Panel recommends against ECG tests for heart disease
• Heart • Jul 30 12

Using electrodes to test the electrical activity of the heart is unlikely to help doctors figure out who is at risk of coronary heart… Panel recommends against ECG tests for heart disease   

 
 

Driving sobriety tests likely to miss medical pot
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 30 12

A new, small study suggests medicinal marijuana may impair users’ driving skills - but might be missed by typical sobriety tests.

At doses used… Driving sobriety tests likely to miss medical pot   

 
 

Catholic business owners win temporary halt to Obama birth control mandate
• Public Health • Jul 30 12

A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obama’s new healthcare mandate that private employers provide… Catholic business owners win temporary halt to Obama birth control mandate   

 
 

Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers discover elusive gene that causes a form of blindness from birth
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Jul 30 12

Researchers from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Loyola University Chicago Health Sciences Division and their collaborators have isolated… Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers discover elusive gene that causes a form of blindness from birth   

 
 

Surgical patient safety program lowers SSIs by one-third following colorectal operations
• Infections • • Surgery • Jul 30 12

A surgical patient safety program that combines three components-accurate outcome measurement, support of hospital leadership, and engaged frontline providers-reduces surgical site infections (SSIs) by… Surgical patient safety program lowers SSIs by one-third following colorectal operations   

 
 

Study finds novel therapy that may prevent damage to the retina in diabetic eye diseases
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 28 12

Researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center have identified a compound that could interrupt the chain of events that cause damage to… Study finds novel therapy that may prevent damage to the retina in diabetic eye diseases   

 
 

In-utero exposure to magnetic fields associated with increased risk of obesity in childhood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 28 12

In-utero exposure to relatively high magnetic field levels was associated with a 69 percent increased risk of being obese or overweight during childhood compared… In-utero exposure to magnetic fields associated with increased risk of obesity in childhood   

 
 

Petition to waive ethanol mandate may come next week
• Public Health • Jul 28 12

At least one of four states hoping to ease requirements on adding grain-based ethanol to gasoline is expected to petition the federal government as… Petition to waive ethanol mandate may come next week   

 
 

New stroke treatments becoming a reality
• Stroke • Jul 26 12

Scientists led by the President of The University of Manchester have demonstrated a drug which can dramatically limit the amount of brain damage in… New stroke treatments becoming a reality   

 
 

Solving the mystery of how cigarette smoking weakens bones
• Endocrinology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 26 12

Almost 20 years after scientists first identified cigarette smoking as a risk factor for osteoporosis and bone fractures, a new study is shedding light… Solving the mystery of how cigarette smoking weakens bones   

 
 

New Hampshire hepatitis C outbreak triggers fears
• Infections • Jul 26 12

Hospitals in several U.S. states are scrambling to check if patients were exposed to the hepatitis C virus by an itinerant medical technician charged… New Hampshire hepatitis C outbreak triggers fears   

 
 

BUSM study identifies receptor’s role in regulating obesity, type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Jul 26 12

A recent study led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) demonstrates that the A2b-type adenosine receptor, A2bAR, plays a significant role in the… BUSM study identifies receptor’s role in regulating obesity, type 2 diabetes   

 
 

Doctors call for new U.S. painkiller labels to stop abuse
• Drug Abuse • Jul 26 12

U.S. health regulators should change the prescription guidelines for opioid painkillers to prevent more people abusing the powerful and addictive medicines, urged a group… Doctors call for new U.S. painkiller labels to stop abuse   

 
 

Widespread use of prescription steroids draws worry
• Public Health • Jul 26 12

Many Americans are on oral steroids for years without getting therapy to minimize the extra fracture risk that accompanies the potent drugs, according to… Widespread use of prescription steroids draws worry   

 
 

Steroid stanozolol mimics testosterone, boosts muscle
• Public Health • Jul 26 12

Greek high jumper Dimitris Chondrokoukis has tested positive for doping with an anabolic steroid which has featured in several Olympic positive dope tests in… Steroid stanozolol mimics testosterone, boosts muscle   

 
 

Medicaid expansion in U.S. states found to cut death rates
• Public Health • Jul 26 12

State expansions of the Medicaid health insurance program for poor Americans reduced adult mortality rates by more than 6 percent compared to states that… Medicaid expansion in U.S. states found to cut death rates   

 
 

Yoga reduces stress; now it’s known why
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Jul 24 12

Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily… Yoga reduces stress; now it’s known why   

 
 

Understand Childhood Obesity, Researchers Look to Inactive, Fat Rats
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 24 12

Childhood obesity has nearly tripled in the past three decades, and by 2009, 17 percent of those 2-19 years of age were classified as… Understand Childhood Obesity, Researchers Look to Inactive, Fat Rats   

 
 

How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack
• Infections • Jul 24 12

The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans inconspicuously lives in our bodies until it senses that we are weak, when it quickly adapts to go… How a Common Fungus Knows When to Attack   

 
 

Western fast food tied to heart risks in Asia
• Dieting • • Heart • Jul 22 12

Even relatively clean-living Singaporeans who regularly eat burgers, fries and other staples of U.S.-style fast food are at raised risk of diabetes and significantly… Western fast food tied to heart risks in Asia   

 
 

Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’
• Public Health • Jul 19 12


A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study suggests.

The report, published in the Lancet… Inactivity ‘killing as many as smoking’   

 
 

Too Much Water Bigger Threat Than Too Little
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 18 12

Hyperhydration, rather than dehydration, may pose a greater health risk to athletes, according to two articles in a British medical journal.

Heat-induced dehydration rarely… Too Much Water Bigger Threat Than Too Little   

 
 

A stronger doctor-patient relationship for the costliest patients
• Public Health • Jul 18 12

Patients who are frequently hospitalized account for a disproportionate amount of health care spending in the United States. Working with a $6.1 million grant,… A stronger doctor-patient relationship for the costliest patients   

 
 

Are cardiac risk factors linked to less blood flow to the brain?
• Brain • • Heart • Jul 18 12

Metabolic syndrome, a term used to describe a combination of risk factors that often lead to heart disease and type 2 diabetes, seems to… Are cardiac risk factors linked to less blood flow to the brain?   

 
 

Fighting obesity with thermal imaging
• Obesity • Jul 18 12

Scientists at The University of Nottingham believe they’ve found a way of fighting obesity — with a pioneering technique which uses thermal imaging. This… Fighting obesity with thermal imaging   

 
 
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