states have gotten severe eye infections, and some have been blinded, from injections of the drug Avastin, according…
Colleges tell smokers, ‘You’re not welcome here’
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 01 11
This summer, a group of University of Kentucky students and staff has been patrolling campus grounds - scouting out any student, employee or visitor…
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help Treat Patients With Dental Phobia
• Dental Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 01 11
According to a study published in the latest issue of the British Dental Journal (BDJ), a single session of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) could…
Link Found Between Poor Epilepsy Control And Higher Healthcare Costs
• Epilepsy • • Public Health • Sep 01 11
Results of a new investigation have revealed that during a two-year period, the overall U.S. healthcare costs were twice as much for epilepsy patients…
Motivating Workers To Wash Their Hands
• Public Health • Sep 01 11
Can changing a single word on a sign motivate doctors and nurses to wash their hands?
Campaigns about hand-washing in hospitals usually try to…
Insomnia costing US workforce $63.2 billion a year in lost productivity, study shows
• Public Health • Sep 01 11
Insomnia is costing the average U.S. worker 11.3 days, or $2,280 in lost productivity every year, according to a study in the September 1…
Increased prevalence of stroke hospitalizations seen in teens and young adults
• Stroke • Sep 01 11
Ischemic stroke hospitalization rates in adolescents and young adults aged 15 to 44 increased up to 37% between 1995 and 2008 according to a…