Smokers may show heart disease much younger than nonsmokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 14
A smoker’s coronary artery disease is likely to be as advanced as that of a non-smoker who is 10 years older when both show…
Bullying happens to popular teens too
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 31 14
A new University of California, Davis, study suggests that for most adolescents, becoming more popular both increases their risk of getting bullied and worsens…
Weaker Gut Instinct Makes Teens Open to Risky Behavior
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Mar 31 14
Making a snap decision usually means following your initial reaction—going with your gut. That intuitive feeling sprouts from the limbic system, the evolutionarily older…
Stronger adolescents and teens have less risk of diabetes, heart disease
• Depression • • Heart • Mar 31 14
Adolescents with stronger muscles have a lower risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study that examined the influence of muscle…
Mobile tools boost tobacco screening and cessation counseling
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 14
Smartphones and tablets may hold the key to getting more clinicians to screen patients for tobacco use and advise smokers on how to quit.…
Bariatric surgery beats medical therapy alone for managing diabetes
• Diabetes • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Mar 31 14
Gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy - two of the most commonly used bariatric surgeries - are more effective than intensive medical therapy alone when…
Excessive hospital occupancy levels result in avoidable mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 31 14
Once a hospital reaches a certain occupancy level, the quality of care it provides deteriorates, increasing the risk of mortality of critically ill patients.…
Study further illuminates heart-healthy benefits of Mediterranean diet
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 31 14
New research further illuminates the heart-healthy benefits of the Mediterranean diet, tying the eating plan to lower levels of platelets and white blood cells,…
Newly discovered molecule may offer hope for immune disorders and runaway inflammation
• Immunology • Mar 31 14
A new research discovery published in the April 2014 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology may open the door to new therapies that…
UEA research shows gastric surgery halves risk of heart attack in obese people
• Heart • • Obesity • • Surgery • • Weight Loss • Mar 28 14
Obese people who have stomach surgery to help them lose weight will halve their risk of heart attack according to new research from a…
Gene may predict if further cancer treatments are needed
• Cancer • • Genetics • Mar 28 14
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are developing a new predictive tool that could help patients with breast cancer and certain lung cancers decide whether…
Stigmas, once evolutionarily sound, are now bad health strategies
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 28 14
Stigmatization may have once served to protect early humans from infectious diseases, but that strategy may do more harm than good for modern humans,…
Even if they don’t reduce body fat, obesity prevention programs can lower kids’ blood pressure
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 28 14
One of the serious health consequences of obesity is elevated blood pressure (BP), a particular problem in children because research has found that high…
3 Companies Using GMOs in Baby Formula
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Mar 27 14
It seems with the many reports of birth defects, organ failure, cancer, and other unsavory health conditions associated with GMO consumption, we should limit…
Study Shows Promise of Preserving Fertility in Boys with Cancer
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Male • Mar 27 14
Scientists have moved a step closer to being able to preserve fertility in young boys who undergo chemotherapy and radiation treatments for cancer. The…
Public smoking bans associated with reduction in premature births and childhood asthma
• Asthma • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 14
In the first comprehensive study to look at how anti-smoking laws are affecting the health of children, researchers from University of Edinburgh collaborated with…
Acupuncture enhances antidepressant effect of Seroxat
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 27 14
Acupuncture is more effective than oral antidepressants in improving depressive symptoms, and produces fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants. Despite the continued development of…
Marathon training could help the heart
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Mar 27 14
Marathon training is associated with improved risk factors related to cardiovascular disease among middle-aged recreational male runners, suggesting that race preparation may be…
Mediterranean diet may lower risk of diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Mar 27 14
Adoption of a Mediterranean diet is linked to a lower risk of diabetes, especially among people at high risk for cardiovascular disease, according to…
The heart responds differently to exercise in men vs. women
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Mar 27 14
The formula for peak exercise heart rate that doctors have used for decades in tests to diagnose heart conditions may be flawed because it…
Smoke-free air policies seem to protect the heart
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 27 14
A new study on the impact of Michigan’s statewide smoking ban adds to mounting evidence that policies prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and other…
Genetics can explain why infections can trigger rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 27 14
A new international study has revealed how genetics could explain why different environmental exposures can trigger the onset of different forms of rheumatoid arthritis.
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Single-serve packs could help overweight people eat less
• Dieting • • Obesity • Mar 25 14
Replacing standard packaging with single-serve packaging may help some overweight people to consume less food, according to a small new study.
Although the research…
Smokers group challenges NYC e-cigarette ban
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 25 14
A smokers’ rights group filed a legal challenge on Tuesday to New York City’s ban on electronic cigarettes in restaurants, parks and many other…
Blood test may help predict whether a child will become obese
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 25 14
Scientists have found that a simple blood test, which can read DNA, could be used to predict obesity levels in children.
Researchers at the…