A high protein diet and meal replacements can reduce rebound weight gain
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Oct 31 13
New research shows that there are several effective strategies available to people wanting to avoid regaining weight after a successful diet. Anti-obesity drugs,…
Increasing rate of knee replacements linked to obesity among young
• Obesity • Oct 31 13
Contrary to popular myth, it is not the aging Baby Boomer or weekend warrior that is causing the unprecedented increase in knee replacement surgeries.…
Mentor mothers may help docs care for abused women
• Gender: Female • Oct 31 13
Mothers with special training can help family doctors provide at-home support to women with violent partners, a new study suggests.
Family doctors often see…
Fertility treatment outcomes can be significantly influenced by mother’s ethnicity
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Oct 31 13
Maternal ethnicity is a significant determinant of successful outcomes after fertility treatment, suggests a new study published today (30 October) in BJOG: An International…
Exercise programs could help to prevent fall injuries in older people
• Physical activity -exercise • • Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 31 13
Exercise programmes designed to prevent falls in older adults also appear to prevent injuries caused by falls, suggests a paper published today on bmj.com.
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Atherosclerosis in HIV patients linked to infection, not treatment
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • Oct 30 13
HIV infection, not antiretroviral therapy (ART), is associated with risk for atherosclerosis in patients with no history of smoking, particularly those infected for eight…
Stress eaters may compensate by eating less when times are good
• Dieting • • Neurology • Oct 30 13
When faced with stress, some people seem to lose their appetite while others reach for the nearest sweet, salty, or fatty snack. Conventional wisdom…
Smokers most likely to think about quitting on Mondays, study finds
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 28 13
Move over, New Year’s resolutions. When it comes to quitting smoking, tobacco addicts are most likely to consider kicking the habit on an ordinary…
New STELARA data show inhibition of joint destruction in active psoriatic arthritis
• Allergies • • Arthritis • Oct 28 13
New findings from two integrated Phase 3 Janssen Research & Development, LLC (Janssen)-sponsored studies showed treatment with STELARA® (ustekinumab) resulted in significantly greater inhibition…
Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning
• Pain • Oct 28 13
Physiological processes in soft tissue pain such as chronic tennis elbow can be explored using diagnostic imaging methods. This is demonstrated by researchers from…
Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 28 13
It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic…
Obese women alter diets in response to additional calories from soft drinks
• Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 28 13
Obese women voluntarily reduce what they eat in response to additional soft drinks being added to their diets - a new 4 week study…
Excess omega-3 fatty acids could lead to negative health effects
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 28 13
A new review suggests that omega-3 fatty acids taken in excess could have unintended health consequences in certain situations, and that dietary standards based…
Obamacare could reverse long trend of uncompensated care in ERs
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Oct 28 13
Emergency departments, which have suffered shortfalls in reimbursement for decades due to the high rate of uninsurance in the United States, may begin…
Poverty, parenting linked to child brain development
• Children's Health • • Brain • Oct 28 13
Children who grow up in poor families may have smaller brains than their more well-off peers, says a new study. But good parenting may…
Pregnant women with hepatitis C may pass heartier viral strain to newborns, study suggests
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Pregnancy • Oct 28 13
Infants who get hepatitis C from their mothers during childbirth may inherit a viral strain that replicates more quickly than strains found in non-pregnant…
Rare childhood disease may hold clues to treating Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 28 13
Scientists at Rutgers University studying the cause of a rare childhood disease that leaves children unable to walk by adolescence say new findings may…
Memory testing can age older adults in minutes
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Oct 28 13
Older adults who feel younger than they really are might want to steer clear of memory tests, or risk feeling older, a new study…
Radiation can pose bigger cancer risk for children - UN study
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Oct 28 13
Infants and children can be more at risk than adults of developing some cancers when exposed to radiation, for example from nuclear accidents, a…
Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 28 13
A former doctor convicted of second-degree murder for infecting at least nine patients with hepatitis C was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday…
Broccoli salad recalled for possible Listeria
• Fat, Dietary • Oct 28 13
Taylor Farms has recalled more than 5,000 pounds of broccoli salad kit products because of possible Listeria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
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Even healthy kids can die from flu complications
• Children's Health • • Flu • Oct 28 13
A new report underscores what health professionals know but parents may not: The flu can be fatal to children, even healthy kids who don’t…
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 27 13
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College…
Early skin-to-skin contact linked to higher breastfeeding rates
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Oct 27 13
Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant in the delivery room is associated with an increased likelihood for exclusive breastfeeding, according to an abstract presented…
Protecting children from firearm violence
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13
Firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents are an important cause of preventable injury and mortality. Recent national shooting tragedies involving children have resulted in…