Gum disease can increase the time it takes to become pregnant
• Dental Health • • Pregnancy • Jul 05 11
For the first time, fertility experts have shown that, from the time that a woman starts trying to conceive, poor oral health can have…
Smokers using varenicline to quit the habit at greater risk of heart attack
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 04 11
Healthy, middle-aged smokers who take the most popular smoking cessation drug on the market have a 72 percent increased risk of being hospitalized with…
Urban children are healthier commuters than rural teens
• Children's Health • Jul 04 11
The children most likely to walk or cycle to school live in urban areas, with a single parent, and in an economically disadvantaged home,…
Body’s natural marijuana-like chemicals make fatty foods hard to resist
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jul 04 11
Recent studies have revealed potato chips and french fries to be the worst contributors to weight gain – and with good reason. Have you…
Safety group sets kids’ drawstring safety rules
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jul 04 11
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Friday set a new federal safety rule, saying drawstrings in certain children’s clothing are now considered substantial…
Copper kills 97 percent of hospital ICU bacteria: study
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 04 11
Antimicrobial copper surfaces in intensive care units (ICU) kill 97 percent of bacteria that can cause hospital-acquired infections, according to preliminary results of a…
Late talkers do fine as they grow up: study
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 04 11
In good news to parents of late talkers, an Australian study shows a slow start on language is unlikely to have lingering effects on…
Research examines dentists’ role in painkiller abuse
• Dental Health • • Pain • Jul 03 11
In the cover article of this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association, a group of nine dentists, pharmacists, and addiction experts provides new…
Copper reduces infection risk by more than 40 percent
• Infections • Jul 03 11
Professor Bill Keevil, Head of the Microbiology Group and Director of the Environmental Healthcare Unit at the University of Southampton, has presented research into…
Thanks for the memories
• Brain • • Neurology • Jun 30 11
How easy is it to falsify memory? New research at the Weizmann Institute shows that a bit of social pressure may be all that…
Red wine: Exercise in a bottle?
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 30 11
As strange as it sounds, a new research study published in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org), suggests that the “healthy” ingredient in red wine,…
U.S. Adults Not Just Eating More, but More Often
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jun 29 11
Over the past 30 years U.S. adults have been eating larger portions and eating more often, according to a new study by University of…
New Classification Will Guide Assessment and Treatment of Osteoporosis
• Gender: Female • Jun 29 11
A new study brings the experience of physical therapists to a developing “Core Set” of criteria to guide evaluation and treatment for patients with…
Surgical Complications Twelve Times More Likely in Obese Patients
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 29 11
Obese patients are nearly 12 times more likely to suffer a complication following elective plastic surgery than their normal-weight counterparts, according to new research…
Restoring Smiles in Children with Permanent Facial Paralysis
• Cosmetics • • Neurology • • Public Health • Jun 29 11
A half-paralyzed face with a motionless, drooping side can be alarming at any age, but when it occurs in a child it can be…
Patients Treated with Sunitinib and Sorafenib Respond to Flu Vaccine
• Flu • Jun 29 11
Patients treated with sunitinib and sorafenib responded to the flu vaccine, which suggests the agents do not damage the immune system as much as…
Tips To Keep Kids Safe When They Play In And Around Water
• Children's Health • Jun 28 11
Doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center want to make sure children are safe this summer when they are playing in or around water.
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State/Federal Partnership Has Reduced Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors to an All-time Low
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 28 11
This year’s report shows that the slight upward tick in sales to minors that occurred during FY2009 has been reversed
A new report on…
Team approach reduces urinary tract infections in rehab patients
• Urine Problems • Jun 28 11
Nurses, occupational and physical therapists, case managers and education staff, all working together at a 300-bed Nebraska rehabilitation hospital, have successfully implemented a team…
New study shows children and adolescents who eat candy are less overweight or obese
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jun 28 11
Children and adolescents who eat candy tend to weigh less than their non-consuming counterparts, according to a new study published in Food & Nutrition…
Can soda tax curb obesity?
• Obesity • Jun 28 11
To many, a tax on soda is a no-brainer in advancing the nation’s war on obesity. Advocates point to a number of studies in…
Genetic study shows that low body fat may not lower risk for heart disease and diabetes
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • Jun 27 11
Having a lower percentage of body fat may not always lower your risk for heart disease and diabetes, according to a study by an…
Study finds pregnancy safe in multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Jun 27 11
Canadian researchers have found that maternal multiple sclerosis (MS) is generally not associated with adverse delivery outcomes or risk to their offspring. Full findings…
Most parents unaware of teen workplace risks
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 27 11
Most parents are unaware of the risks their teenagers face in the workplace and could do more to help them understand and prepare for…
Parent-adolescent cell phone conversations reveal a lot about the relationship
• Public Health • Jun 27 11
The nature of cell phone communication between a parent and adolescent child can affect the quality of their relationship, and much depends on who…