Smokeless Tobacco Products Have Lower Risk of Adverse Health Effects than Cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 04 09
Each year, two thirds of smokers in the US say they want to quit smoking but less than 3% of those who try to…
Ways to Minimize Tinnitus—Troublesome Noises in the Ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 04 09
Ringing, whining, whistling, hissing or whooshing. Any of those sounds in one or both ears when there is no external noise present could be…
Going Vegetarian? With A Little Planning, It’s Easier than Ever
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Feb 04 09
There’s more to being a vegetarian than cutting meat from the menu. The February issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource offers suggestions for a…
The Home Can be a Dangerous Place for Teens
• Children's Health • Feb 04 09
While studies have shown that the home can be one of the most dangerous places for young children, a new study finds that…
Babies & Robots: Infant Power Mobility On Display
• Children's Health • Feb 04 09
Children with mobility issues, like cerebral palsy and spina bifida, can’t explore the world like other babies, because they can’t crawl or walk. Infant…
Children’s Hospital study finds African-Americans more distrusting of research than whites
• Public Health • Feb 03 09
Distrust toward medicine and research plays a significant role in African-Americans’ lack of participation in clinical trials, according to a study by researchers at…
Kids Need More Physical Activity in School, Review Says
• Children's Health • Feb 03 09
Did your daughter work up a sweat playing basketball in gym class today or did she spend half the class hanging out on the…
Treating appendicitis by laparoscopic surgery may not be worth the cost
• Surgery • Feb 03 09
New research published in the February issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggests that a traditional, “open” appendectomy may be…
Coffee drinkers show lower dementia risk
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 03 09
In more good news for coffee lovers, a new study suggests that middle-aged adults who regularly drink a cup of java may have…
Gene therapy promising for rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Genetics • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 03 09
Researchers have successfully used gene therapy to substantially reduce joint pain in two patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
These data “provide the first…
Apple juice slows buildup of Alzheimer’s protein
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Feb 03 09
Drinking apple juice helps slow the accumulation of the protein fragments that damage the brain in Alzheimer’s disease, new research in mice shows.
The…
Kids most in need least likely to take vitamins
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Feb 03 09
Children and teenagers who face the greatest risk of nutritional deficiencies tend to use vitamin and mineral supplements the least, researchers reported Monday.
Among…
California octuplets dismay fertility experts
• Fertility and pregnancy • Feb 03 09
The birth of octuplets in California, hailed as a medical triumph by doctors who delivered the tiny infants, has dismayed fertility experts who say…
Educating Patients Before They Leave the Hospital Saves Money
• Public Health • Feb 03 09
Patients who have a clear understanding of their after-hospital care instructions, including how to take their medicines and when to make follow-up appointments, are…
What Are the Secrets of a Long and Healthy Life?
• Public Health • Feb 02 09
More and more people are living longer, but living to extreme old age is unusual and tends to run in some families. A new…
Most with severe headache avoid emergency care
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Headaches • Feb 02 09
Despite the pervasiveness of migraine and other headache disorders in the U.S., most individuals suffering a severe headache steer clear of emergency departments, survey…
Parents’ mental woes raise teens’ migraine risk
• Children's Health • • Headaches • • Migraine • Feb 02 09
Adolescent girls of parents with depression or a variety of psychopathology, including antisocial behavior and drug dependence, are at risk for migraine headaches,…
No Proven Role for Diet in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dieting • Jan 28 09
A new review finds no definitive connection between diet and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the lining…
Pain relieving effects of acupuncture are limited
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Jan 28 09
The pain relieving effects of acupuncture compared with placebo are small and seem to lack clinical relevance, according to a study published on bmj.com…
I feel your pain: Neural mechanisms of empathy
• Pain • Jan 28 09
Is it possible to share a pain that you observe in another but have never actually experienced yourself? A new study uses a sophisticated…
Scientists unmask genetic markers associated with psoriasis
• Dermatology • Jan 26 09
Scientists at the University of Michigan Department of Dermatology, the U-M School of Public Health and their collaborators have found DNA “hotspots” that may…
Shoulder Injuries in U.S. High School Athletes Occur More Often in Boys
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 26 09
Although shoulder injuries accounted for just 8 percent of all injuries sustained by high school athletes, shoulder injuries were relatively common in predominately male…
Unmet Medical Needs Are Most Common Among Vulnerable Children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jan 26 09
Despite recent government efforts, the medical needs of about six million children in the United States are not being met, according to data from…
Cell Phones Are Dangerous for Child Pedestrians
• Children's Health • Jan 26 09
Children who talk on cell phones while crossing streets are at a higher risk for injuries or death in a pedestrian accident, said psychologists…
Consumers Desire More Genetic Testing, But Not Designer Babies
• Genetics • Jan 26 09
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center found a high desire for additional genetic testing among consumers for life altering…