New infections cause dormant viruses to reactivate
• Infections • Jun 27 14
The famous slogan is “A diamond is forever,” but that phrase might be better suited to herpes: Unlike most viruses, which succumb to the…
Miriam Hospital researchers develop app focused on making obese adults less sedentary
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 27 14
Even individuals who exercise a lot can be at risk for health problems if they also spend a lot of time in sedentary…
AJMC publishes results showing big data analytics can predict risk of metabolic syndrome
• Obesity • • Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease • Jun 27 14
Research published today in the American Journal of Managed Care demonstrates that analysis of patient records using state-of-the-art data analytics can predict future risk…
Northwestern Medicine researchers discover new way to prevent some strokes
• Stroke • Jun 26 14
Larry Ambrose was diagnosed as having a stroke a few days after he woke up one night, wandered into his kitchen and couldn’t read…
Treating gum disease improves vascular health in Indigenous Australians: Study
• Dental Health • Jun 26 14
A simple non-surgical gum disease treatment markedly reduces the thickness of the wall of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease, according to…
Virus infection supports organ acceptance
• Infections • Jun 26 14
Chronic hepatitis C virus infections are among the most common reasons for liver transplants. Because existing viruses also infect the new liver, the immune…
Lab monitoring tests not always ordered per recommendations
• Public Health • Jun 26 14
Why does one physician in a walk-in practice order laboratory monitoring tests for patients more often than a colleague working down the hallway? Which…
Study: Foreign-trained physicians frustrated at lack of residency positions
• Public Health • Jun 26 14
Foreign-trained physicians feel there are not enough residency positions for them in countries such as Canada and the United States and this information was…
First comprehensive pediatric concussion guidelines, available now
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 25 14
Pediatric emergency medicine researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) together with the Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation (ONF) today launch the first comprehensive…
Energy Drinks Raise New Questions About Caffeine’s Safety
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 25 14
Caffeine, which was extensively researched for possible links to birth defects in animals and cardiovascular disease in humans over 30 years ago and then…
BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 25 14
Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat…
New research finds that cell phones reflect our personal microbiome
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 25 14
Smartphones are everywhere, and they may be smarter than you think. Our cell phones actually reflect the personal microbial world of their owners, with…
Bone loss persists 2 years after weight loss surgery
• Surgery • • Weight Loss • Jun 24 14
A new study shows that for at least two years after bariatric surgery, patients continue to lose bone, even after their weight stabilizes.…
Schizophrenia and cannabis use may share common genes
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 24 14
Genes that increase the risk of developing schizophrenia may also increase the likelihood of using cannabis, according to a new study led by King’s…
Computer-aided diagnosis of rare genetic disorders from family snaps
• Genetics • Jun 24 14
Computer analysis of photographs could help doctors diagnose which condition a child with a rare genetic disorder has, say Oxford University researchers.
The researchers,…
Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Jun 23 14
National and state air pollution controls that went into effect in the early 1990s coincide with decreasing death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia…
Metal allergies may affect joint replacement success
• Allergies • • Surgery • • Trauma & Injuries • Jun 22 14
Metal sensitivities can lead to failure of replacement joints, and patients should be carefully evaluated for a possible reaction after the surgery, according to…
New York legislature approves medical marijuana bill
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 22 14
New York state lawmakers gave final approval on Friday to a bill that would allow limited access to medical marijuana in New York, joining…
Antidepressant use during pregnancy may lead to childhood obesity and diabetes
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • Jun 21 14
Women who take antidepressants during pregnancy may be unknowingly predisposing their infants to type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life, according to new…
Stroke hospitalizations are up among middle-aged blacks in South Carolina
• Stroke • Jun 20 14
Stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged blacks are increasing in South Carolina - highlighting the need for intervention among younger, high-risk groups, according to new research…
Creating friendships between African-American and Caucasian couples can reduce prejudice
• Public Health • Jun 20 14
Recent research findings from Wayne State University show that the physical presence of romantic partners in intergroup friendships – friendships with different racial and…
Study finds increased menthol cigarette use among young people
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 20 14
A new study on mentholated cigarette use in the U.S. finds an increase in menthol cigarette smoking among young adults and concludes that efforts…
Menthol cigarettes linked to increased smoking among teens
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 20 14
Teens who use menthol cigarettes smoke more cigarettes per day than their peers who smoke non-menthols, says a new study. The findings from the…
Study finds difference in way bipolar disorder affects brains of children versus adults
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 19 14
A new study from Bradley Hospital has found that bipolar children have greater activation in the right amygdala – a brain region very important…
Immune response affects sleep and memory -new study
• Brain • • Immunology • • Neurology • Jun 13 14
Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found.
University of Leicester biologist Dr…