Spinal bleeding with brain injury may suggest abuse in young children
• Trauma & Injuries • Nov 08 11
A new study found that spinal bleeding is found often in young children who are victims of abusive trauma. The findings support performing complete…
Clean indoor air laws encourage bans on smoking at home
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 11
Second hand smoke exposure among nonsmokers has declined over time as clean indoor air laws have been adopted. However, there has been concern that…
Judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 11
A federal judge blocked a rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through…
Fatherhood can help change a man’s bad habits
• Gender: Male • • Public Health • Nov 08 11
After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.
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Study shows stroke prevention clinics reduce 1-year mortality rates by over 25 percent
• Stroke • Nov 08 11
Research led by Dr. Vladimir Hachinski of The University of Western Ontario reveals just how important it is for patients to be referred to…
Sowing the seeds of the obesity epidemic in babyhood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 08 11
The growth charts pediatricians use at well-baby visits can predict a baby’s risk for obesity later in life, finds a population-based study from Children’s…
Medicare change tied to safer weight loss surgery
• Surgery • • Weight Loss • Nov 07 11
After Medicare changed its rules regarding coverage for weight loss surgeries in 2006, the cost for the procedures went down while safety measures increased,…
What Are the Best Diets for Healthy Living?
• Dieting • Nov 06 11
Diets are a dime a dozen these days. You can find them in bookstores, on the internet, and every downtown seems to have a…
Young Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis at More Risk for Broken Bones
• Arthritis • • Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 06 11
Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have Low Expectations After Knee Replacement Surgery
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 06 11
Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a…
Wine May Please the Palate but Not the Immune System
• Dieting • • Immunology • Nov 06 11
While the health benefits of drinking wine in moderation continue to make news, for some with allergies even a glass a day may be…
Sleep Apnea Linked to Teen Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 05 11
Obese adolescents have an increased risk of sleep apnea or abnormal breathing during sleep, according to a study presented at the American College of…
New interventions, recommendations for controlling allergies & asthma in children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Nov 05 11
Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to…
Researchers discover why measles spreads so quickly
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 04 11
Measles virus is perhaps the most contagious virus in the world, affecting 10 million children worldwide each year and accounting for 120,000 deaths. An…
Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
• Children's Health • Nov 04 11
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.
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ADHD drugs do not increase heart problems in kids
Nov 02 11
Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on…
Doctors separate conjoined twins in California
• Surgery • Nov 02 11
Surgeons in northern California successfully separated 2-year-old identical twin girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen after a painstaking, daylong operation, doctors said on…
Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online,…
Yoga has small benefit for chronic back pain: study
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Nov 01 11
In a new UK study of adults with chronic lower back pain, a 12-week yoga class led to a small improvement in how well…
Metal detectors probably safe with pacemakers:study
• Public Health • Nov 01 11
Airport security screening with hand-held metal detectors is most likely safe for people with devices to help the heart beat regularly, such as pacemakers…
Study finds overweight teens want to lose weight, going about it the wrong way
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 01 11
About 14 percent of Philadelphia’s high school students are considered overweight, and while a myriad of research has been published on what schools, communities…
Preterm birth rate shows three year improvement in most states
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
Preterm birth rates improved in almost every state between 2006 and 2009, and in several states the change was more than 10 percent, according…