Are Antibiotics Overprescribed In The South?
• Drug Abuse • • Aging and Gerontology • Sep 26 12

Elderly people in the South use more antibiotics than the rest of their peers in the U.S., leading researchers to believe that doctors in… Are Antibiotics Overprescribed In The South?   

 
 

First Successful Treatment for Progeria, Rare Childhood Disease
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Sep 26 12

Results of the first clinical drug trial for children with a rare rapid-aging disease, known as Progeria, has shown successfulness with a farnesyltransferase inhibitor… First Successful Treatment for Progeria, Rare Childhood Disease   

 
 

Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say smoking relapse prevention a healthy step for mothers, babies
• Pregnancy • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 26 12

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, concerned that women who quit smoking during their pregnancies often resume smoking after they deliver their baby, tested self-help… Moffitt Cancer Center researchers say smoking relapse prevention a healthy step for mothers, babies   

 
 

Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons
• Neurology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 26 12

The hippocampus represents an important brain structure for learning. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich discovered how it filters electrical… Learning requires rhythmical activity of neurons   

 
 

Child obesity: Why do parents let their kids get fat?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 25 12

The health risks for obese children may be even greater than previously estimated, new research suggests. So why do parents let their kids get… Child obesity: Why do parents let their kids get fat?   

 
 

Exercise Does a Body - and a Mind - Good
• Brain • • Public Health • Sep 25 12

We’ve heard it time and time again: exercise is good for us. And it’s not just good for physical health - research shows that… Exercise Does a Body - and a Mind - Good   

 
 

Lebanon smoking ban takes effect, sparking anger
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 25 12

A smoking ban in all closed public spaces, including coffee shops, restaurants and bars, went into force in Lebanon on Monday under new legislation… Lebanon smoking ban takes effect, sparking anger   

 
 

Can Personal Technology Stop the Obesity Epidemic?
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 25 12

So much of our information from and interaction with the world is now mediated by computers, cell phones and tablets that health experts have… Can Personal Technology Stop the Obesity Epidemic?   

 
 

Cancer Deaths Expected To Drop 17% By 2030
• Cancer • • Public Health • Sep 25 12

Cancer death rates are predicted to drop by 17% (16.8) in the UK by 2030, according to Cancer Research UK’s new report.

This new… Cancer Deaths Expected To Drop 17% By 2030   

 
 

Military leaders point to schools in U.S. fat fight
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Sep 25 12

Former U.S. military leaders have identified a latent threat to the potential for a leaner, more agile fighting force: the school vending machine.

In… Military leaders point to schools in U.S. fat fight   

 
 

Kids’ prescriptions often going unfilled
• Children's Health • Sep 25 12

A large share of medication prescriptions to children on Medicaid may go unfilled, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that of nearly 17,000 prescriptions… Kids’ prescriptions often going unfilled   

 
 

New SARS-like virus found, man critically ill in UK
• Infections • Sep 25 12

A Qatari man struck down with a previously unknown virus related to the deadly SARS infection and the common cold is critically ill in… New SARS-like virus found, man critically ill in UK   

 
 

Long-Term Study of Cigarette and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Shows Knowledge Gap in Perceived Health Risks
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 25 12

People who smoke both cigarettes and waterpipes -  dual users - lack sufficient knowledge about the risks of tobacco smoking and are at considerable… Long-Term Study of Cigarette and Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Shows Knowledge Gap in Perceived Health Risks   

 
 

Could viruses be used to treat acne?
• Infections • • Skin Care • Sep 24 12

Scientists have isolated and studied the genomes of 11 viruses, known as phage, that can infect and kill the acne-causing bacterium Propionibacterium acnes, potentially… Could viruses be used to treat acne?   

 
 

Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 24 12

A medical record review study of 97 patients with the fatal, degenerative brain disorder sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (sCJD) suggests that a correct diagnosis of… Study examines delayed, misdiagnosis of sporadic Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease   

 
 

Study links active video gaming with higher energy expenditure in children
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 24 12

Compared with rest and sedentary video game play, active video gaming with dancing and boxing were associated with increased heart rate, oxygen uptake and… Study links active video gaming with higher energy expenditure in children   

 
 

Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 24 12

In the first study to detail the health of Pacific Islanders living in the United States, University of Michigan researchers have found alarmingly high… Pacific Islanders have high obesity, smoking rates   

 
 

Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of heart disease
• Heart • Sep 24 12

New research from the University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen University Hospital shows that low levels of vitamin D are associated with a markedly higher… Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of heart disease   

 
 

New back pain gene identified
• Backache • Sep 24 12

Researchers at King’s College London have for the first time identified a gene linked to age-related degeneration of the intervertebral discs in the… New back pain gene identified   

 
 

New ‘Sars-like’ coronavirus identified in the UK
• Infections • Sep 24 12

A new respiratory illness similar to the Sars virus that spread globally in 2002 and killed hundreds of people has been identified in a… New ‘Sars-like’ coronavirus identified in the UK   

 
 

Swiss reject full ban on smoking in public spaces
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 24 12

Voters in Switzerland have rejected a total ban on smoking in enclosed public places at a referendum.

Although Geneva voted slightly in favour, results… Swiss reject full ban on smoking in public spaces   

 
 

Studies expand on soda’s role in growing obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Sep 24 12

As public health leaders step up their efforts to temper Americans’ thirst for sugar-sweetened beverages, a new set of published studies has found that… Studies expand on soda’s role in growing obesity   

 
 

Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Sep 24 12

Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is linked with a greater genetic susceptibility to… Regular consumption of sugary beverages linked to increased genetic risk of obesity   

 
 

Mice experiment may point to new ways to protect female fertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • Sep 23 12

Egg cells can repair themselves from damage caused by radiation far better than doctors ever thought, a finding researchers say gives fresh hope in… Mice experiment may point to new ways to protect female fertility   

 
 

Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Sep 23 12

As Americans debate what is most to blame for the nation’s obesity epidemic, researchers say they have the strongest evidence yet that sugary drinks… Can it! Soda studies cite stronger link to obesity   

 
 
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