Secondary Stroke Prevention Needs Improvement
• Stroke • Feb 15 10
New research finds that one out of 12 people who have a stroke will likely soon have another stroke, and one out of four…
Study identifies racial and ethnic disparities in surgical care
• Surgery • Feb 15 10
Minority patients in New York City appear less likely than white patients to have surgeries performed by surgeons or at facilities that have handled…
Swine flu has killed up to 17,000 in U.S.
• Swine Flu • Feb 15 10
H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday.
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Grandparents who care for children ‘boost obesity risk’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
Young children who are regularly looked after by their grandparents have an increased risk of being overweight, an extensive British study has suggested.
Analysis…
Packaged Foods and Obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
The problem of obesity is now called a worldwide epidemic. Obesity has been correlated with a host of health problems, including type II diabetes…
Childhood Obesity: A Matter of Life and Death
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
First Lady Michelle Obama has announced her intent to make children’s health a national priority. She, like many health experts, is alarmed that obesity…
Childhood obesity linked to premature death in adulthood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 10
One study led by Dr. John Harrington at Eastern Virginia Medical School and colleagues shows that half the children in the study by the…
Tiny fruit fly tongue holds clues to obesity
• Obesity • Feb 15 10
A fruit fly’s tiny tongue holds clues to our eating habits, potentially opening new ways to treat obesity, says a new study.
Drosophila,…
Start obesity prevention in the cradle, study urges
• Obesity • Feb 15 10
A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US…
Research Highlights Role of Protein Pair in Obesity Regulation
• Obesity • Feb 12 10
New research by University of Cincinnati (UC) scientists implicates a new protein in obesity development and highlights a protein pair’s “team effort” in regulating…
Swine flu killed up to 17,000 in U.S.: report
• Swine Flu • Feb 12 10
H1N1 swine flu has killed as many as 17,000 Americans, including 1,800 children, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on…
Chocolate lovers could be lowering their risk of stroke: Study
• Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Feb 12 10
Giving chocolates to your Valentine on February 14th may help lower their risk of stroke based on a preliminary study from researchers at…
Quitting smoking especially difficult for select groups
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 12 10
With the national trend toward quitting smoking flat, psychologists are finding some success with treatments aimed at helping smokers from underserved groups, including racial…
Hypnosis can relieve symptoms in children with respiratory diseases
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 12 10
Hypnosis has potential therapeutic value in children with respiratory disorders for alleviating symptoms such as habit cough or unexplained sensations of difficulty breathing and…
Can Chocolate Lower Your Risk of Stroke?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Feb 12 10
Eating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke, according to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented…
Aging Skin—Are Those Spots Normal?
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Feb 12 10
Over time, skin suffers from wear and tear, and wrinkles, spots and growths begin to appear.
The February issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter…
Spanish-Language Ads Get Message Across for Smoking Quit Lines
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 12 10
It pays to advertise. It especially pays to advertise in Spanish if you want Spanish speakers to use a telephone helpline to quit…
Mediterranean Diet: Ingredients for a Heart-Healthy Eating Approach
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 12 10
In countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, heart disease is less common than in the United States. Researchers believe that foods common to Greece and…
Swine Flu vaccination: voluntary system works
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Feb 11 10
Social interaction between neighbours, work colleagues and other communities and social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as Swine Flu, SARS or…
New gene discovery could help to prevent blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Feb 11 10
Scientists have uncovered a new gene that could help save the sight of patients with a type of inherited blindness.
The international research team…
Dr. James Carroll MCG to conduct first FDA-approved stem cell trial in pediatric cerebral palsy
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Feb 11 10
Medical College of Georgia researchers are conducting the first FDA-approved clinical trial to determine whether an infusion of stem cells from umbilical cord blood…
2 years old—a childhood obesity tipping point?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
While many adults consider a chubby baby healthy, too many plump infants grow up to be obese teens, saddling them with Type-2 diabetes, elevated…
Researchers develop dietary formula that maintains youthful function into old age
• Dieting • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 11 10
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a cocktail of ingredients that forestalls major aspects of the aging process.
The findings are published in the…
Child Obesity Risks Death at Early Age, Study Finds
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to…
Simple family habits help kids avoid obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 11 10
Something as simple as sitting down to dinner together as a family can go a long way in helping a child fend off obesity.
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