Help smokers quit whether they ask or not: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 13 12
Doctors should automatically offer smokers help with quitting, without waiting for signs that they’re ready to kick the habit, researchers say.
Right now, the…
Choose chicken over beef to cut stroke risk: study
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 13 12
While a high-protein diet may have health benefits, not all protein is equal - eating lots of red meat raises the risk of having…
China seeks to unlock secrets of herbs, roots
• Chinese Medicine • Jan 13 12
Chinese legends have long extolled the benefits of the Tian Shan Xue Lian, a rare white flower found in snowcapped mountains that is revered…
Doctors over-treat urine bacteria: study
• Urine Problems • Jan 13 12
In a new study of patients with bacteria in their urine, doctors prescribed antibiotics to one in three who had no symptoms and no…
Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jan 13 12
Treating stroke patients with clot-busting drugs costs U.S. hospitals substantially more than Medicare pays, a new study finds.
The results are potentially concerning, researchers…
FDA sends user-fee recommendations to Congress
• Drug News • • Public Health • Jan 13 12
U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have submitted to Congress new recommendations for how manufacturers will help fund their review of new branded…
Surprising results from smoke inhalation study
• Immunology • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 13 12
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.
Contrary to expectations, patients…
Wearing contact lenses can affect glaucoma measurements
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 13 12
A study about how wearing contact lenses affects glaucoma measurements has been named the top presentation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s…
Study: We May Be Less Happy, But Our Language Isn’t
• Public Health • Jan 13 12
“If it bleeds, it leads,” goes the cynical saying with television and newspaper editors. In other words, most news is bad news and the…
A diet rich in slowly digested carbs reduces markers of inflammation in overweight and obese adults
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 11 12
Among overweight and obese adults, a diet rich in slowly digested carbohydrates, such as whole grains, legumes and other high-fiber foods, significantly reduces markers…
Pot smokers don’t puff away lung health: study
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 11 12
A few hits on the bong now and then don’t seem to have any detrimental effects on lung health, suggests a new study.
Researchers…
Increased risk of developing asthma by age of 3 after caesarean
• Asthma • Jan 10 12
A new study supports previous findings that children delivered by caesarean section have an increased risk of developing asthma.
The study from the Norwegian…
Treatment of psoriasis gets new hope
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Jan 10 12
About 300 000 Swedes suffer from the difficult to treat disease, which manifests itself in scaly and often itchy patches on the skin. The…
An apple a day isn’t enough
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 10 12
Adults from 30 to 60 years old, especially those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, aren’t consuming the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables. Quebecers,…
Can electronic health records erase disparities?
• Public Health • Jan 10 12
Switching to electronic health records might help close health gaps between black and white Americans, researchers suggest in a new study.
They say government…
Most milk in India contaminated or diluted
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 10 12
Indians may think twice before gulping down a glass of milk after the country’s food safety regulator found most samples collected in a survey…
Babies’ cries get a speedy response
• Children's Health • Jan 10 12
The sound of babies crying is uniquely able to get adults to react at speed, British scientists said on Tuesday.
A study by Oxford…
Would you stop eating out to lose weight?
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Jan 10 12
Going out to eat has become a major part of our culture. Frequently eating out and consuming high-calorie foods in large portions at restaurants…
East Meets West to Boost Fertility
• Chinese Medicine • • Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 09 12
Traditional Chinese medicine has long been used to ease pain, treat disease, boost fertility, and prevent miscarriage. Known in the Western medical community by…
Nicotine replacement therapies may not be effective in helping people quit smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 09 12
Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) designed to help people stop smoking, specifically nicotine patches and nicotine gum, do not appear to be effective in helping…
Headphone music eases anxiety during prostate biopsies
• Alternative Medicine • • Urine Problems • Jan 09 12
– Tuning in to tune out may be just what’s needed for men undergoing a prostate biopsy, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer…
Obesity and cancer screening: Do race and gender also play a role?
• Cancer • • Obesity • Jan 09 12
Researchers in Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University recently found that obesity was linked to higher rates of prostate cancer screening across…
PSA screening doesn’t prevent cancer deaths: study
• Cancer: Prostate • • Urine Problems • Jan 07 12
Annual screening for prostate cancer doesn’t cut men’s chances of dying from the disease, according to the latest results of a large screening trial.
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How poor maternal diet can increase risk of diabetes - new mechanism discovered
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Jan 07 12
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council have shown one way in which poor nutrition in the womb can put a…
For Kids with Near-Vision Disorder, Treatment Reduces Problems at School
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 07 12
For children with convergence insufficiency (CI) - who have difficulty focusing on objects close up - effective treatments can help to reduce problems at…