Should all African Americans get glaucoma screening?
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 14 12
Screening middle-aged African Americans for glaucoma may prevent some from losing their vision, but the benefits are modest and costly, suggests a new study.
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Bishops consider focus in birth-control fight
• Public Health • Mar 14 12
Facing small but clear signs of discontent within their own ranks, U.S. Catholic bishops may be poised to rethink their aggressive tactics for fighting…
Teen Smoking Called Epidemic
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 12
The Surgeon General declared teen smoking an epidemic, the FDA is considering another fast-track pathway for certain drugs, and two studies raised questions about…
Pain relief: Poor evidence for non-drug approaches in labor
• Pain • Mar 14 12
There is better evidence for the effectiveness of drug-based approaches for relieving labour pains than non-drug approaches. These are the findings of an all-encompassing…
U.S. physician activist dies using drugs he championed
• Public Health • Mar 13 12
A physician who campaigned for the U.S. state of Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act has died using lethal chemicals obtained under the law he…
Snoring Tots More Likely to Turn into Troubled Kids
• Children's Health • Mar 13 12
Snoring, mouth breathing, or apnea early in life may predict later behavioral and emotional problems, researchers found.
Signs of sleep-disordered breathing in children, ages…
Sugary Drinks Tied to More Heart Attacks
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 13 12
Men who frequently drink sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages may be putting themselves at risk of a heart attack, an observational study showed.
In…
Eating More Red Meat May Mean Quicker Death
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 13 12
Increasing consumption of both processed and unprocessed red meat was associated with a greater risk of dying during the study period, data from two…
Postop Opioids May Be Used over Longer Term
• Drug News • • Surgery • Mar 13 12
Opioid use after minor surgery significantly increased the likelihood of opioid use a year later among older, opioid-naive patients, Canadian investigators reported.
Patients who…
Grapefruit and Prescription Drugs: Mix Carefully
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 11 12
One day in 1989, a Canadian medical scientist, a former world-class runner, was noodling around in his laboratory when he made a stunning accidental…
Grapefruit can Cause Unintended Effects
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 11 12
Grapefruit is a wonderfully healthy food, providing people with a rich source of vitamin C. However, compounds found in this fruit that can lead…
Surgeon general declares youth smoking an “epidemic”
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 09 12
Smoking among America’s youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general’s office said…
Why online security is taxing our brains
• Brain • Mar 09 12
Nathan Acosta is feeling a little overwhelmed.
The 24-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, who works for a financial services firm, is trying his best…
Coke, Pepsi to alter caramel color ingredient
• Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 09 12
Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc are making changes to the production of an ingredient in their namesake colas to avoid the need to label…
How repeated stress impairs memory
• Neurology • Mar 08 12
Anyone who has ever been subject to chronic stress knows that it can take a toll on emotions and the ability to think clearly.…
Scientists map new mechanism in brain’s barrier tissue
• Brain • Mar 08 12
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have documented a previously unknown biological mechanism in the brain’s most important line of defence: the blood-brain barrier.…
Older men’s hidden health concerns
• Aging and Gerontology • Mar 08 12
Do men harbour concerns about aging in good health? Do they confide these concerns to their physicians? Are men’s concerns the same as women’s?…
Obama admin appeals ruling on tobacco health label
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 06 12
The Obama administration on Monday appealed a decision that found unconstitutional a U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation requiring tobacco companies to put large,…
Reduction of Violence Between Expectant Parents Makes Stronger Parents
• Public Health • Mar 05 12
Couples who are married or living together will probably have more trouble parenting as a team if they have been violent toward one another…
Keep smiling: Collagen matrix promotes gum healing around exposed roots
• Dental Health • Mar 05 12
Receding gums often result in tooth sensitivity and can lead to decay of the root and persistent inflammation of the gum. New research published…
Younger diabetes diagnoses may mean earlier strokes
• Diabetes • • Stroke • Mar 04 12
The risk of having a stroke increases every year a person has diabetes, according to a new study in Stroke, a journal from the…
Exercise Raises Quality of Life in Asthma
• Asthma • • Immunology • Mar 04 12
Patients with persistent asthma reported significant improvements in quality of life after four months of structured exercise in a gym, researchers reported here.
Among…
Weight-Loss Surgery Safe for Obese Kidney Disease Patients
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 03 12
Weight-loss surgery is safe for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are obese, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the…
Call Your Doctor if Your Child has these Symptoms
• Children's Health • Mar 03 12
Unfortunately, kids get sick. Fighting a virus or common cold is good for a child’s immune system and can help build antibodies that protect…
Where Pain Lives: Chronic Pain Tougher to Manage in Poor Neighborhoods
• Pain • Mar 03 12
Living in a poor neighborhood was linked with worse chronic pain for young adults, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health…