Google search engine flags flu activity in U.S.
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 13 08
Search engine giant Google launched a new tool on Tuesday that will help U.S. federal health experts track the annual flu epidemic.
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Study Reveals Smoking’s Effect on Nurses’ Health, Death Rates
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 13 08
A new UCLA School of Nursing study is the first to reveal the devastating consequences of smoking on the nursing profession. Published in the…
Estrogen, Testosterone May Affect Atherosclerosis
• Brain • • Endocrinology • • Neurology • Nov 12 08
Naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a recent…
Lack of Children Receiving Dental Care Is Public Health Problem
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Nov 12 08
A University of South Carolina study of children’s dental health has found that nearly one-fourth of the nation’s children have had no dental care…
Breakfast Improves Overall Diet Quality
• Dieting • Nov 12 08
A groundbreaking new study shows that eaters of lower energy dense breakfast have improved diet quality, and may have a better ability to maintain…
Hormone Shows Promise in Reversing Alzheimer’s and Stroke
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 12 08
Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke into the brain where it…
Research Findings in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases Unveiled
• Allergies • • Immunology • Nov 11 08
Researchers are presenting more than 450 abstracts on investigational findings in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases at the ACAAI Annual Meeting in…
Thanksgiving on a Budget: Seven Easy Ways to Save Money and Calories
• Dieting • • Public Health • Nov 11 08
Rising costs at the grocery story will be especially painful for many families this Thanksgiving as they get ready for the biggest meal…
Incontinence: Millions Suffer Unnecessarily
• Urine Problems • Nov 10 08
More than 15 million Americans, primarily women, suffer from incontinence. About 25 percent of females and 15 percent of males over the age of…
Can vitamins and minerals prevent hearing loss?
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Nov 10 08
About 10 million people in the United States alone—from troops returning from war to students with music blasting through headphones—are suffering from impairing noise-induced…
One in Ten Americans Suffers Arthritis Pain
• Arthritis • Nov 06 08
Approximately 21 million Americans – 9.5 percent of adults 18 and older – either visited or called a doctor for a prescription to reduce…
Hormone Therapy Helps Short Children Grow Up
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • Nov 06 08
Growth hormone treatment may significantly increase final height in children diagnosed with short stature, even in cases where the child is not growth hormone…
New Therapeutic Target Identified for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 05 08
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a potential new therapeutic target that could be used to treat inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid…
10 Symptoms Not To Ignore
• Public Health • Nov 05 08
Not every ache and pain merits a quick trip to the doctor - but some do. The November issue of Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource…
What’s Your Child’s Genetic Destiny for Disease?
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Nov 04 08
What’s your child’s “genetic destiny?”
Does diabetes run in your family? Or has a genetic test indicated that your child may some day be…
Studies examine treatment for gout and the condition’s protective effects
• Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 04 08
The goal in treating patients with gout is to reduce acute attacks by lowering serum urate levels, which are usually high in this disease.…
Fibromyalgia can no longer be called the ‘invisible’ syndrome
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 04 08
Using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in France were able to detect functional abnormalities in certain regions in the brains of patients…
Parents comfortable with alcohol screening in pediatricians’ offices
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Nov 03 08
Parents are surprisingly receptive to being screened for alcohol problems during a visit to their child’s pediatrician, including those who have alcohol problems.…
Grandparents a safe source of childcare
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 03 08
For working parents, having grandparents as caregivers can cut the risk of childhood injury roughly in half, according to a new study by researchers…
Flu shot protects kids—even during years with a bad vaccine match
• Children's Health • • Flu • Nov 03 08
Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children…
Tiny fungi may have sex while infecting humans
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Sexual Health • Oct 31 08
A fungus called microsporidia that causes chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and travelers has been identified as a member of the…
Like Rest of Society, Doctors Implicitly Favor Whites Over Blacks
• Public Health • Oct 29 08
In the first large study to explore possible unconscious bias among physicians, researchers have found that doctors mirror the attitudes of the majority in…
Early infections may increase arthritis risk
• Arthritis • • Infections • Oct 28 08
Babies with serious infections during their first year of life appear more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis at an early age, Swedish researchers said…
Five Ways to Get More from Your Doctor: Researchers’ Tips for Patients
• Public Health • Oct 28 08
These days, going to the doctor may seem more like speed dating than care giving. Patients get a few minutes with the clinician,…
Stress affects older adults more than young adults
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Oct 28 08
Life can be stressful, whether you’re an individual watching the stock market crash or a commuter stuck in traffic. A new study, forthcoming in…