Pediatricians find link between cumulative hardships and health in low-income young children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 12 10
Pediatric researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC), in partnership with other Children’s HealthWatch investigators in Minneapolis, Little Rock, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, have found…
You’re Born a Copy but Die an Original
• Public Health • Apr 12 10
‘Old people are usually thought of as a rather homogenous group - they are considered to be ill, lonely and unable to take care…
Tiny Gold Probes Give Scientists a Sense of How Disease Develops
• Public Health • Apr 12 10
Researchers have developed tiny probes comprising gold-coated particles. These can be inserted into cells, enabling diseases to be detected and monitored remotely using light…
Spanking your kid could hatch a bully
• Children's Health • Apr 12 10
Punishing your toddler with a few swats on the rear may come back to bite you, a new report suggests.
According to the study,…
Keeping the Weight Off After a Very-Low-Energy Diet
• Dieting • Apr 12 10
Simple advice can reduce the risk of weight regain after a very-low-energy diet: the secret to keeping the weight off is to switch back…
Does My Child Have Asthma?
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Apr 09 10
Your child is wheezing. Your child must have asthma, right? Not always, says Julie Koehler, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice…
Indoor chemicals may affect elderly’s lung function
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 09 10
Exposure to certain common indoor air pollutants may impair older adults’ lung function, a small study suggests.
Researchers say the findings raise concerns that…
Zinc in pregnancy combats children’s diarrhea
• Children's Health • Apr 09 10
In developing countries such as Peru, where zinc deficiency is common, giving pregnant women zinc supplements may help curb diarrhea-related illness in their babies,…
U.S. sugar group says sugar not to blame for obesity
• Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 09 10
Sugar is being unfairly blamed for obesity problems in the United States at a time when per capita consumption of sweeteners has declined over…
Hyperthyroidism ups young adults’ stroke risk
• Stroke • Apr 09 10
Young adults with overactive thyroids are at increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests.
But because a young person’s overall likelihood of having…
Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
• Stroke • Apr 08 10
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, according to new results from…
Research Improves Lives of Children with Birth Defects
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Apr 08 10
Birth defects remain a leading cause of death in the first year of life. According to the March of Dimes, every 3 to 4…
TAU reports that a happy marriage may prevent fatal strokes in men
• Gender: Male • • Stroke • Apr 08 10
“Love and marriage,” sang philosopher Frank Sinatra, “is an institute you can’t disparage.” Especially, a new Tel Aviv University study suggests, when a happy…
Music therapy fails dyslexics
• Alternative Medicine • Apr 08 10
There is no link between a lack of musical ability and dyslexia. Moreover, attempts to treat dyslexia with music therapy are unwarranted, according to…
New evidence on co-prescribing for heart and stroke patients
• Heart • • Stroke • Apr 08 10
New research by the University of East Anglia (UEA) shows no risk in combining two commonly-prescribed treatments for patients at risk of heart attacks…
Beware of “fat dissolving” spa treatments: FDA
• Fat, Dietary • Apr 08 10
So-called fat dissolving treatments offered by spas do not eliminate fat and the companies should stop saying so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Lung damage in cotton workers partly reversible
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 08 10
Workers in the cotton textile industry often develop chronic coughs and other respiratory problems, but a new study suggests that their lung function typically…
Smoking may increase risk of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 08 10
Smoking may increase the risk of multiple sclerosis in people who have other risk factors for the neurological disorder, researchers said on Wednesday.
The…
BUSPH study links rheumatoid arthritis to vitamin D deficiency
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Apr 07 10
Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin…
New Study Reaffirms Link between Effective Nurse Communication and Patient Safety
• Public Health • Apr 07 10
A systematic review of nursing handoff literature found that minimal research has been done to identify best practices, despite well-known negative consequences of inadequate…
Longer Treatment for Juvenile Arthritis During Remission Does Not Reduce Relapse Rate
• Arthritis • Apr 07 10
For patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in remission, withdrawal of treatment with the drug methotrexate over 12 months vs. 6 months did not reduce…
Better Understanding of Abnormalities that Lead to Chronic Kidney Disease in Children
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Apr 07 10
Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension…
Teens Can Overcome Genetic Obesity with Exercise
• Obesity • Apr 07 10
For a few, keeping obesity at bay is a breeze, for some it takes a healthy diet and a bit of will power, and…
Heavier Patients Not Found to Receive Inferior Care
• Obesity • Apr 07 10
Obese and overweight patients don’t appear to receive inferior care compared with normal-weight patients across a variety of performance measures, although being overweight or…
Obesity in infants can be diagnosed at 6 months
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 07 10
A new study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown that obesity can be detected in infants as…