Elderly immune system needs a boost
• Immunology • Oct 08 09
Elderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their…
Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing
• Obesity • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 08 09
Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing (SDB), they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research.
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Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Obesity • Oct 08 09
Obesity in children significantly increases the risk of major and minor respiratory complications following surgery to correct sleep disordered breathing (SDB), according to new…
Calling All Smokers: Cell Phones Could Help You Quit
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 07 09
Hooked on your cell phone and cigarettes? Fortunately, your mobile device could help you kick the nicotine habit, according to a new review from…
Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer
• Neurology • • Stroke • Oct 07 09
An updated Cochrane review finds that stroke patients who participate in a post-stroke walking program walk faster, longer and more independently than non-exercisers.
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Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Oct 07 09
Patients who exhibited a certain genetic mutation of anti-oxidant enzymes are three times more likely to develop age-related hearing loss (ARHL), according to new…
Health in low-income countries: Outsourcing and cash incentives may help
• Public Health • Oct 07 09
Contracting private providers of healthcare services and giving cash incentives to patients are two strategies that have been proposed to increase access to healthcare…
Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis work, but which is best?
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 07 09
More studies that directly compare the effectiveness of different biologic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are needed, say Cochrane Researchers. The researchers reviewed all…
TENS for osteoarthritis: Not enough evidence to recommend
• Arthritis • Oct 07 09
Despite twenty years of research on the use of electrostimulation techniques (TENS) for treatment of osteoarthritis in the knee, researchers still cannot say whether…
Exercise programs recommended as standard for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 07 09
Exercise programs designed to improve strength and stamina are safe and effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review.…
New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 06 09
The action of a small protein that is a major villain in Alzheimer’s disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT…
Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds
• Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 06 09
Restrictions on fast-food chain restaurants in South Los Angeles are not addressing the main differences between neighborhood food environments and are unlikely to improve…
Men nearly 3 times as likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 05 09
A comprehensive study of the prevalence and risk factors for noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) show that men, especially those who are white and…
Keeping children safe: Rethinking design
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 05 09
Injury is the leading cause of death for children over the age of 1 in industrialized countries and improving the safety of the manmade…
Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 05 09
A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices…
The high cost of treating alcohol-impaired drivers
• Mortality and Morbidity • Oct 05 09
The costs of drinking and driving are all too apparent, with alcohol involved in 41 percent of all motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2006.…
Toronto researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 05 09
Researchers at the University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the…
Are You at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Surgery • Oct 05 09
If you are experiencing pain in your arms, based on individual risk factors, there may be an increased likelihood you are suffering from carpal…
New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare for Role in H1N1 and Other Public Health Crises
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 05 09
With the flu season and the H1N1 virus looming, pharmacists are increasingly being called on to take a more active role in public…
Half of babies born in rich world will live to 100
• Children's Health • Oct 02 09
More than half of babies born in rich nations today will live to be 100 years old if current life expectancy trends continue,…
Doubts on suicide-anti-smoking drug Chantix link
• Drug Abuse • Oct 02 09
Despite earlier health agency warnings, there is no strong evidence that the anti-smoking drug Chantix raises the risk of suicidal thoughts or depression compared…
Teen Smoking Linked to Drinking and Drug Use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 01 09
New research by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers looks at the specific ways parents and peers influence teenagers to smoke, drink and use marijuana…
Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 01 09
New research shows that streptococcal infection does not appear to cause or trigger Tourette syndrome or obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The research is published…
Complications Are Not Best Predictor of Hospital Mortality
• Public Health • Oct 01 09
A compelling University of Michigan Health System study debunks assumptions about the role of complications in distinguishing good and bad hospitals.
The report in…
Do We Know How to Put a Baby to Bed?
• Children's Health • Oct 01 09
A poll of Pennsylvania adults suggests that most may not be aware of the best way to put a baby to sleep which as…