Another clue to how obesity works
• Obesity • Oct 14 11
The effects of obesity - both on our bodies and on the health budget - are well known, and now, scientists are getting closer…
Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study
• Epilepsy • • Surgery • Oct 14 11
Almost half of epilepsy patients who have surgery find that it stops their seizures completely for at least 10 years, scientists said on Friday,…
After knee repair, half can’t play sports the same
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 14 11
After knee reconstruction surgery, half of people who played sports both competitively and just for fun don’t perform as well as they used to,…
Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 14 11
Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, according to a new study of hospital…
UK doctors still undertreating major risk factor for stroke
• Stroke • Oct 13 11
Despite significant improvements in stroke prevention over the past decade, and a fall in incidence and deaths, UK doctors are still undertreating one of…
Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • • Stroke • Oct 13 11
Estrogen may prevent strokes in premature or early menopausal women, Mayo Clinic researchers say. Their findings challenge the conventional wisdom that estrogen is a…
Nearly 1 in 4 people with psoriasis may have undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dermatology • Oct 13 11
If you have psoriasis or a family history of psoriasis and you are experiencing joint pain and swelling, you could have psoriatic arthritis, a…
Vitamin use not recommended for older women
• Gender: Female • Oct 12 11
Taking some vitamin supplements later in life can’t be recommended for older women because they may do more harm than good, according to a…
Fruits, veggies may weaken effect of heart gene
• Dieting • • Heart • Oct 12 11
Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may mitigate the effects of a gene linked to heart disease, Canadian researchers say.
The research…
More intersections mean less outdoor activity for children
• Children's Health • Oct 12 11
High intersection density and well-connected streets in towns and cities may discourage children from being active and exercising outdoors, according to a Queen’s University…
Family doctors have highest discipline rate
• Public Health • Oct 12 11
About 62 per cent of Canadian physicians who were disciplined by medical authorities were family doctors, according to the first analysis of its kind…
Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians’ health: UBC study
• Public Health • Oct 12 11
A new University of British Columbia study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians…
Cholera epidemic spreads in west, central Africa: U.N.
• Infections • Oct 11 11
A cholera epidemic sweeping through west and Central Africa, one of the biggest in the vast region’s history, has infected more than 85,000 people,…
Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes, study finds
• Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Oct 11 11
A sweet tooth isn’t necessarily bad for your health- at least not when it comes to chocolate, hints a new study.
Researchers studying more…
World TB cases decline for first time ever: WHO
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Oct 11 11
The number of people getting sick with tuberculosis declined last year for the first time, while the death toll reached its lowest level in…
Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest, tumor
• Public Health • Oct 11 11
Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest caused by a pancreatic tumor, according to the death certificate.
Jobs died last Wednesday at…
Can antivirulence drugs stop infections without causing resistance?
• Infections • Oct 11 11
Antivirulence drugs disarm pathogens rather than kill them, and although they could be effective in theory, antivirulence drugs have never been tested in humans.…
Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women
• Dieting • • Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Oct 11 11
Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older…
Mayo Clinic study identifies earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 11 11
Addressing the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease, before a patient shows outward signs of cognitive problems, has sometimes been a challenge for physicians and…
Obesity rate declines slightly, study finds
• Obesity • Oct 10 11
The percentage of Americans of “normal weight” has slightly increased in the past year, but overweight and obese people still command a solid majority,…
Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • • Pregnancy • Oct 10 11
Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal weight, a large study in…
Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed
• Public Health • Oct 10 11
Medicare supplemental health plans, popular among politically powerful retirees, could come under the budget knife being wielded by the special deficit-reduction panel of Congress,…
Drug prevents bone loss side effects of breast cancer medication
• Cancer: Breast • • Drug Abuse • Oct 10 11
A new study has found that an osteoporosis drug protects against the bone damaging side effects of certain breast cancer medications. Published early online…
What killed Steve Jobs?
• Cancer • • Public Health • Oct 06 11
What killed Apple’s visionary founder and CEO Steve Jobs? Neither his company nor his family have disclosed the cause of death, but medical experts…
Healthy diet tied to fewer birth defects
• Childbirth • • Dieting • Oct 06 11
Women who eat a better diet leading up to pregnancy are less likely to have babies with birth defects, according to a new study.
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