Ex-smokers on their own in fending off a relapse
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 23 09
There’s no evidence that behavioral approaches help smokers who have recently quit to remain smoke-free, conclude the authors of a review of relapse prevention…
Eating Less May Not Extend Life
• Dieting • Jan 23 09
If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer.
For lean mice – and possibly…
Research identifies in-flight emergencies
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jan 23 09
Fainting is the most common in-flight medical emergency. Research recently published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Critical Care details the number, type and…
Migraines, Tension Headaches Respond to Acupuncture
• Alternative Medicine • • Headaches • • Migraine • Jan 22 09
Two new systematic reviews have found that acupuncture therapy can provide patients who suffer from tension and migraine headache an alternative treatment for their…
New Clinical Equation Accurately Measures Kidney Function in Children
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Jan 22 09
Measuring a child’s kidney function has traditionally been time-consuming, costly, and difficult to perform, but a new equation that uses parameters collected at routine…
New Urine Test Detects Common Cause of Kidney Transplant Failure
• Urine Problems • Jan 22 09
A new and simple urine test can detect polyomavirus nephropathy, a relatively new and serious complication that affects up to 9% of kidney…
Are silicofluorides controlled?
• Drug Abuse • Jan 21 09
It’s amazing, the TGA controls this poison in many drugs, lots of dental hygiene products (including mouthwash at 200ppm - now considered a possible…
Childhood obesity ‘boot camps’
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 19 09
Overweight children and their families will attend free 10-week health courses as part of a campaign to tackle childhood obesity.
The £1.4 million scheme…
Nanotech gadget could diagnose any disease
• Public Health • Jan 19 09
A way to stuff a microchip full of detectors for a whole range of medical conditions has been developed by US chemists. They say…
Eyes reveal health secrets of the brain
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 19 09
THE eyes may be the windows to the soul, but they also make pretty good peepholes into the brain. Thanks to an optical version…
Youngsters often miss diet and exercise marks
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Jan 19 09
According to their parents, pre-school children have somewhat better diets than school-age children, but both groups fall short when it comes to getting recommended…
Kids with arthritis benefit from early treatment
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 19 09
In children with arthritis, the time from diagnosis to the start of treatment with methotrexate appears to be an important predictor of their…
Physically able stroke patients often sedentary
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 19 09
Many people who have survived a stroke have the ability to be physically active but aren’t, according to research published in the journal Stroke.
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Living with a smoker hard on tiny infants
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 19 09
Infants born at very low birth weights are at increased risk of lung ailments in the first 12 months of life, and a…
More men than women die of COPD, study hints
• Public Health • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 19 09
Results of a study conducted in the Asia-Pacific region suggest that men with COPD are more likely to die or be hospitalized than women…
Fish oil may prevent Alzheimer’s weight loss
• Dieting • • Neurology • • Weight Loss • Jan 18 09
Fish oil supplements could help Alzheimer’s patients maintain a healthy weight, a new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society shows.
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Leflunomide effective as co-therapy in RA
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jan 16 09
The immune-modulating drug leflunomide is effective as co-therapy with drugs that block the inflammation-producing protein TNF in people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a…
Vaccine cuts meningitis rates, even in adults
• Infections • Jan 16 09
A routine childhood vaccine used to prevent several common types of infections has helped cut the rate of a deadly form of meningitis by…
Some teens more prone to depression from bullying
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 16 09
Teenagers who are subjected to bullying and teasing are at risk of becoming depressed, but those from either low-income or wealthier families may be…
Prescription Opioid Abuse, Addiction Less Common Than Many Believe
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Jan 16 09
The abuse and addiction potentials of opioid analgesics prescribed for patients with chronic pain have been of great concern. However, current research indicates…
Alcohol taxes have clear effect on drinking
• Public Health • Jan 15 09
With many local and national governments currently debating proposals to raise alcohol taxes, a timely new study published online today in the February edition…
More Efficient Way to Manage Health Information
• Public Health • Jan 15 09
The days of scrambling to recall or find immunization dates or medication names and doses may be numbered. An electronic personal health record is…
To Prevent Death Or Disability Seek Immediate Care When Stroke Symptoms Occur
• Neurology • • Stroke • Jan 15 09
Recognizing the symptoms of stroke and seeking immediate treatment could save your life. What’s immediate? Ideally, treatment for ischemic stroke - the most common…
Compression devices calm restless legs: study
• Neurology • Jan 15 09
The results of a study suggest that compression devices can produce significant improvements in patients with restless legs syndrome, a movement disorder that causes…
Eating on the run may lead to a poor diet
• Dieting • Jan 15 09
Many young people say they lack the time to sit down to a meal, and that may be pushing them to make less-than healthy…