Fertility Help Not Equal for Cancer Patients
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 26 12
Not all young women receiving fertility-threatening cancer treatments have had equal access to counseling or preservation services, researchers found.
Patients with a college degree…
Bariatric Surgery Best for Obese Diabetics
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 26 12
Bariatric surgery improves glycemic control better than optimal medical therapy alone for obese patients with type 2 diabetes, two randomized trials determined.
Hemoglobin A1c…
SIDS Risk Factors Undergo Shift
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 26 12
Since public health messages to lay sleeping infants on their backs have become pervasive, the risk factor profile for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)…
Drug-resistant strains of TB are out of control, warn health experts
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 26 12
The fight against new, antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis has already been lost in some parts of the world, according to a senior World Health…
Popcorn Has More Antioxidants Than Fruit and Vegetables, Study Says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 12
Popcorn, when it’s not slathered in butter and coated in salt, is already known to be a healthy snack food and now a…
Daily headaches common in soldiers after concussion
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 26 12
One in five soldiers who return from Iraq or Afghanistan having suffered a concussion develop chronic headaches that occur at least half the days…
Diabetes associated with higher risk of cardiovascular problems in men
• Diabetes • • Gender: Male • • Heart • Mar 26 12
According to a new study by researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), men with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin without a history…
Research sheds new light on extra help for smokers trying to quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 12
A major research trial to test the effectiveness of extra support for smokers calling an NHS quitline - on top of what is already…
Antidepressants give drugmakers the blues
• Drug News • Mar 23 12
The development of a novel antidepressant ground to a halt this week when researchers found it did not make patients feel any better than…
Can our genes be making us fat?
• Fat, Dietary • • Genetics • • Obesity • Mar 23 12
While high-fat foods are thought to be of universal appeal, there is actually a lot of variation in the extent to which people like…
Secondhand smoke again tied to asthma in kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 12
A fresh look at past studies suggests kids who live with a smoker are more likely to wheeze or get asthma, providing more evidence…
Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effort
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 22 12
Michael Bloomberg’s charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal…
Stroke risk lower among women who drink moderately: study
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Mar 22 12
Women who drink up to seven glasses of wine or beer a week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who…
Clue to male baldness discovered
• Gender: Male • • Hair Loss • Mar 22 12
A biological clue to male baldness has been discovered, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even reverse thinning hair.
In studies…
Paul Allen Gives Millions for Brain Research
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 22 12
Paul G. Allen, a co-founder of Microsoft, announced on Wednesday that he would commit $300 million over the next 10 years to turn the…
Baldness Cure May Be on Horizon
• Gender: Male • • Hair Loss • Mar 21 12
Laboratory studies іn mice аnd cultured human hair follicles hаνе uncovered a possible therapeutic target fοr male pattern baldness.
Amοng men wіth androgenetic alopecia,…
Ibuprofen May KO Altitude Sickness
• Drug News • • Public Health • Mar 21 12
If you long for a “Rocky Mountain high” but not the headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting that sometimes accompany a climb, fear not.
…
Adrenaline shot may not always help heart patients: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Heart • Mar 21 12
People in cardiac arrest may do worse long-term if they’re given a shot of adrenaline, also known as epinephrine, on the way to the…
Smoking deaths triple over decade: tobacco report
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 21 12
Tobacco-related deaths have nearly tripled in the past decade and big tobacco firms are undermining public efforts that could save millions, a report led…
Low-calorie diet linked to higher death rate in bowel disease model
• Dieting • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 21 12
In a surprising result, Michigan State University researchers looking at the effects of diet on bowel disease found that mice on a calorie-restricted diet…
Why getting healthy can seem worse than getting sick
• Immunology • Mar 21 12
A new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why the immune system often makes us worse while trying to make us…
Most sinus infections don’t require antibiotics
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Mar 21 12
The vast majority of sinus infections are caused by viruses and should not be treated with antibiotics, suggest new guidelines released by the Infectious…
Narcissistic men are more stressed, researchers say
• Gender: Male • • Neurology • Mar 20 12
Men with big egos, known to play games in relationships or be obsessive about their appearance could be living with unnecessary stress. According to…
The way you eat can make you fat
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Mar 20 12
Wolfing down your meal can restrict the release of “full” hormones in your gut, meaning you overeat, researchers in Athens have found.
In the…
Cigarette Warning Rule Stands
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 20 12
A federal appeals court has upheld the FDA’s authority to regulate tobacco products, including a requirement that cigarette makers emblazon their products with graphic…