British shoppers saying nay to meat after horse scandal
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Feb 19 13
The discovery of horsemeat in products sold as beef has shocked many British consumers into buying less meat, a survey showed on Monday.
The…
Fibromyalgia prevalence at 2.1 percent of general German population
• Arthritis • • Pain • Feb 19 13
Researchers have determined that fibromyalgia prevalence is 2.1% of the general population in Germany. Results appearing in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published…
Caffeine linked to low birth weight babies
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 19 13
Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with specific vitamins…
A solution to sinusitis from the sea
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Feb 19 13
A team of scientists and surgeons from Newcastle are developing a new nasal spray from a marine microbe to help clear chronic sinusitis.
They…
Study suggests women have higher risk of hip implant failure
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 19 13
Women appear to have a higher risk of implant failure than men following total hip replacement after considering patient-, surgery-, surgeon-, volume- and implant-specific…
International space station plays host to innovative infectious disease research
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 19 13
Performing sensitive biological experiments is always a delicate affair. Few researchers, however, contend with the challenges faced by Cheryl Nickerson, whose working laboratory aboard…
Walking linked to fewer strokes in women
• Stroke • Feb 18 13
Women who walk at least three hours every week are less likely to suffer a stroke than women who walk less or not…
Women Smokers Catch Up
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 18 13
The title of a recent report on smoking and health might well have paraphrased the popular ad campaign for Virginia Slims, introduced in 1968…
Swimming to Ease Back Pain
• Backache • • Pain • Feb 18 13
Many people find that recreational swimming helps ease back pain, and there is research to back that up. But some strokes may be better…
Certain Television Fare Can Help Ease Aggression in Young Children, Study Finds
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 18 13
Experts have long known that children imitate many of the deeds - good and bad - that they see on television. But it…
The Power of Peppermint
• Bowel Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 18 13
Studies have shown peppermint oil to be fairly effective at relieving irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a collection of symptoms that includes abdominal pain and…
FDA warns of flu protection claims by supplement sellers
• Flu • • Public Health • Feb 17 13
U.S. health regulators have sent letters to nine Internet distributors of dietary supplements warning them against making false claims about their products’ ability to…
Brain prostheses create a sense of touch
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 13
Rats can’t usually see infrared light, but they have “touched” it in a Duke University lab.
The rats sensed the light as a sensation…
Teaching the brain to speak again
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 13
Cynthia Thompson, a world-renowned researcher on stroke and brain damage, will discuss her groundbreaking research on aphasia and the neurolinguistic systems it affects Feb.…
Malawi’s bountiful harvests and healthier children
• Children's Health • Feb 17 13
Through research led by Michigan State University, crop yields have increased dramatically. The children of Ekwendi, Malawi, also have gained weight and are taller.…
Diabetes risk greater in first-borns, says study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • Feb 16 13
Being the oldest child could mean more than added pressure from parents. A new study suggests first-born children may be more likely to face…
To feed the world, give women equal rights
• Dieting • • Public Health • Feb 16 13
Around the world, at least a billion people are hungry or need better diets. To feed a global population projected to reach 9.6 billion…
Study finds possible link between diabetes and increased risk of heart attack death
• Diabetes • • Heart • Feb 16 13
Having diabetes doubles a person’s risk of dying after a heart attack, but the reason for the increased risk is not clear. A new…
When good habits go bad
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 16 13
Learning, memory and habits are encoded in the strength of connections between neurons in the brain, the synapses. These connections aren’t meant to be…
Alcohol said to have big role in cancer
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 16 13
Even moderate alcohol use may substantially raise the risk of dying from cancer, according to a study released Thursday offering the first comprehensive update…
More than 40 die from flu in state, and it isn’t over
• Flu • Feb 16 13
More than 40 Washington residents - including 19 in King County - have died in confirmed cases of influenza this season, according to data…
Early education closes achievement gap, brings societal benefits
• Public Health • Feb 16 13
The founder of a decades-long scientific study that has proved the enduring benefits of early education today (Feb. 15, 2013) applauded President Barack Obama’s…
Study links smoking bans to fewer pre-term births
• Childbirth • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 15 13
Banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to lower rates of preterm birth, according to Belgian researchers who say the findings point to…
‘‘High-glycemic’’ foods tied to diabetes risk
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 15 13
People who eat a lot of low-fiber and processed foods that quickly spike blood sugars may, not surprisingly, have a significantly higher risk of…
Poor stress responses may lead to obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 13
Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to researchers at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University.
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