Swine Flu Vaccine Linked To Rare Paralyzing Disease
• Drug Abuse • • Neurology • Mar 14 13
A new study finds that the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in the U.S., which was given out in 2009, was associated with a small…
Cardiac warning issued for popular antibiotic
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • Mar 14 13
An antibiotic prescribed for a wide variety of infections may pose heart risks, the Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Azithromycin, sold as Zithromax…
Breast-feeding may not stave off childhood obesity like previously thought
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Obesity • Mar 14 13
Breast-feeding your child may not give him or her a head start in warding off weight issues like previously thought.
A study conducted in…
Researchers advance fight against leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects
• Childbirth • • Infections • Mar 14 13
A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital…
Series of studies first to examine acupuncture’s mechanisms of action
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 14 13
While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series…
Garbled text messages may be the only symptoms of stroke
• Stroke • Mar 14 13
Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a “vital” tool in diagnosing…
Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 14 13
Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason…
Alcohol poisoning kills 51 in Libya
• Public Health • Mar 13 13
At least 51 people have died after drinking tainted homemade alcohol in Tripoli, Libyan health officials say.
They say 378 have been taken to…
Popular antibiotic Zithromax may cause heart rhythm problems, warns U.S. drug regulator
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • Mar 13 13
A popular antibiotic used to treat a variety of infections may cause a potentially fatal heart rhythm problem in some patients.
Azithromycin, also known…
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Mar 13 13
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox…
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty
• Public Health • Mar 13 13
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to Timothy Chan of the University of Toronto (U of T) and Douglas…
Canadians support interventions to reduce dietary salt
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 13 13
Many Canadians are concerned about dietary sodium and welcome government intervention to reduce sodium intake through a variety of measures, including lowering sodium in…
Found in Amish a genetic mutation causing mental retardation very similar to Angelman syndrome
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 12 13
It is the first time that associates a mutation in HERC2 with human disease
Researchers from the research group in growth factors and cell…
Pet frogs linked to salmonella outbreak in kids: CDC
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Mar 12 13
Small water frogs marketed and sold as pets are linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections from 2008 to 2011, according to a report…
Whooping cough vaccine protection wanes as kids age
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Mar 12 13
Protection against whooping cough starts to weaken a few years after preschool children get their final shot, according to a U.S. study, meaning that…
Florida researchers develop medically safer hybrid grapefruit
• Drug Abuse • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 12 13
Grapefruit fans who gave up the fruit to avoid potentially dangerous interactions with their prescription medications may soon be able to indulge in the…
NFL, GE to study brain injuries as concussion worries mount
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Mar 12 13
The National Football League and General Electric Co are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about…
Nerve damage may underlie widespread, unexplained chronic pain in children
• Children's Health • • Neurology • • Pain • Mar 12 13
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have described what may be a newly identified disease that appears to explain some cases of widespread chronic pain…
New study explores link between status and health
• Public Health • Mar 12 13
Research has long linked high socioeconomic status with better health and lower mortality. But what’s remained unclear is whether this association has more to…
Long-suspected cause of blindness from eye disease disproved
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 12 13
Vision scientists long have thought that lack of very long chain fatty acids in photoreceptor cells caused blindness in children with Stargardt type 3…
Fluoride in drinking water cuts tooth decay in adults
• Dental Health • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 12 13
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Adelaide, Australia, has produced the…
Kid’s consumption of sugared beverages linked to higher caloric intake of food
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Mar 12 13
A new study from the Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reports that sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are primarily responsible for…
New survey reports low rate of patient awareness during anesthesia
• Surgery • Mar 12 13
The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (AAGBI) today publish initial findings from a major…
Fertilizers could help tackle nutritional deficiency in African country, researchers say
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 12 13
Enriching crops by adding a naturally-occurring soil mineral to fertilisers could potentially help to reduce disease and premature death in the African country of…
Pesticide application as potential source of noroviruses in fresh food supply chains
• Bowel Problems • • Infections • Mar 12 13
Human norovirus (hNoV), also known as the winter vomiting bug, is one of the most common stomach bugs in the world. The virus is…