Antipsychotics tied to weight gain in kids, teens
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 28 09
In children and adolescents, treatment with “second-generation” antipsychotic drugs is associated with significant weight gain and increased cholesterol levels, researchers warn in the…
Sex, alcohol, fat among world’s big killers - WHO
• Public Health • Oct 28 09
Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World…
Female veterans have fewer pain complaints than men
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Pain • Oct 28 09
Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts are.
The findings,…
Older Patients with Dementia at Increased Risk for Flu Mortality
• Flu • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 27 09
An epidemiological study on pneumonia and influenza (P&I) in adults age 65 and over reports that patients with dementia are diagnosed with flu less…
Diagnosis, abortion of Down’s babies rising in UK
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 27 09
A rise in older women becoming pregnant has led to a big jump in Down’s syndrome diagnoses in Britain, but fewer babies are born…
Latest analysis confirms suboptimal vitamin D levels in millions of US children
• Children's Health • Oct 26 09
Millions of children in the United States between the ages of 1 and 11 may suffer from suboptimal levels of vitamin D, according to…
Gene therapy experiment restores sight in a few
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Oct 26 09
Nine-year-old Corey Haas can ride his bike alone now, thanks to an experimental gene therapy that has boosted his fading vision with a single…
Regular exercise may help battle the flu
• Flu • Oct 26 09
Regular exercise may help reduce the misery of the flu by boosting the immune system’s response to the virus, a study in mice…
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
• Public Health • Oct 26 09
President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday.
The declaration will make it…
Increased Stroke Risk from Birth Control Pills
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Stroke • Oct 26 09
She was only 30 years old, but she was experiencing the classic symptoms of a stroke. Her speech suddenly became slurred, and her left…
Fitness Levels Decline With Age, Especially After 45
• Public Health • Oct 26 09
Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue…
Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Disease?
• Brain • • Diabetes • • Neurology • Oct 26 09
Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don’t have Alzheimer’s disease.…
El Paso County Serves as a Model for Obesity Prevention
• Obesity • Oct 23 09
Researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at The University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional…
UAB Creates National Network to Advance Personalized Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 23 09
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is spearheading an effort to create a national database and repository to enable researchers to identify predictors…
Forget About Dieting Over the Holidays
• Dieting • Oct 23 09
Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
“Many of us will gain…
World Stroke Day, 29 October 2009
• Stroke • Oct 23 09
With this theme in mind, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) emphasises that most of the risks for stroke are also the major risks…
Neurotic? It could lead to asthma
• Asthma • • Neurology • Oct 23 09
People who are neurotic - they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs - seem to be at increased…
Injured, stressed veterans suffer more headaches
• Headaches • Oct 23 09
Veterans who suffered physical injuries or developed post-traumatic stress disorder after combat in Iraq or Afghanistan may suffer recurrent headaches, a new study suggests.
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Muscle ‘synergies’ may be key to stroke treatment
• Stroke • Oct 20 09
What’s new: Researchers at MIT and San Camillo Hospital in Venice, Italy, have shown that motor impairments in stroke patients can be understood as…
Polluted air may give you a headache
• Headaches • • Migraine • Oct 20 09
Have a headache and don’t know why? It could be high levels of air pollution.
A study from the densely populated Santiago Province of…
One pair of dirty hands equals many infections
• Infections • Oct 20 09
A single doctor, nurse or technician with dirty hands can undo all the good work of an entire hospital staff trained to carefully wash…
July 4 swine flu outbreak shows pattern of virus
• Swine Flu • Oct 20 09
More than 100 new cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy got infected with swine flu at a July 4th barbecue and fireworks display…
Canada study finds link between smoking crack, HIV
• AIDS/HIV • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 20 09
Smoking crack cocaine daily adds to the risk of spreading HIV, a Canadian study published on Monday says, although researchers acknowledge they are not…
Why are preemies more likely to develop autism?
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 20 09
Researchers have long seen signs of autism in children born prematurely, and some studies have suggested that such signs can develop into full-blown autism…
U.S. won’t go after medical marijuana where legal
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 20 09
In a policy shift, the Obama administration told federal prosecutors not to go after patients who use medical marijuana or dispensaries in states where…