Missing Teeth Can Lead to Obesity
• Dental Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 01 12

There has always been a link between missing teeth and poor nutrition. After all, chewing is the first step in the digestive process. It… Missing Teeth Can Lead to Obesity   

 
 

Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma
• Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 12

Despite longstanding recommendations for children with asthma to avoid tobacco smoke, many youths are still exposed to secondhand smoke and their health suffers because… Secondhand smoke continues to vex children with asthma   

 
 

Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 30 12

Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without JIA according to an observational study appearing in… Children with juvenile arthritis have higher rates of bacterial infection   

 
 

More babies born to painkiller-addicted moms
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Apr 30 12

A baby is born every hour with signs of opiate drug withdrawal, according to a new U.S. study - and the number of newborns… More babies born to painkiller-addicted moms   

 
 

Secondhand smoke permeates many apartment buildings
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 12

A new survey of American apartment dwellers reveals that upwards of a third of nonsmoking residents sniff the stench of secondhand smoke in their… Secondhand smoke permeates many apartment buildings   

 
 

Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 30 12

Black children seen in the emergency department for abdominal pain are less likely to receive pain medication than white children, according to a new… Black Children Less Likely to Get Pain Meds in ER   

 
 

Magnetic resonance imaging with side effects
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 30 12

Great care should be taken when performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with a cardiac pacemaker. Henning Bovenschulte and his co-authors review recent… Magnetic resonance imaging with side effects   

 
 

Drinking tea and coffee didn’t too much increase the risk of urinary incontinence, in fact somewhat decrease the risk
• Dieting • • Urine Problems • Apr 30 12

Several studies has suggested that drinking coffee can causes or worsening the urinary incontinence or bladder leakage or overactive bladder, despite the results itself… Drinking tea and coffee didn’t too much increase the risk of urinary incontinence, in fact somewhat decrease the risk   

 
 

TV Ads Linked to Unhealthy Diets in Young Adults
• Dieting • Apr 30 12

Fast food and alcohol advertising on television have a negative influence on young people’s weight and underage drinking, researchers affirmed in a survey.

Risk… TV Ads Linked to Unhealthy Diets in Young Adults   

 
 

Study supports allowing family members in ED during critical care
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 28 12

Contrary to what many trauma teams believe, the presence of family members does not impede the care of injured children in the emergency department,… Study supports allowing family members in ED during critical care   

 
 

Racial differences found in care of children in ED
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 28 12

Black children are less likely than white children to receive medication for abdominal pain in the emergency department (ED) even when they report severe… Racial differences found in care of children in ED   

 
 

Fear of not having enough food may lead to obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Apr 28 12

While eating too much food can cause obesity, the fear of not having enough food may lead to the same result, according to a… Fear of not having enough food may lead to obesity   

 
 

Low-income moms under stress may overfeed infants
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 28 12

Efforts to prevent obesity among low-income infants should focus not only on what babies are being fed but also the reasons behind unhealthy feeding… Low-income moms under stress may overfeed infants   

 
 

Better health in adulthood starts with early prevention in childhood
• Children's Health • Apr 28 12

Preventing chronic diseases and disorders that begin in infancy will improve the health of children and adults, according to research being presented on Saturday,… Better health in adulthood starts with early prevention in childhood   

 
 

Children Today Face Reduced Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation
• Urine Problems • Apr 27 12

A policy instituted in 2005 has reduced racial disparities in kidney transplantation among children, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of… Children Today Face Reduced Racial Disparities in Kidney Transplantation   

 
 

Study explores links between smoking during pregnancy, autism
• Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 27 12

Women who smoke in pregnancy may be more likely to have a child with high-functioning autism, such as Asperger’s Disorder, according to preliminary findings… Study explores links between smoking during pregnancy, autism   

 
 

Why do the different people’s bodies react differently to a high-fat diet?
• Dieting • Apr 26 12

A diet rich in greasy foods causes an imbalance in our gut flora. The composition of the gut flora seems to determine the way… Why do the different people’s bodies react differently to a high-fat diet?   

 
 

Women have bigger pupils than men
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • Apr 26 12

From an anatomical point of view, a normal, non-pathological eye is known as an emmetropic eye, and has been studied very little until now… Women have bigger pupils than men   

 
 

Fetal membrane transplantation prevents blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 26 12

Transplanting tissue from newborn fetal membranes prevents blindness in patients with a devastating disease called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a Loyola University Medical Center study has… Fetal membrane transplantation prevents blindness   

 
 

Weight Training Aids Memory in Older Women
• Brain • • Neurology • • Weight Loss • Apr 25 12

Pumping iron also pumps up the memory of older women with mild cognitive impairment, researchers reported.

In a randomized, single-blind trial, women who lifted… Weight Training Aids Memory in Older Women   

 
 

Is the obesity tide turning among preschoolers?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 25 12

In eastern Massachusetts, the number of kids under age six who are obese declined significantly in recent years - a trend that might be… Is the obesity tide turning among preschoolers?   

 
 

Worm turns sheep clone to “good” fat: China scientists
• Fat, Dietary • Apr 25 12

Chinese scientists have cloned a genetically modified sheep containing a “good” type of fat found naturally in nuts, seeds, fish and leafy greens that… Worm turns sheep clone to “good” fat: China scientists   

 
 

Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen
• Infections • Apr 25 12

Authorities reported the country’s first case of mad cow disease in six years on Tuesday, swiftly assuring consumers and global importers that there was… Mad cow disease found in California; no human threat seen   

 
 

Oral Steroids Effective in MS
• Neurology • Apr 24 12

Outcomes for multiple sclerosis patients in relapse who were treated with oral methylprednisolone were no different than those of similar patients who received intravenous… Oral Steroids Effective in MS   

 
 

PET/CT Helps Diagnose Cardiac Device Infection
• Heart • • Infections • Apr 24 12

PET/CT imaging can help distinguish between active infection of a cardiac electronic device and normal residual post-implant inflammation, a small study found.

In 42… PET/CT Helps Diagnose Cardiac Device Infection   

 
 
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