Screen All Kids for Vitamin D Deficiency, Test Those at High Risk
• Children's Health • Feb 23 12
As study after study shows the fundamental role vitamin D plays in disease and health, vitamin D deficiency — which often develops insidiously in…
More troops on smokeless tobacco after deployment
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 23 12
U.S. troops sent to Iraq or Afghanistan are more likely to start a smokeless tobacco habit than their comrades who stay home - especially…
Gay spouse given health benefits in U.S. court case
• Public Health • Feb 23 12
A U.S. judge on Wednesday ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and said a federal government worker should be allowed to enroll her…
Cognitive rehabilitation improves brain performance in patients with MS
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 22 12
In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that cognitive rehabilitation changes brain function and…
News coverage of alcohol’s harm may sway support for liquor-control laws
• Public Health • Feb 22 12
If people see news coverage of alcohol’s role in violent crime and fatal injuries, they may give more support to alcohol-control laws, according to…
Influenza vaccination of pregnant women helps their babies
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Pregnancy • Feb 21 12
Vaccinating pregnant women against the influenza virus appears to have a significant positive effect on birth weight in babies, according to a study published…
Promising new compound for treating stroke
• Stroke • Feb 21 12
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have designed, produced and patented a new chemical compound for the possible treatment of brain damage caused by…
Childhood Obesity–Can Faith-Based Organizations Make a Difference?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 21 12
Faith-based advocacy has been cited as a valuable tool in combating childhood obesity, but evidence is needed to support this assertion and to define…
Computer-assisted tools alert pediatricians to obese patients
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 21 12
Electronic health records and embedded tools can alert and direct pediatricians so they can better manage the weight of children and teenagers, according to…
Brain study finds what eases pain of financial loss
• Neurology • Feb 21 12
Financial market traders and keen gamblers take note. Scientists have found that a chemical in the region of the brain involved in sensory and…
Obesity rates rise, threaten health in OECD nations
• Obesity • Feb 21 12
More people in developed countries are overweight or obese than ever before, dooming them to years of ill health, pushing up healthcare costs and…
When there’s no place like home for working out
• Public Health • Feb 21 12
Working out at home is easier than ever, thanks to the wealth of online instruction and a new generation of multi-tasking, space-saving fitness tools.
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Fructose not linked to extra weight gain: report
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • Feb 21 12
A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won’t make you pack on the pounds - as long as you cut down on…
Cold-water baths may soothe aches, risks
• Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 21 12
Taking a dip in a tub of cold water after exercising may prevent muscle soreness, but a new look at past research says little…
Is Clot-Busting Drug Safe for Kids with Strokes?
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Feb 20 12
New research looks at whether clot-busting drugs can safely be given to children who have strokes. The research was released today and will be…
Reformulated Imatinib Eliminates Morphine Tolerance in Lab Studies
• Drug News • • Pain • Feb 20 12
By reformulating the common cancer drug imatinib (Gleevec®), researchers have eliminated morphine tolerance in rats – an important step toward improving the effectiveness of…
New Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury Shows Promise in Animals
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 20 12
A new drug is showing promise in shielding against the harmful effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in rats, according to a study that…
Lead Found In Hundreds Of Popular Lipsticks
• Cosmetics • Feb 19 12
Many of us put on lipstick several times a day, never thinking about exactly what we’re applying, not realizing in most lipsticks, you’ll find…
Smart Lenses Will Do More Than Just Improve Your Vision
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 19 12
Some forty million Americans wear contact lenses, but imagine if those lenses could do more than just bring the outside world into focus?
There…
FDA warns of toothbrushes that mess up your face
• Dental Health • • Drug Abuse • Feb 19 12
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer safety update Thursday about a brand of electric toothbrushes that’s been found to chip teeth,…
Flu season is officially here, off to its latest start in nearly 25 years
• Flu • Feb 19 12
Health officials say the flu season is finally here - the slowest start in nearly 25 years.
Until this month, there weren’t enough flu…
Bird flu research to be published in full
• Flu • • Public Health • Feb 19 12
Two studies reporting what makes the H5N1 bird flu virus transmissible in mammals should be published fully, with no details left out, say flu…
Lose Calories While Eating: Just Think C.H.E.W.
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Feb 19 12
When it comes to losing weight, nobody likes counting calories. That is why registered Dietician Leslie Bonci came up with the Active Calorie…
Vitamin B and omega-3 supplementation and cancer: New data
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 19 12
However, women with a previous history of cardiovascular pathologies seem to have a higher cancer risk after five years of supplementation. The research is…
Few rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials compare drugs: study
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 18 12
To test whether a new drug is an improvement over existing treatments, the ideal clinical trial would compare the medications head to head, but…