Acupuncture found lacking for fibromyalgia
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 10 10
Acupuncture may provide some temporary pain relief for people with fibromyalgia, but does not help with fatigue, sleep problems, or physical function, according to…
Secondhand smoke raises TB risk: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • • Tuberculosis • Feb 10 10
Smoking has long been known to boost tuberculosis risk, and a new study from Hong Kong suggests that being exposed to someone else’s tobacco…
Prepregnancy, obesity and gestational weight gain influence risk of preterm birth
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Feb 10 10
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Slone Epidemiology Center and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have found that pre-pregnancy obesity…
Headache May Linger Years Later in People Exposed to World Trade Center Dust, Fumes
• Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 10 10
Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 frequently reported headache…
Migraine May Double Risk of Heart Attack
• Headaches • • Heart • • Migraine • Feb 10 10
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein…
Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 10 10
Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did…
Maternal obesity predisposes baby to Alzheimer’s
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 10 10
Maternal obesity causes cellular programming in utero that predisposes offspring to inflammation-related disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type 2 diabetes, stroke, heart disease, from…
Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 10 10
The rising incidents of childhood obesity is well documented. A recent Statistics Canada study found that 17 percent of Canadian children are overweight while…
Michelle Obama’s child-obesity challenge
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 10 10
First lady Michelle Obama will formally announce her childhood obesity initiative Tuesday at the White House, an effort to reverse an epidemic in which…
Study links estrogen hormone therapy to asthma
• Asthma • • Endocrinology • • Menopause • Feb 09 10
Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday.
The findings, from a major…
Early language problems may hinder adult literacy
• Children's Health • Feb 09 10
Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday…
Nicotine replacement therapy is over-promoted since most ex-smokers quit unassisted
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 09 10
Health authorities should emphasize the positive message that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is unassisted cessation, despite the promotion of cessation…
Celebrities Kill More than Vaccines Do
• Public Health • Feb 09 10
When Jim Carrey and his girlfriend appear on Larry King Live spewing inanities about vaccinations and links to autism and presenting it as a…
Herbal Medicines Can be Lethal, Pathologist Warns
• Alternative Medicine • • Drug Abuse • Feb 08 10
A University of Adelaide forensic pathologist has sounded a worldwide warning of the potential lethal dangers of herbal medicines if taken in large quantities,…
Slow breathing may soothe pain
• Pain • Feb 08 10
The simple practice of slow breathing may help people deal with the physical and emotional reactions to moderate pain, a small study suggests.
Researchers…
Family meals, adequate sleep and limited TV may lower childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 08 10
A new national study suggests that preschool-aged children are likely to have a lower risk for obesity if they regularly engage in one…
Research reveals link between beer and bone health
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 08 10
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the…
Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer’s treatment: UBC-Vancouver Coastal Health research
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 08 10
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer’s disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the…
Swine flu still out there, officials caution
• Swine Flu • Feb 08 10
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials…
Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue
• Public Health • Feb 08 10
President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday not to quit in his quest for a healthcare overhaul and said if the effort fails this year,…
Do video games lead to obesity
• Obesity • Feb 07 10
Obesity is a serious epidemic in the United States. More than 66% of adults and nearly 33% of young children are considered overweight.
In…
Toronto hospital offers surgery for obese teens
• Obesity • • Surgery • Feb 07 10
Canadian teenagers suffering from severe obesity, due to an accompanying medical condition, can now seek surgery to help them shed pounds.
Toronto’s Hospital for…
Obesity remains a problem for some county students
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 07 10
The number of obese and overweight third, fifth and eighth grade students in the Beaufort County School District has remained generally unchanged since…
Study fails to link saturated fat, heart disease
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • Feb 05 10
The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has a bad reputation, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear…
Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
• Swine Flu • Feb 05 10
The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday.
…