Can Acupuncture Improve Exercise Performance and Post-Exercise Recovery?
• Alternative Medicine • Jan 14 13

The effects of acute acupuncture applied during exercise on performance factors such as power and blood pressure and on the body’s ability to recover… Can Acupuncture Improve Exercise Performance and Post-Exercise Recovery?   

 
 

Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients
• Urine Problems • Jan 13 13

A drug that protects the kidneys of patients with chronic kidney disease does not seem to provide the same benefit to kidney transplant recipients,… Drug fails to help kidney transplant recipients   

 
 

Marriage linked to better survival in middle age
• Public Health • Jan 13 13

Could marriage, and associated companionship, be one key to a longer life? According to new research, not having a permanent partner, or spouse, during… Marriage linked to better survival in middle age   

 
 

New tool to help brain surgeons one step closer to operating room
• Brain • • Surgery • Jan 13 13

A new tool that could allow for faster, more comprehensive testing of brain tissue during surgery successfully identified the cancer type, grade and tumor… New tool to help brain surgeons one step closer to operating room   

 
 

Depressed stroke survivors may face triple the risk of death
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Stroke • Jan 13 13

People who are depressed after a stroke may have a tripled risk of dying early and four times the risk of death from… Depressed stroke survivors may face triple the risk of death   

 
 

Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
• Neurology • Jan 13 13

Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings… Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators   

 
 

To protect against injuries, young athletes may need to play more just for fun
• Trauma & Injuries • Jan 13 13

One way to avoid injuries in young athletes may be for them to simply spend more time in unorganized free play such as… To protect against injuries, young athletes may need to play more just for fun   

 
 

Physical therapy in the intensive care unit benefits hospital’s bottom line
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 13 13

In a study evaluating the financial impact of providing early physical therapy for intensive care patients, researchers at Johns Hopkins found that the up-front… Physical therapy in the intensive care unit benefits hospital’s bottom line   

 
 

Treating eye diseases with anti-VEGF therapies may have side effects
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 13 13

A new Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) article reveals that increasingly aggressive therapies that block VEGF could cause damage in treating eye diseases.… Treating eye diseases with anti-VEGF therapies may have side effects   

 
 

Almost one in six couples face infertility: study
• Fertility and pregnancy • Jan 13 13

Close to one in six U.S. couples don’t get pregnant despite a year of trying - after which doctors typically recommend evaluation for infertility,… Almost one in six couples face infertility: study   

 
 

Patients rarely told about medication errors
• Drug Abuse • • Public Health • Jan 13 13

Patients and their families are rarely told when hospitals make mistakes with their medicines, according to a new study.

Most medication mistakes did not… Patients rarely told about medication errors   

 
 

Bangladesh sets “death clock” updating tobacco-related deaths
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 13 13

Bangladesh sets death clock updating TOBacco-related deaths

Bangladesh unveiled a “Death Clock” in its capital to raise awareness about smoking-related deaths in a country which ranks among the world’s highest in… Bangladesh sets “death clock” updating tobacco-related deaths   

 
 

New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 13 13

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a public health emergency on Saturday, giving pharmacists permission to administer flu vaccinations to more people as officials… New York governor declares public health emergency to combat flu   

 
 

Unnecessary antimicrobial use increases risk of recurrent infectious diarrhea
• Infections • Jan 10 13

The impact of antibiotic misuse has far-reaching consequences in healthcare, including reduced efficacy of the drugs, increased prevalence of drug-resistant organisms, and increased risk… Unnecessary antimicrobial use increases risk of recurrent infectious diarrhea   

 
 

Drug resistance: ‘Baby steps’ can pay off big
• Public Health • Jan 10 13

Rice University scientists have found that mutations of small effect can turn out to be game changers in the bacterial fight against antibiotic drugs.

… Drug resistance: ‘Baby steps’ can pay off big   
 
 

Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Find Hispanics Lack Trust in Health Care Professionals, More Often Avoid Cancer Screenings
• Cancer • • Public Health • Jan 10 13

When researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues conducted a random telephone survey among blacks, whites and Hispanics in New York, Baltimore and San… Moffitt Cancer Center Researchers Find Hispanics Lack Trust in Health Care Professionals, More Often Avoid Cancer Screenings   

 
 

The Benefits of Being Bilingual
• Brain • • Neurology • Jan 10 13

Some grow up speaking one language at home with their family and another at school and with their friends. Being bilingual can help these… The Benefits of Being Bilingual   

 
 

Weight Watchers Best Commercial Diet
• Dieting • Jan 10 13

A ranking of U.S. diet programs found among the 12 commercial programs marketed to the public, Weight Watchers was the best.

In Best Diets… Weight Watchers Best Commercial Diet   

 
 

Flu sweeping across region, nation
• Flu • Jan 10 13

The flu is sweeping across the nation earlier than normal this year, and the North Shore is not immune.

Health officials nationally are warning… Flu sweeping across region, nation   

 
 

Brown eyes appear more trustworthy than blue
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 10 13

People view brown-eyed faces as more trustworthy than those with blue eyes, except if the blue eyes belong to a broad-faced man, according to… Brown eyes appear more trustworthy than blue   

 
 

E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • Jan 10 13

Video games have been blamed for contributing to the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States. But a new study by researchers at… E-games boost physical activity in children; might be a weapon in the battle against obesity   

 
 

Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 09 13

New York children participating in a federal nutrition program had healthier eating behaviors and lower rates of obesity two years after improvements to the… Obesity drops among children enrolled in NY state WIC nutrition program   

 
 

Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Jan 09 13

While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased - especially… Weight counseling decreases despite rise in obesity   

 
 

Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke
• Stroke • Jan 09 13

A new study by NYU School of Medicine researchers reveals that an especially virulent strain of the gut bacterium Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) isn’t… Disappearing bacterium may protect against stroke   

 
 

Cancer death rates fall in U.S.
• Cancer • • Public Health • Jan 08 13

Death rates from cancer are continuing to inch down, U.S. researchers report.

Now the question is how to hold onto those gains, and do… Cancer death rates fall in U.S.   

 
 
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