FDA tobacco bill could cost U.S. states
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 15 09
Legislation recently cleared by the House of Representatives to give the Food and Drug Administration power over cigarettes would save the federal government…
Wrist Acupuncture or Acupressure Prevents Nausea From Anesthesia
• Alternative Medicine • • Surgery • Apr 15 09
Up to 80 percent of patients who have surgery complain of nausea and vomiting afterwards, but stimulating an acupoint in their wrists can…
Breast-feeding blocks pain of infant vaccination
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 15 09
Turkish investigators report that breast-feeding an infant appears to significantly reduce the pain associated with vaccination.
“Even young children have a pain memory,…
Many Americans ignore food recalls: survey
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 15 09
Only about 60 percent of Americans search their homes for foods recalled because of contamination, researchers reported on Tuesday.
The United States has had…
Marijuana plus cigarettes boosts lung disease risk
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 14 09
People who smoke both tobacco and marijuana may have a particularly high risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study suggests.
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High-dose paracetamol “may help stroke patients”
• Neurology • • Stroke • Apr 14 09
Giving a high dose of paracetamol to stroke patients with raised body temperatures appears to improve their chance of recovering without serious disability, Dutch…
New therapies expected to help reduce future visual burden of age-related eye disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 14 09
The prevalence of the eye disease age-related macular degeneration is projected to increase substantially by 2050, but the use of new therapies is expected…
Many Clinicians Unaware of Federally Funded Research on Alternative Therapies
• Alternative Medicine • • Public Health • Apr 14 09
Approximately one in four practicing clinicians appear to be aware of two major federally funded clinical trials of alternative therapies, and many do not…
Screening to Help Prevent Stroke in Kids Increases, But Limited Access a Problem
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Apr 14 09
The number of children with a certain blood disorder undergoing an ultrasound to help prevent stroke is up significantly in the past 10 years…
Arkansas Health Plan Sees Higher Costs for Unhealthy Behaviors
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Weight Loss • Apr 14 09
Your insurance company would like you to stop smoking, lose weight and get off the couch — for your health and its financial well-being.
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Remembering a Forgotten Co-discoverer of Alzheimer Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 13 09
Alzheimer disease researchers everywhere are familiar with the founding story of their field, concerning the German doctor, Alois Alzheimer, who reported on abnormal pathology…
New insights into progressive hearing loss
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Apr 13 09
In parallel studies in human and mouse, two groups of researchers have come to the same conclusion: that a new kind of gene is…
Test predicts who will develop end-stage renal disease
• Urine Problems • Apr 09 09
Measuring kidney function by assessing two different factors—glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and urinary albumin levels—helps determine which patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) will…
Enzyme therapy slows kidney function decline
• Urine Problems • Apr 09 09
For men with Fabry disease, enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) with agalsidase alfa slows deterioration of kidney function, reports a study in the online edition…
Remembering a Forgotten Co-discoverer of Alzheimer Disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 09 09
Alzheimer disease researchers everywhere are familiar with the founding story of their field, concerning the German doctor, Alois Alzheimer, who reported on abnormal pathology…
Teens less and less active with each winter
• Children's Health • Apr 09 09
Adolescents’ physical activity drops during winter and increases during summer - but not enough to offset the winter decline, study findings indicate.
The net…
Caffeine may lessen exercisers’ muscle pain
• Dieting • • Pain • Apr 09 09
A couple cups of coffee before a tough workout may lower the chances of sore muscles later on, a small study suggests.
The researchers…
Teaching Autistic Teens to Make Friends
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 08 09
During the first week of class, the teens’ eyes were downcast, their responses were mumbled and eye contact was almost nonexistent. By Week 12,…
Diet change cuts diabetes risk in Latino teens
• Diabetes • • Dieting • Apr 08 09
Eating less sugar and more fiber can reduce the risk of diabetes in overweight Latino adolescents, new research shows.
Furthermore, according to findings…
Kids’ sleep issues may affect mental ability later
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 08 09
A new study suggests an association between sleep problems in childhood and mental functioning in early adolescence.
Dr. Alice M. Gregory, at the University…
Alzheimer’s gene changes brain early, study finds
• Brain • • Genetics • • Neurology • Apr 08 09
A gene known to raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease may alter brain activity throughout life, British researchers said on Monday.
They found that…
Natural leaders may have more children: study
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Public Health • Apr 08 09
Born leaders may be more likely to have children than people who prefer to be led, a study suggests.
Researchers found that among Finnish…
New, simple method identifies preterm infants at risk of eye disease
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 08 09
A simple way of establishing which preterm infants are at risk of developing the eye disease ROP is to follow their weight gain. A…
Big Belly and Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome
• Neurology • • Obesity • Apr 07 09
A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common…
Simple bedside test improves diagnosis of chronic back pain, could guide treatment
• Backache • Apr 07 09
A simple and inexpensive method of assessing pain, developed by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers, is better than currently used techniques for distinguishing neuropathic…