Childhood cancer survivors face chronic health problems
• Cancer • Apr 06 15
The number of childhood cancer survivors in the U.S. has increased, but the majority of those who have survived five or more years after…
Women smokers concerned about weight are less likely to try to quit
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Weight Loss • Apr 06 15
Women who believe smoking helps them manage their weight are less likely to try quitting in response to anti-smoking policies than other female smokers…
Stress and obesity: Your family can make your fat
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 06 15
Adolescent obesity is a national public health concern and, unchecked, places young people on a trajectory for a variety of health issues as they…
Indiana Races to Fight H.I.V. Surge Tied to Drug Abuse
• Addiction • • AIDS/HIV • Apr 06 15
Jeanni McCarty, a nurse and native of this threadbare city of 4,200, hurried up and down Main Street in Saturday’s bright sun, handing out…
Obese people may be more sensitive to food smells
• Obesity • Apr 05 15
Obese people are better at detecting the scent of chocolate and find it more pleasant than non-obese people, according to a small UK study.
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Is fish oil safe during chemotherapy?
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 05 15
Fish oil supplements might make cancer chemotherapy less effective - but many people with cancer were taking those supplements in a recent survey.
All…
Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper
• Heart • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15
The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical exercise, eight months after…
Exercise Beats Vitamin D for Injury Prevention
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15
Exercise and vitamin D supplements may help prevent injurious falls in older adults, a randomized trial found.
Finnish researchers recruited 409 women ages 70…
The Limits of Tylenol for Pain Relief
• Pain • Apr 05 15
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is widely recommended for the relief of back pain and the pain of knee and hip arthritis. But a systematic review of…
Metabolic problems ‘more likely in evening types than morning people’
• Obesity • Apr 05 15
In a study of the sleeping habits and metabolism of 1,620 people, people who stayed up late, regardless of lifestyle factors, had a higher…
Alcohol-dependent hospital patients die earlier from multiple morbidities
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 05 15
Scientists from the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University of Bonn Hospital, together with British colleagues, have discovered that alcohol-dependent hospital patients…
Unrelated memories artificially linked for the first time
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Apr 05 15
Researchers from Japan have - for the first time - found a way to create an artificial link between memories that are unrelated -…
Simple eye test for 6-year-olds predicts need for glasses in teen years
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 05 15
Researchers have found that a simple eye test in first grade could predict the onset of nearsightedness by eight grade.
Such a…
Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings
• Obesity • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 05 15
Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study suggests.
“This study showed…
Eating eggs reduces risk of type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 02 15
Egg consumption may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Eastern Finland. The findings were published…
Critical windows to turn away junk food craving
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 02 15
University of Adelaide researchers have shown there are two critical windows during the developmental pathway to adulthood when exposure to junk food is most…
How to crowdsource the world for emergency medicine
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Apr 02 15
Two new studies, published online Tuesday in Annals of Emergency Medicine, illustrate the power of social media and the Internet to promote scholarly dialogue…
Internet Searches Create Illusion of Personal Knowledge, Research Finds
• Brain • • Public Health • Apr 02 15
Searching the Internet for information may make people feel smarter than they actually are, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Exercise largely absent from US medical school curriculum, study shows
• Physical activity -exercise • Apr 01 15
Exercise may play a critical role in maintaining good health, but fewer than half of the physicians trained in the United States in 2013…
Phone counseling reduces pain, disability after back surgery
• Backache • • Pain • Apr 01 15
Research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that having a short series of phone conversations with trained counselors can substantially boost recovery and reduce pain…
Exercise questioned as depression treatment
• Depression • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 01 15
“Exercise doesn’t help depression,” according to The Guardian. The paper said that patients advised to exercise fare no better than those who receive only…