Vegetarian diet tied to fewer deaths over time
• Dieting • • Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 04 13
People who limit how much meat they eat and stick to mostly fruits and vegetables are less likely to die over any particular period…
Technique Could Identify Patients at High Risk of Stroke or Brain Hemorrhage
• Brain • • Stroke • Jun 04 13
Measuring blood flow in the brain may be an easy, noninvasive way to predict stroke or hemorrhage in children receiving cardiac or respiratory…
Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 04 13
Dutch researchers report that weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. Results published in Arthritis…
Clinicians often wait for ‘red flags’ before discussing elderly driving
• Aging and Gerontology • Jun 03 13
Clinicians often wait too long before talking to elderly patients about giving up driving even though many may be open to those discussions earlier,…
More TV time equals higher consumption of sweetened beverages among children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 03 13
More time in front of the TV set and higher exposure to TV adverts may lead to increased consumption of sweetened beverages among children.…
Researchers develop a faster method to identify Salmonella strains
• Infections • Jun 03 13
A new approach may be able to reduce by more than half the time it takes health officials to identify Salmonella strains, according to…
Researchers identify genetic signature of deadly brain cancer
• Brain • • Cancer • Jun 03 13
A multi-institutional team of researchers have pinpointed the genetic traits of the cells that give rise to gliomas - the most common form of…
The Health and Care of Pregnant Women and Babies in Europe in 2010
• Pregnancy • • Public Health • Jun 02 13
The burden of mortality and morbidity in the perinatal period - pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum - remains a major concern in Europe. Over…