New Study Review Examines Benefits of Music Therapy for Surgery Patients
• Alternative Medicine • • Surgery • Nov 20 12
A new study review published by the University of Kentucky found that music therapy can be beneficial to patients before, during and after a…
Protein Test is First to Predict Rate of Progression in Lou Gehrig’s Disease
• Neurology • Nov 19 12
A novel test that measures proteins from nerve damage that are deposited in blood and spinal fluid reveals the rate of progression of amyotrophic…
Exercise benefits found for pregnancies with high blood pressure
• Heart • • Pregnancy • Nov 19 12
Contrary to popular thought, regular exercise before and during pregnancy could have beneficial effects for women that develop high blood pressure during gestation,…
Hepatitis C Treatment’s Side Effects Can Now Be Studied in the Lab
• Infections • Nov 19 12
The adverse side effects of certain hepatitis C medications can now be replicated and observed in Petri dishes and test tubes, thanks to a…
Decreased kidney function leads to decreased cognitive functioning
• Brain • • Neurology • • Urine Problems • Nov 19 12
Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a…
A new way of looking at Prader-Willi Syndrome
• Genetics • • Neurology • Nov 16 12
An Australian study reveals that people with the rare genetic disorder known as Prader-Willi Syndrome may have an impaired autonomic nervous system. This discovery…
Cash cuts increase smoking death risk for world’s poor, study says
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 15 12
Proposed funding cuts within the international body responsible for tobacco control will leave the world’s poorest countries more vulnerable to smoking-related diseases, a study…
Smoking affects allergy-relevant stem cells
• Allergies • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 14 12
Leipzig. Environmental contaminants, such as smoking, are harmful to the human organism in relation to the occurrence of allergies. This is known. Until now,…
New Research Examines The Barriers To Quitting Smoking For Smokers With Asthma
• Asthma • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 14 12
A new University of Cincinnati study examines how anxiety sensitivity can thwart the efforts of smokers with asthma to quit smoking. This new direction…
Queen’s research gives fresh hope to couples with ‘unexplained infertility’
• Fertility and pregnancy • Nov 14 12
New research from Queen’s University Belfast has uncovered the cause of infertility for 80 per cent of couples previously diagnosed with ‘unexplained infertility’.
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Farm injury risks increase with age
• Trauma & Injuries • Nov 14 12
Older North American farmers work fewer hours than their younger peers but spend more time operating heavy machinery and equipment - raising their…
Fast food menus still pack a lot of calories, Temple-led study finds
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 14 12
With increased scrutiny over the past decade by the mass media and several legislative efforts by local governments, you might think fast food has…
Vitamin D prevents clogged arteries in diabetics
• Diabetes • • Heart • Nov 14 12
People with diabetes often develop clogged arteries that cause heart disease, and new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests…
New Study Examines How Health Affects Happiness
• Public Health • Nov 13 12
A new study published in the Journal of Happiness Studies found that the degree to which a disease disrupts daily functioning is associated with…
US preterm birth rate shows 5-year improvement
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 13 12
The U.S. preterm birth rate dropped for the fifth consecutive year in 2011 to 11.7 percent, the lowest in a decade, giving thousands more…
Pictures effective in warning against cigarette smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 13 12
Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according…
Housing quality associated with children’s burn injury risk
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 13 12
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds many children may be at heightened risk for…
Acetaminophen in infancy again tied to asthma: study
• Asthma • Nov 12 12
Babies given acetaminophen for fevers and aches may have a heightened risk of asthma symptoms in their preschool years, according to a Danish study.
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Gilead posts positive results in mid-stage Hepatitis C study
• Infections • Nov 12 12
Gilead Sciences Inc on Saturday reported a 100 percent cure rate using a combination of drugs in a small number of patients with the…
Protective eye gear cuts field hockey injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Nov 12 12
Fewer high school field hockey players get head and face injuries when they’re required to don protective eyewear, according to a new comparison of…
Study tentatively links flu in pregnancy and autism
• Children's Health • • Flu • • Pregnancy • Nov 12 12
Kids whose mothers had the flu while pregnant were slightly more likely to be diagnosed with “infantile autism” before age three in a new…
Global deal agreed to fight tobacco smuggling
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 12 12
Global health officials agreed a deal on Monday to fight smuggling of tobacco products, a trade which robs governments of more than $40 billion…
Rheumatoid arthritis patients can get gout too, Mayo Clinic Study finds
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 11 12
Refuting a belief long held by many physicians, a Mayo Clinic study found that rheumatoid arthritis patients also can get gout. The research is…
Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you’d expect
• Pregnancy • • Stroke • Nov 11 12
For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven’t known the true scope of the…
Glaucoma-related vision loss may increase risk for auto accidents
• Eye / Vision Problems • Nov 11 12
The first study to compare accident rates for drivers who have advanced glaucoma − an eye disease that affects peripheral vision − with normal-vision…