Fathers who sleep closer to children have lower testosterone levels
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Sep 05 12
Closer sleeping proximity between fathers and children is associated with a greater decrease in the father’s testosterone level, with possible implications for parenting behavior.…
Call for a new approach to fighting tuberculosis
• Tuberculosis • Sep 05 12
Each year, nearly 2 million people die from tuberculosis – a treatable disease that has been brought under control in the United States, but…
Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Mayo Clinic study finds way to pinpoint risk
• Arthritis • • Infections • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 05 12
Rheumatoid arthritis alone is painful and disabling, but it also puts patients at higher risk of death. The greater susceptibility to infections that accompanies…
Popular kids in US and Mexico more likely to smoke, USC studies show
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 05 12
Be warned, popularity may cause lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema.
New research from the University of Southern California (USC) and University of Texas…
Not all doctors want hand-washing reminders
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 05 12
Many doctors and nurses don’t like the idea of patients reminding them to clean their hands, a new study from Switzerland suggests.
So-called hand…
Medicare reimbursement incentive less than effective
• Public Health • Sep 05 12
Record-keeping for a patient complication used by Medicare to determine how much hospitals get reimbursed is not comprehensive or accurate, undermining the policy’s value,…
Trying to quit smoking? Patches, drugs help: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 05 12
Trying to stop smoking? Smokers have considerably more success when they use nicotine patches or prescription medications than when they try to go it…
FDA approves Pfizer’s Bosulif pill for patients with rare leukemia
• Drug News • Sep 05 12
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new Pfizer drug to treat a rare form of blood and bone marrow cancer that…
U.S. officials sound worldwide alert for Yosemite hantavirus risk
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 05 12
U.S. health officials have sent warnings to 39 other countries that their citizens who stayed in Yosemite National Park tent cabins this summer may…
Smoking and natural disasters: Christchurch residents increase tobacco consumption post-earthquake
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 04 12
Vienna, Austria: The prevalence of smoking in Christchurch, New Zealand, increased following the 2010 earthquake, according to a new study.
The results of the…
Rapid response in cases of smoke poisoning
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 04 12
The main cause of cyanide poisoning is smoke inhalation in closed spaces during fires. Cyanides, the salts of hydrocyanic acid, inhibit cellular respiration and…
Almost half of U.S. kids with autism bullied
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 04 12
Nearly half of U.S. children with an autism spectrum disorder are victims of bullying, a new study finds.
“The rate of bullying victimization…
How basking in the sunshine could help treat patients with TB
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Sep 04 12
Vitamin D can speed up recovery in tuberculosis (TB) patients, say researchers.
It suggests that the 19th century practice of sending patients to retreats…
Is organic healthier? Study says not so much, but it’s key reason consumers buy
• Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 04 12
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?
Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research…
Organic food no better for you, suggests US study
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 04 12
Organic produce and meat typically is no better for you than conventional food when it comes to vitamin and nutrient content, although it does…
Prenatal maternal smoking associated with increased risk of adolescent obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 03 12
Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking appears associated with an increased risk for adolescent obesity, and is possibly related to subtle structural variations in…
Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 03 12
While Australia has recently passed legislation to ban logos from cigarette packages and to make plain packaging mandatory, other countries are still considering whether…
The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • Sep 03 12
The way that the visual centers of men and women’s brains works is different, finds new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal…
Tobacco smoke tied to flu complications in kids
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 03 12
Kids hospitalized with the flu are more likely to need intensive care and a longer stay if they’ve been exposed to second-hand smoke at…
Inhaling steroids stunts growth, but not much
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Sep 03 12
Adults who took inhaled steroids as children to control their asthma may be shorter than they otherwise would have been, but only by a…
Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Stroke • Sep 03 12
People who don’t kick their smoking habit after having a stroke have a threefold increased risk of death within a year, a new…
Anti-clotting therapy may be used too often following orthopaedic surgery or trauma
• Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 01 12
Men and women who undergo joint replacement procedures, as well as those who have significant fractures, tend to be at an increased risk of…