Thyroid Nodules in Children Pose Greater Risk of Malignancy
• Cancer • • Endocrinology • Sep 23 09
When the American Thyroid Association (ATA) holds its 80th Annual Meeting September 23-27, 2009 at The Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, Andrew Bauer,…
New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found
• Depression • • Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 22 09
There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.
Using…
Researchers Identify Gene Variant Linked to Glaucoma
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Genetics • Sep 22 09
An international team, led by researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the National Eye Institute, has discovered gene…
Women with Atrial Fibrillation Are at Significantly Higher Risk of Stroke and Death Compared to Men
• Heart • • Stroke • Sep 22 09
Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac…
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
• Genetics • Sep 21 09
Scientists have identified how a protein enables sections of so-called junk DNA to be cut and pasted within genetic code – a finding which…
Pediatrics: Kids need specialized care in hospital emergency departments
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Sep 21 09
According to a recent IOM report, only 6 percent of U.S. hospital emergency departments are fully equipped to properly care for children. With high…
H1N1: Common Sense for Parents
• Swine Flu • Sep 21 09
After closing schools and making headlines this spring, Novel H1N1 A (swine flu) is back in the news and stirring up parental anxieties anew.…
Later Drinking Ages Mean Less Alcohol Use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Sep 21 09
A new study finds that adults who legally were able to purchase alcohol before the age of 21 in their states are more…
New Genetic Link Between Cardiac Arrhythmias and Thyroid Dysfunction Identified
• Endocrinology • • Heart • Sep 21 09
Genes previously known to be essential to the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of cardiac muscle - a healthy heartbeat - have now also been…
Vaccine for Urinary Tract Infections Shows Early Promise
• Urine Problems • Sep 18 09
Urinary tract infections are painful and recur all too often with no apparent cause: Ask any woman who has missed days of work due…
California lawmaker plans hearings on soda-obesity link
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 17 09
The California lawmaker who spearheaded a high-profile anti-obesity effort across the country’s most populous state is now training his sights on sugar-sweetened drinks.
Sen.…
Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu: expert
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Sep 17 09
The death rate from the pandemic H1N1 swine flu is likely lower than earlier estimates, an expert in infectious diseases said on Wednesday.
New…
Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Sep 17 09
Rates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion.…
Genes controlling insulin can alter timing of biological clock
• Diabetes • • Genetics • Sep 17 09
Many of the genes that regulate insulin also alter the timing of the circadian clock, a new study has found.
Although insulin responses were…
New links between epilepsy and brain lipids
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • Sep 17 09
In mice that are missing a protein found only in the brain, neural signals “go crazy,” leaving the animals with epileptic seizures from a…
Metabolic syndrome risk factors drive significantly higher health care costs
• Heart • • Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 17 09
Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person’s healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold,…
Older Americans: How they are faring in the recession
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 17 09
Older Americans have weathered the financial crisis relatively well, although many now expect to work longer than they did just a year ago, according…
Vitamin D: Many Benefits; Optimal Dose Uncertain
• Public Health • Sep 16 09
Vitamin D appears to boost health from head to toe, according to the September issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. But, so far, there’s…
New evidence that green tea may help improve bone health
• Dieting • Sep 16 09
Researchers in Hong Kong are reporting new evidence that green tea — one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide and now available as…
How to reach proficiency in laparoscopic splenectomy?
• Surgery • Sep 16 09
Laparoscopic splenectomy has become the gold standard intervention for the removal of the spleen, especially for benign causes. However, the organ’s high anatomic location,…
Rich people don’t need friends
• Public Health • Sep 16 09
In a paper evaluated by f1000 Medicine, six studies tested relationships between reminders of money, social exclusion and physical pain.
In The symbolic power…
Weeding out marijuana: Researchers close in on engineering recognizable, drug-free Cannabis plant
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 15 09
In a first step toward engineering a drug-free Cannabis plant for hemp fiber and oil, University of Minnesota researchers have identified genes producing tetrahydrocannabinol…
Gene Stops Excess Mucus in Respiratory Disease
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 15 09
Scientists have identified the main genetic switch that causes excessive mucus in the lungs, a discovery that one day could ease suffering for people…
Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Hip Conditions is Focus of New Center
• Surgery • Sep 15 09
Recent improved understanding of hip abnormalities, combined with advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and minimally invasive surgical treatments are giving many patients new hope…
Study Examines Stroke Risk Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
• Heart • • Neurology • • Stroke • Sep 15 09
Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, post-operative stroke occurred in approximately 2 percent, was not correlated with significant carotid artery narrowing, but was more common…