Guideline: Kids with Small Head Size at Risk of Neurologic Problems, Screening Needed
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Sep 15 09
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly…
‘Alert status’ area in brain discoved by Hebrew University scientists
• Brain • • Surgery • Sep 14 09
A new understanding of how anesthesia and anesthesia-like states are controlled in the brain opens the door to possible new future treatments of various…
Children with emotional difficulties at higher risk for adult obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Sep 11 09
Previous research has shown that low self-esteem and emotional problems are found in people who are overweight or obese– but not which influences which.…
Multiple factors impact adolescent smoking risk
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 11 09
There is no one-size-fits-all explanation for why teenagers take up smoking, hint findings of a Canadian study.
Therefore, focusing on one single risk factor…
Mayo Clinic identifies 2 genes as potential therapeutic targets for multiple sclerosis
• Genetics • • Neurology • Sep 11 09
A Mayo Clinic study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (MS). These…
U.S. campers developed drug-resistant flu: report
• Flu • Sep 11 09
Two girls given antiviral drugs in an effort to protect children at a summer camp from the new pandemic swine flu developed resistant virus,…
Australia reports first Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 case
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Sep 11 09
The first Australian case of swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG’s antiviral drug Tamiflu was confirmed by the Western Australia state government on…
Whitening strips safe in those with dry mouth
• Dental Health • Sep 11 09
Patients with dry mouth caused by medications they are taking can safely use 10% hydrogen peroxide whitening strips, researchers report online by the…
EU drugs agency: swine flu vaccine data “promising”
• Swine Flu • Sep 11 09
Early clinical trial results suggest that swine flu vaccines now being rushed through development produce a strong immune response, suggesting they should work well,…
Yoga may ease chronic back pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Sep 10 09
“Oh, my aching back!” may be heard less frequently as people with chronic lower back pain find some relief from a therapeutic form…
Many elderly feel dizzy, but physical activity helps
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 10 09
If you’re elderly and you feel dizzy, you might want to take more walks, according to study findings from Sweden.
Half of women…
Check obesity using waist, hips, not BMI
• Obesity • Sep 10 09
Do you like to blame your weight on being “big-boned?” If you’ve ever thought that the body mass index (BMI) - a ratio of…
Nicotine creates stronger memories, cues to drug use
• Brain • • Neurology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 10 09
Ever wonder why former smokers miss lighting up most when they are in a bar or after a meal with friends?
Researchers at…
Surgeons General, STOP Obesity Alliance announce America has reached tipping point on obesity
• Obesity • • Surgery • Sep 10 09
The two most recent Surgeons General of the United States, David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D., FAAFP, FACPM, FACP and Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., FACS,…
University of the Sciences H1N1 Swine Flu Experts
• Swine Flu • Sep 09 09
As students head back to school and flu season gets underway, experts from University of the Sciences in Philadelphia are available and ready to…
St. Jude Experts Available to Discuss H1N1 Influenza
• Swine Flu • Sep 09 09
As home to the only World Health Organization (WHO) collaborating center focusing on the transmission of animal influenza viruses to humans, St. Jude Children’s…
Infections may speed Alzheimer’s memory loss
• Neurology • Sep 09 09
Catching a cold or the flu could speed memory loss in people with Alzheimer’s disease, researchers reported Tuesday.
In a study of patients with…
Study Predicts 40 Percent Increase in Blindness in Nigeria by 2020
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 08 09
By 2020, 1.4 million Nigerians over age 40 will lose their sight, and the vast majority of the causes are either preventable or treatable,…
Prevent periodontitis to reduce the risk of head and neck cancer
• Dental Health • Sep 08 09
Chronic periodontitis, a form of gum disease, is an independent risk factor for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. This suggests the need for…
Children with asthma more vulnerable to H1N1 virus
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Swine Flu • Sep 08 09
Nearly a dozen 7th graders with asthma were welcomed along with other classmates back to school today by a special guest who had a…
Vet says owners should exercise with their dogs based on specific needs to prevent obesity
• Obesity • Sep 08 09
People and their dogs both need physical activity to fight obesity, and there are many exercises that owner and pet can do together that…
Glaucoma? That’s no excuse to skip your work out
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 07 09
People who suffer from vision-impairing glaucoma can exercise without fear of making the condition worse, according to a new study.
Glaucoma arises from abnormally…
Benefits of exercise differ by sex and race
• Public Health • Sep 07 09
How much health benefit you get from physical exercise might depend on your gender, and your race, new research suggests.
The work is based…
Strokes in young blacks drain S. Carolina’s pocket
• Stroke • Sep 07 09
South Carolina has a lot to gain, for its public health and its economy, by correcting racial disparities in stroke, researchers from the Medical…
Researchers find 2 more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Sep 07 09
An international team of scientists has identified two more genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. The findings are reported in the online edition…