Vitamin D Cuts Kids’ Recurrent Ear Infection
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 14 13

Vitamin D Cuts Kids' Recurrent Ear Infection

Children with low levels of vitamin D and recurrent ear infections had a reduced risk for acute otitis media with vitamin D supplementation, researchers… Vitamin D Cuts Kids’ Recurrent Ear Infection   

 
 

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin
• Drug News • • Stroke • Sep 14 13

FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin

After the approval of dabigatran in 2010 for the prevention of stroke and blood clots in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the FDA received… FDA Says Bleeding Risk with Dabigatran Is Same as with Warfarin   

 
 

Most steroid skin creams likely safe during pregnancy
• Pregnancy • • Skin Care • Sep 14 13

Most steroid skin creams likely safe during pregnancy

Expectant mothers can use corticosteroid creams for irritated skin without putting their fetus at risk, except for large amounts of very strong creams, a… Most steroid skin creams likely safe during pregnancy   

 
 

Delayed vaccines tied to whooping cough risk
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Sep 14 13

Delayed vaccines tied to whooping cough risk

Children who are not vaccinated according to the schedule recommended by U.S. health officials are at an increased risk of catching whooping cough, according… Delayed vaccines tied to whooping cough risk   

 
 

Sleep better, look better? New research says yes
• Neurology • • Public Health • Sep 13 13

Sleep better, look better? New research says yes

Getting treatment for a common sleep problem may do more than help you sleep better - it may help you look better over the… Sleep better, look better? New research says yes   

 
 

Americans living longer, more healthy lives
• Public Health • Sep 13 13

Americans living longer, more healthy lives

Thanks to medical advances, better treatments and new drugs not available a generation ago, the average American born today can expect to live 3.8… Americans living longer, more healthy lives   

 
 

Diet during pregnancy and early life affects children’s behaviour and intelligence
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 13 13

Diet during pregnancy and early life affects children's behaviour and intelligence

The statement “you are what you eat” is significant for the development of optimum mental performance in children as evidence is accumulating to show… Diet during pregnancy and early life affects children’s behaviour and intelligence   

 
 

UNC research points to promising treatment for macular degeneration
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 13 13

UNC research points to promising treatment for macular degeneration

Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine today published new findings in the hunt for a better treatment for macular degeneration.… UNC research points to promising treatment for macular degeneration   

 
 

E-cigarettes: Healthy tool or gateway device?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 12 13

E-cigarettes: Healthy tool or gateway device

If the tiny sample of smokers in a new study in the British journal Lancet are any indication, electronic cigarettes might be slightly more… E-cigarettes: Healthy tool or gateway device?   

 
 

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 12 13

Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year

Tobacco inflicts huge damage on the health of India’s people and could be clocking up a death toll of 1.5 million a year… Huge tobacco use in India seen killing 1.5 million a year   

 
 

Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain
• Pain • Sep 12 13

Codeine could increase users' sensitivity to pain

Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by… Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain   

 
 

Women have higher rate of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus
• Gender: Female • • Infections • Sep 12 13

Women have higher rate of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus

A study of patients infected with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection found that women had higher rates of spontaneous viral clearance - undetectable… Women have higher rate of spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus   

 
 

Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines: study
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Obesity • Sep 12 13

Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines

Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study.

Researchers looking at so-called episodic migraines - headaches that occur… Obesity tied to semi-frequent migraines: study   

 
 

Study tracks symptoms in men as testosterone levels decline
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Sep 12 13

Study tracks symptoms in men as testosterone levels decline

Low testosterone production can reduce strength, muscle size and lean mass. If the testosterone isn’t being converted to estrogen, men may see an increase… Study tracks symptoms in men as testosterone levels decline   

 
 

Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold
• Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 12 13

Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold

Johnson & Johnson is voluntarily recalling one lot of schizophrenia drug Risperdal Consta after discovering mold during a routine testing process, a company spokeswoman… Johnson & Johnson recalls schizophrenia drug after discovering mold   

 
 

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain
• Brain • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 12 13

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others' pain

Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others - when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or… Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain   

 
 

Low dose antibiotic treatment of C-difficile as effective as high dose in hospital setting
• Infections • Sep 12 13

Low dose antibiotic treatment of C-difficile as effective as high dose in hospital setting

Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) treatment in a hospital setting using low dose oral vancomycin showed similar effectiveness compared to high dose, according to a… Low dose antibiotic treatment of C-difficile as effective as high dose in hospital setting   

 
 

Transplanting fat may be effective treatment for metabolic disease
• Endocrinology • • Obesity • Sep 11 13

Transplanting fat may be effective treatment for metabolic disease

Transplanting fat may treat such inherited metabolic diseases as maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) by helping the body process the essential amino acids that… Transplanting fat may be effective treatment for metabolic disease   

 
 

Shingles symptoms may be caused by neuronal short circuit
• Dermatology • Sep 11 13

Shingles symptoms may be caused by neuronal short circuit

The pain and itching associated with shingles and herpes may be due to the virus causing a “short circuit” in the nerve cells that… Shingles symptoms may be caused by neuronal short circuit   

 
 

Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States
• Public Health • Sep 11 13

Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States

Medicaid paid for 45 percent of the 4 million births in the United States in 2010, an amount that has been rising over time,… Medicaid pays for nearly half of all births in the United States   

 
 

Researchers link obesity and the body’s production of fructose
• Obesity • Sep 11 13

Researchers link obesity and the body's production of fructose

Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine reported today that the cause of obesity and insulin resistance may be tied to the… Researchers link obesity and the body’s production of fructose   

 
 

Childbirth risks not the same for all obese women
• Childbirth • • Obesity • Sep 11 13

Childbirth risks not the same for all obese women

Obesity raises the chances of complications and medical interventions in childbirth. But a new study by Oxford University shows the risks are not the… Childbirth risks not the same for all obese women   

 
 

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics
• Drug News • • Public Health • Sep 11 13

New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics

Barcelona, Spain: Researchers have developed a new strategy for prescribing antibiotics that could reduce patient harm and help combat the rise in antibiotic resistance.

… New strategy could reduce inappropriate use of antibiotics   
 
 

Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs
• Public Health • Sep 11 13

Researchers find what's missing in teen health programs

Adding a mental health component to school-based lifestyle programs for teens could be key to lowering obesity, improving grades, alleviating severe depression and reducing… Researchers find what’s missing in teen health programs   

 
 

Tobacco companies’ interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 13

Tobacco companies' interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health

Transnational tobacco companies’ investments in smokeless tobacco products, such as snus (a moist tobacco product that is placed under the upper lip), in Europe… Tobacco companies’ interests in smokeless tobacco products in Europe are driven by profit not health   

 
 
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