German doctors apologize for Nazi-era crimes
• Public Health • May 27 12
Germany’s medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazis.
In the statement adopted earlier…
Myanmar’s health system on life support
• Public Health • May 27 12
Starved of funds and medicine during decades of military rule, doctors at a clinic in Yangon offer their usual advice to one of Myanmar’s…
Arizona may add more uses for medical marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 25 12
Arizona is considering requests to expand its fledgling medical marijuana program to allow use of the drug for an array of conditions, including post-traumatic…
Obese teen had to be cut from home in U.K.
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 25 12
Emergency workers who needed to take an obese teenager from her home to a hospital in Wales had to break through a wall of…
State tobacco prevention funding lacking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 25 12
States have spent only about 3 percent of the billions they’ve received in tobacco taxes and legal settlements over the last decade to…
C-Section Babies Face High Obesity Risk
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 25 12
A new study has found that babies born by Caesarean section are twice as likely to become obese by the age of three…
Sunblocks are the new multi-taskers
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • May 25 12
The beginning of summer always seems to be accompanied by an onslaught of sunscreens. The market is crowded with lotions and sprays, powders and…
Male fertility genes discovered
• Gender: Male • • Genetics • • Sexual Health • May 25 12
A new study has revealed previously undiscovered genetic variants that influence fertility in men. The findings, published by Cell Press on May 24th in…
Obese patients face increased risk of kidney damage after heart surgery
• Heart • • Obesity • • Surgery • • Urine Problems • May 24 12
Oxidative stress may put obese patients at increased risk of developing kidney damage after heart surgery, according to a study appearing in an upcoming…
Low vitamin D in diet increases stroke risk in Japanese-Americans
• Stroke • May 24 12
Japanese-American men who did not eat foods rich in vitamin D had a higher risk of stroke later in life, according to results of…
Obesity not always tied to higher heart risk: study
• Heart • • Obesity • May 24 12
An obese person isn’t inevitably at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, a new U.K. study finds.
“The people really at risk are…
Anti-obesity proposal fails again at McDonald’s
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 24 12
McDonald’s Corp investors soundly rejected a shareholder proposal that would have required the world’s biggest fast-food chain to assess its impact on childhood obesity.
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UN: Fukushima workers’ deaths not from radiation
• Public Health • May 23 12
A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none…
Childhood cancer effects may linger in adults
• Cancer • • Hair Loss • May 23 12
Survivors of childhood cancers have an increased risk of disfigurement and persistent hair loss later in life, and for some that may lead to…
Child addicts at heart of Indonesia anti-smoking suit
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 23 12
Anti-tobacco advocates in Indonesia plan to file a class action lawsuit this month using cases of child addicts in the hope of forcing tougher…
Miracle sweetener stevia may have a sour note
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • May 23 12
The meteoric rise of a natural, healthy alternative to sugar - a holy grail for the food industry - might just be a little…
Array of light for early disease detection?
• Public Health • May 22 12
A special feature in the May 11 issue of the journal Science highlights protein array technology, touching on research conducted by Joshua LaBaer, director…
Mom’s excess pounds key in newborn weight
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • May 22 12
For at least some moms-to-be, it’s extra body fat - and not blood sugar levels - that may be key to their risk…
Exercise tied to lower risk of psoriasis: study
• Dermatology • May 22 12
Results from a large U.S. study suggest women who regularly exercise vigorously, including runners and aerobics buffs, may be less likely to get psoriasis…
Severe Gum Disease, Impotence May Be Linked
• Dental Health • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • May 21 12
Men with severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, are at greater risk for impotence, according to a new study that finds young men and…
Half overweight teens have heart risk
• Children's Health • • Heart • • Obesity • May 21 12
Half the nation’s overweight teens have unhealthy blood pressure, cholesterol or blood sugar levels that put them at risk for future heart attacks and…
Pomegranate juice maker used deceptive ads, FTC judge rules
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • May 21 12
A federal administrative judge ruled that pomegranate juice maker Pom Wonderful used deceptive advertising when it implied its products could treat or prevent serious…
Fake drugs threaten gains made in war on malaria
• Drug Abuse • • Infections • May 21 12
Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains made in the fight against…
U.S. Catholic groups sue to block contraception mandate
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 21 12
The University of Notre Dame and dozens of other Catholic institutions sued President Barack Obama’s administration on Monday to block a government regulation that…
Vigorous physical activity associated with reduced risk of psoriasis
• Dermatology • • Physical activity -exercise • May 21 12
A study of U.S. women suggests that vigorous physical activity may be associated with a reduced risk of psoriasis, according to a report published…