Record 4.02 billion prescriptions in United States in 2011
• Public Health • Sep 12 12
People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a…
New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 12 12
The distribution system piping in U.S. public water systems that rely on non-disinfected well water or “ground water” may be a largely unrecognized cause…
Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women
• Drug Abuse • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Sep 12 12
Headache? Back pain? At the first sign of pain, you might reach for a pain-relieving medicine to sooth your bodily woes.
Analgesics are the…
Roasting peanuts may cause peanut allergies
• Allergies • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 12 12
According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, some countries, like China, have a lower incidence of peanut allergy than the United States. In…
For heart health, fish oil pills not the answer: study
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Sep 12 12
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish such as sardines and salmon and once touted as a way of staving off heart disease…
Yosemite deer mice being trapped, killed following virus outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 12 12
Yosemite National Park has begun trapping and killing deer mice whose growing numbers may have helped create the conditions that led to a hantavirus…
Metabolic engineer synthesizes key breast milk ingredient, makes research possible
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 11 12
A University of Illinois microbial engineer has synthesized a sugar in human milk that is thought to protect babies from pathogens. That’s important…
Heavy drinking may lead to stroke earlier in life
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Sep 11 12
A new study shows that people who have three or more alcoholic drinks per day may be at higher risk for experiencing a stroke…
Cannabis smokers more likely to develop testicular cancer
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 10 12
Cannabis smokers ‘more likely to develop testicular cancer although risk can be reduced by using COCAINE’
Men who smoke cannabis are at greater risk…
Older overweight children consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 10 12
A new study by University of North Carolina School of Medicine pediatrics researchers finds a surprising difference in the eating habits of overweight children…
Red wine and blood pressure
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Sep 07 12
Red wine has the rare quality that it can taste good and at the same time be good for us. But it’s most…
Artery injury signs common in pro volleyballers
• Trauma & Injuries • Sep 07 12
About one in four professional volleyball players surveyed in the Netherlands had symptoms that could suggest a potentially serious injury to a shoulder artery,…
Blood sugar control does not help infants and children undergoing heart surgery
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • Sep 07 12
Tight blood sugar control in infants and children undergoing heart surgery does not lower the risk of infection or improve recovery, according to a…
Antibiotic therapy improves moderate exacerbations of mild-to-moderate COPD
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 07 12
Antibiotic treatment with amoxicillin/clavulanate improves moderate exacerbations in patients with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and significantly prolongs the time between exacerbations, according…
Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 06 12
Men and women with raised levels of an antibody known as rheumatoid factor in their blood have up to a 26-fold greater long term…
Almost 1 in 5 young children with cancer suffers from a trauma disorder
• Cancer • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 06 12
People who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder relive their traumatic experiences in the form of flashbacks and nightmares – and in childhood, also in…
Even the very elderly and frail can benefit from exercise
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Sep 06 12
A study carried out by Dr. Louis Bherer, PhD (Psychology), Laboratory Director and Researcher at the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM), an…
OSA increases cardiovascular mortality in the elderly
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • Sep 06 12
Untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality in the elderly, and adequate treatment with continuous positive…
New blood test detects potentially deadly calcium deposits
• Public Health • Sep 06 12
A new test could help identify and treat individuals at risk of developing potentially deadly calcium deposits in their tissues and blood vessels, according…
India “gutka” chewing tobacco habit a tough nut to crack
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 06 12
Ten Indian states have banned a popular form of chewing tobacco in a major policy shift that may save millions of lives and…
Sugar vs. corn syrup: sweeteners at center of bitter food fight
• Food & Nutrition • Sep 06 12
A group of food companies that includes conglomerate Cargill Inc has sued a sugar industry trade group, claiming high fructose corn syrup is being…
Real-time prescription data may cut opioid abuse
• Drug News • • Pain • Sep 06 12
Real-time prescription data appear to have helped Canadian pharmacists stop “doctor shoppers” from getting excessive amounts of opioid painkillers and tranquilizers, according to a…
Iowa Study Aimed at Making Tractors Safer for Kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 06 12
Researchers who hope to keep children from dying in tractor accidents are using a state-of-the-art driving simulator to help determine when kids can…
Marc Hauser, Ex-Harvard Prof, Faked Data In Experiments
• Public Health • Sep 06 12
Federal investigators have found that a Harvard University psychology professor who resigned after being accused of scientific misconduct fabricated data and manipulated results in…
Colorado girl recovering from bubonic plague
• Infections • Sep 06 12
The parents of 7-year-old Sierra Jane Downing thought she had the flu when she felt sick days after camping in southwest Colorado.
It wasn’t…