New standard for vitamin D testing to ensure accurate test results
• Public Health • Jan 25 12

At a time of increasing concern about low vitamin D levels in the world’s population and increased use of blood tests for the vitamin,… New standard for vitamin D testing to ensure accurate test results   

 
 

More fruits, veggies in U.S. school lunch rules
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 25 12

U.S. schoolchildren, accustomed to a steady diet of pizza and french fries, will find more fruits, vegetables and whole grains on their cafeteria trays… More fruits, veggies in U.S. school lunch rules   

 
 

U.S. hepatitis A vaccine rates vary widely, survey shows
• Children's Health • • Infections • Jan 25 12

Although about 85 percent of kids in two U.S. states have had a complete set of hepatitis A vaccines, overall just three in 10… U.S. hepatitis A vaccine rates vary widely, survey shows   

 
 

Controversial scan doesn’t help smokers quit: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 25 12

Checking for clogged arteries doesn’t help inveterate smokers kick the habit if they are already in a quit-smoking program, Swiss researchers have found.

Yet… Controversial scan doesn’t help smokers quit: study   

 
 

Kids’ health predicts parents’ future heart disease: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Heart • • Stroke • Jan 25 12

When children have high cholesterol or blood pressure, their parents may have increased risks of diabetes and heart disease down the road, a new… Kids’ health predicts parents’ future heart disease: study   

 
 

School Obesity Programs May Promote Worrisome Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity in Kids
• Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • Jan 25 12

A new report from the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health examines the possible association between school-based childhood obesity prevention programs… School Obesity Programs May Promote Worrisome Eating Behaviors and Physical Activity in Kids   

 
 

Entry point for hepatitis C infection identified
• Infections • Jan 24 12

A molecule embedded in the membrane of human liver cells that aids in cholesterol absorption also allows the entry of hepatitis C virus, the… Entry point for hepatitis C infection identified   

 
 

Understanding causes of obesity in Aboriginal children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 24 12

To fully understand the causes of the obesity epidemic in Aboriginal children requires an understanding of the unique social and historical factors that shape… Understanding causes of obesity in Aboriginal children   

 
 

Kids seek tans, use less sunscreen as they age: survey
• Children's Health • Jan 24 12

As kids go from elementary to junior high school ages, the desire to tan gets stronger while the habit of using sun protection gets… Kids seek tans, use less sunscreen as they age: survey   

 
 

Several countries allow fungicide found in US orange juice
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jan 24 12

U.S. regulators may ban orange juice shipments from Brazil after finding a fungicide prohibited in the United States, which sent orange juice futures to… Several countries allow fungicide found in US orange juice   

 
 

Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia
• Children's Health • • Brain • Jan 24 12

Instead of waiting for a child to experience reading delays, scientists now say they can identify the reading problem even before children start school,… Brain scans spot early signs of dyslexia   

 
 

First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 24 12

Before treatment, the 51-year-old graphic artist was legally blind, unable to read a single letter on a standard eye chart. She has suffered from… First patients shown to improve with embryonic stem cells   

 
 

Emergency room visits risky for elderly residents from long-term care facilities
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Infections • Jan 24 12

Elderly patients who have visited an emergency department (ED) are three times more likely to develop respiratory or gastrointestinal infections in the week following… Emergency room visits risky for elderly residents from long-term care facilities   

 
 

Diets high in fiber won’t protect against diverticulosis
• Bowel Problems • • Dieting • Jan 24 12

For more than 40 years, scientists and physicians have thought eating a high-fiber diet lowered a person’s risk of diverticulosis, a disease of the… Diets high in fiber won’t protect against diverticulosis   

 
 

How young adults deal with influenza
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 24 12

Only about one in five young adults in their late 30s received a flu shot during the 2009-2010 swine flu epidemic, according to a… How young adults deal with influenza   

 
 

Genes and timing of menopause
• Genetics • • Menopause • Jan 23 12

An international team of researchers has discovered 13 new regions of the genome associated with the timing of menopause. These genes shed light on… Genes and timing of menopause   

 
 

Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records
• Gender: Female • • Pain • Jan 23 12

Women report more-intense pain than men in virtually every disease category, according to Stanford University School of Medicine investigators who mined a huge collection… Women report feeling pain more intensely than men, says Stanford study of electronic medical records   

 
 

U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • Jan 23 12

The Obama administration on Friday ruled that religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations, including hospitals and universities, will have to offer birth-control coverage to women employees… U.S. gives church groups a year on birth control rule   

 
 

FDA clears more orange juice imports
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 23 12

Health regulators cleared more orange juice imports from five countries after testing for the fungicide carbendazim, but made no mention of samples from top… FDA clears more orange juice imports   

 
 

Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 12

Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer

A new analysis has found that a substantial number of lung and colorectal cancer patients continue to smoke after being diagnosed. Published early online… Many people continue to smoke after being diagnosed with cancer   

 
 

Exposure to chemical found in personal care products may contribute to childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 21 12

Researchers from the Children’s Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the… Exposure to chemical found in personal care products may contribute to childhood obesity   

 
 

A new way to stimulate the immune system and fight infection
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 21 12

These new data are an essential step towards understanding the operation of these key cells in the immune system, and they could provide a… A new way to stimulate the immune system and fight infection   

 
 

Many strategies to increase physical activity for kids lack injury prevention measures
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 21 12

A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)… Many strategies to increase physical activity for kids lack injury prevention measures   

 
 

FDA Rejects New Diabetes Drug for Now
• Drug Abuse • Jan 20 12

It has been recently revealed that the drug for diabetes which was under trial by the FDA is not passed for authenticity for now.… FDA Rejects New Diabetes Drug for Now   

 
 

Drug lobby wants clearer FDA rules for diet pills
• Drug News • Jan 20 12

The pharmaceutical industry may stop investing in medicines to treat diseases like diabetes or obesity without more explicit guidelines from U.S. regulators, the chairman… Drug lobby wants clearer FDA rules for diet pills   

 
 
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