Coached Extracurricular Activities May Help Prevent Pre-Adolescent Smoking and Drinking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 14

Coached Extracurricular Activities May Help Prevent Pre-Adolescent Smoking and Drinking

Dartmouth researchers have found that tweens (preadolescents aged 10-14) who participate in a coached team sport a few times a week or more are… Coached Extracurricular Activities May Help Prevent Pre-Adolescent Smoking and Drinking   

 
 

Simply being called ‘fat’ makes young girls more likely to become obese
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Apr 28 14

Simply being called 'fat' makes young girls more likely to become obese

Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to… Simply being called ‘fat’ makes young girls more likely to become obese   

 
 

Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus
• Infections • • Public Health • Apr 28 14

Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus

Egypt has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in an Egyptian citizen who had recently returned… Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus   

 
 

Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die
• Infections • Apr 28 14

Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die

Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had discovered 14 more cases of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the kingdom, bringing… Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die   

 
 

Genetic disorder causing strokes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered
• Genetics • • Stroke • Apr 28 14

Genetic disorder causing stroKes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered

Academy research fellows from University of Turku (Finland), Andrey and Anton Zavialov, and a team of researches from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),… Genetic disorder causing strokes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered   

 
 

Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment
• Pain • Apr 27 14

Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment

An international research group with members from the University of Basel, several EU countries, Israel and the USA, analyzed patient satisfaction with pain treatment… Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment   

 
 

Urgent care centers must be made ready for kids: New AAP guidelines
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 27 14

Urgent care centers must be made ready for kids- New AAP guidelines

Today the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued an updated policy statement making recommendations and highlighting gaps in knowledge about the treatment of children… Urgent care centers must be made ready for kids: New AAP guidelines   

 
 

Pilot study suggests ways to widen access to fecal transplants for C. diff infections
• Infections • Apr 23 14

Pilot study suggests ways to widen access to fecal transplants for C. diff infections

Using frozen stool from healthy, unrelated donors was safe and effective in treating patients with serious, relapsing diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile, according to… Pilot study suggests ways to widen access to fecal transplants for C. diff infections   

 
 

Higher education associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 23 14

Higher education associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury

Better-educated people appear to be significantly more likely to recover from a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), suggesting that a brain’s “cognitive… Higher education associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury   

 
 

High-fat diets linked to some types of breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • • Dieting • Apr 22 14

High-fat diets linked to some types of breaSt cancer

Women who eat a lot of fat, particularly saturated fat, may be at higher risk of certain types of breast cancer, new research suggests.

… High-fat diets linked to some types of breast cancer   
 
 

California bill to curb medical marijuana passes key hurdle
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 22 14

California bill to curb medical marijuana passes key hurdle

A measure to regulate California’s chaotic medical marijuana industry passed a key legislative hurdle on Tuesday, in a move that could lay the groundwork… California bill to curb medical marijuana passes key hurdle   

 
 

CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients
• Diabetes • • Heart • Apr 21 14

CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients

Imaging of the coronary arteries with computed tomography (CT) angiography provides an accurate assessment of arterial plaque and could have a dramatic impact on… CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients   

 
 

Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk
• Respiratory Problems • • Surgery • Apr 21 14

Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk

Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a leading cause of respiratory failure after surgery. Patients who develop the lung disorder postoperatively are at higher… Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk   

 
 

Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes
• Pain • Apr 21 14

Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes

Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a study released… Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes   

 
 

UnitedHealth: New hepatitis C drug costs far more than forecast
• Drug News • Apr 17 14

New hepatitis C drug costs far more than forecast

UnitedHealth Group Inc, the largest U.S. health insurer, said it spent more than $100 million to cover a pricey new hepatitis C drug… UnitedHealth: New hepatitis C drug costs far more than forecast   

 
 

About 12 million U.S. outpatients misdiagnosed annually: study
• Public Health • Apr 17 14

About 12 million U.S. outpatients misdiagnosed annually

Roughly 12 million adults who visit U.S. doctors’ offices and other outpatient settings, or one in 20, are misdiagnosed every year, a new study… About 12 million U.S. outpatients misdiagnosed annually: study   

 
 

Mediterranean diet may slow diabetes progression
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Apr 17 14

Mediterranean diet may slow diaBetes progression

For people recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, eating lots of olive oil, fish and whole grains slows progression of the disease more than… Mediterranean diet may slow diabetes progression   

 
 

Study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Apr 17 14

Study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke

By discovering a new mechanism that allows blood to enter the brain immediately after a stroke, researchers at UC Irvine and the Salk… Study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke   

 
 

Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 17 14

Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma

Doctors who treat patients with a severe and progressive respiratory disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) can face an agonizing treatment decision.

The drug sirolimus can… Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma   

 
 

Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria
• Infections • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Apr 16 14

Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria

Cutting boards used to prepare raw poultry may be an important source of drug-resistant bacteria in hospital kitchens and private homes, according to a… Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria   

 
 

Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity, U.S. data show
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 16 14

Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity

Complaints of injury linked to e-cigarettes, from burns and nicotine toxicity to respiratory and cardiovascular problems, have jumped over the past year as the… Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity, U.S. data show   

 
 

Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment
• Childbirth • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Apr 16 14

Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment

While it is well known that fertility treatments are the leading cause of increases in multiple gestations and that multiples are at elevated risk… Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment   

 
 

Multiple births don’t have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments
• Childbirth • • Fertility and pregnancy • Apr 16 14

Multiple births don't have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments

While fertility treatments have helped many people become parents, they commonly result in multiple births, increasing the risk of prematurity, and leading to lifelong… Multiple births don’t have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments   

 
 

Study links severe sleep apnea to increased risk of stroke, cancer and death
• Cancer • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Stroke • Apr 14 14

Study links severe sLeep apnea to increased risk of stroKe, cancer and death

A new study shows that moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with an increased risk of stroke, cancer and death.

… Study links severe sleep apnea to increased risk of stroke, cancer and death   
 
 

Medical devices for kids are often only tested on adults
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 14 14

Medical devices for kids are often only tested on adults

Most medical devices that have been recently approved for use in pediatrics weren’t actually tested on kids first, according to a new study.

Almost… Medical devices for kids are often only tested on adults   

 
 
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