WHO: New virus “not very contagious”
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 30 12
The World Health Organisation says a new mysterious respiratory virus, that has killed at least one person and left another in critical condition, does…
Kids Injured, Dying From Dangerous Stunts
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 30 12
Millions of people watch YouTube and other social media videos. There’s everything from music to medical procedures, comedy clips and cooking shows – you…
Eating Cherries Lowers Your Gout Attack Risk
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 30 12
Eating cherries over a two-day period reduced the risk of gout attacks by 35%, according to a new study led by Boston University (BU)…
More Children Ill From Food Malady
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 30 12
German health authorities said Saturday that the number of children who have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school cafeterias…
Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face
• Public Health • Sep 29 12
A new study reveals that cognitive therapy over the phone is just as effective as meeting face-to-face. The research was published today, 28 September,…
General surgeons like to help patients but frustrated by lack of control over resources and work-life balance: study
• Public Health • • Surgery • Sep 29 12
Lack of control over operating rooms and other resources as well as a lack of work-life balance are among the main reasons general surgeons…
When your eyes tell your hands what to think
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 29 12
You’ve probably never given much thought to the fact that picking up your cup of morning coffee presents your brain with a set of…
Penn Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
• Immunology • Sep 29 12
We couldn’t live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard,…
Study points to potential for improvement in the care, quality of life of epilepsy patients
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Sep 29 12
Routine screening for psychiatric, cognitive and social problems could enhance the quality of care and quality of life for children and adults with epilepsy,…
Quick Study: Smoking in Movies is On the Rise
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 28 12
Scenes of smoking in have been on a downward trajectory for five years, but no more: a study says there was an increase…
Animals suspected in spread of new virus
• Infections • Sep 28 12
Britain’s Health Protection Agency has published an early genetic sequence of the new respiratory virus related to SARS that shows it is most closely…
New virus not spreading easily between people: WHO
• Infections • Sep 28 12
A new and potentially fatal virus from the same family as SARS which was discovered in a patient in London last week appears…
This year’s flu vaccine guards against new strains
• Drug News • • Flu • Sep 28 12
Time to get your flu vaccine - and a surprising new report shows babies and toddlers seem to be getting protected better than…
Eating cherries lowers risk of gout attacks by 35%
• Arthritis • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 28 12
A new study found that patients with gout who consumed cherries over a two-day period showed a 35% lower risk of gout attacks compared…
Gout guidelines arm patients and physicians with tools to fight painful disease
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Sep 28 12
Gout is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis, affecting nearly 4% of adult Americans. Newly approved guidelines that educate patients in…
BMI and shuttle run among techniques IOM Report recommends for youth fitness testing
• Obesity • Sep 28 12
Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach tests have been used to measure various aspects of fitness in children and adults. However, evidence…
Men on the mind: Study finds male DNA in women’s brains
• Brain • • Gender: Male • Sep 28 12
Male DNA is commonly found in the brains of women, most likely derived from prior pregnancy with a male fetus, according to first-of-its-kind research…
African-American youth exposed to more alcohol advertising than youth in general
• Public Health • Sep 28 12
African-American youth ages 12-20 are seeing more advertisements for alcohol in magazines and on TV compared with all youth ages 12-20, according to a…
Warnings to at-risk drivers reduce vehicle crashes
• Public Health • Sep 27 12
A system where doctors routinely reported drivers who might be impaired by chronic illness cut the risk of car crashes by 45 percent in…
Czechs ease alcohol ban, hunt for deadly booze goes on
• Public Health • Sep 27 12
The Czech government agreed on Wednesday to ease a ban on the sale and export of spirits after police found the source behind the…
Several ill in Canada after eating possibly contaminated steaks
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 27 12
Several people became ill after eating steaks that may contain E. coli bacteria sold at a store in Edmonton, Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection…
Looking for a good doctor? Good luck
• Public Health • Sep 27 12
When Dr. Marty Makary was a medical student, staffers at the Boston hospital where he was training had a nickname for one of its…
Exposure to Snot-Nosed Kids Ups Severity of Cold Infections
• Children's Health • • Flu • Sep 27 12
Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches a cold will actually suffer symptoms like a runny…
Women twice as likely to suffer infection with kidney stones and other urinary blockages
• Urine Problems • Sep 27 12
While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract, women are more than twice as likely to…
Chocolate makes snails smarter
• Dermatology • • Food & Nutrition • Sep 27 12
Type the word ‘superfood,’ into a web browser and you’ll be overwhelmed: some websites even maintain that dark chocolate can have beneficial effects. But…