Bacteria in Urinary Tract Infections Invade Bladder Cells
• Urine Problems • Dec 18 07
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found definitive proof that some of the bacteria that plague women with urinary…
Creative Work Has Health Advantages
• Public Health • Dec 14 07
Employees who have more control over their daily activities and can do challenging work that they enjoy are likely to be in better…
Green tea may protect brain cells against Parkinson’s disease
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • Dec 14 07
Does the consumption of green tea, widely touted to have beneficial effects on health, also protect brain cells” Authors of a new study being…
Heavy traffic makes breathing a burden in children
• Children's Health • • Respiratory Problems • Dec 14 07
Exposure to traffic pollution may increase respiratory problems and reduce lung volumes in children with asthma, according to researchers who studied the effects of…
Kids More Active When Playground Has Balls, Jump Ropes
• Children's Health • Dec 11 07
Children play harder and longer when their child-care centers provide portable play equipment such as balls and jump ropes, more opportunities for active play…
Good physical function after age 40 tied to reduced risk of stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 11 07
People who have good physical function after the age of 40 may lower their risk of stroke by as much as 50 percent compared…
Mediterranean diet and physical activity each associated with lower death rate over 5 years
• Dieting • Dec 11 07
Eating a Mediterranean diet and following national recommendations for physical activity are each associated with a reduced risk of death over a five-year period,…
What’s New in Childhood Organ Transplantation
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Dec 10 07
Transplantation remains the most effective treatment for children who have end-organ failure. In this review, we summarize the current issues facing children and their…
Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance: study
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 10 07
Our goal was to evaluate the effects of breastfeeding and dietary experiences on acceptance of a fruit and a green vegetable by 4- to…
Patients without Advance Care Plans More Likely to Die
• Public Health • Dec 10 07
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle found only half of…
Avoiding The Spread of Infection – In More Ways Than One
• Infections • Dec 10 07
It’s well known that a primary vector of disease is a germ-laden hand. Mano to mano, much misery in the land of the adenovirus…
Nicotine metabolism among African American and white smokers
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 07 07
Nicotine metabolism among African American and white smokers: Group and intraindividual differences in glucuronidation
It has long been known that African-American smokers have a…
Patients with Mild Cushing Syndrome may benefit from Adrenalectomy
• Cancer • • Endocrinology • • Surgery • Dec 07 07
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients with a mild form of Cushing syndrome, a metabolic disorder caused by adrenal tumors,…
How stress alleviates pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Dec 05 07
One way to alleviate the pain of banging your shin while on a hike is to encounter a grizzly bear—a well-known phenomenon called stress-induced…
The modern cigarette, an unregulated disaster
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 07
The modern cigarette is an unmitigated public health disaster, more so than tobacco used in any other form. Together with other types of tobacco…
How to Help Baby Like Fruits And Veggies
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 03 07
Moms, want your baby to learn to like fruits and vegetables?
According to new research from the Monell Center, if you’re breast feeding, you…
5 Tips for Buying the Safest Toys for Kids This Holiday Season
• Children's Health • Dec 03 07
It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but recent toy recalls are putting a damper on the joyful holiday shopping…
FDA: No increased cardiovascular risk with heartburn drugs
• Drug News • Dec 02 07
Results from two studies submitted to the FDA in late-May suggested an increased cardiovascular risk with long-term use of the popular heartburn drugs omeprazole…
Be aware if counterfeit medicine
• Drug Abuse • Dec 01 07
Counterfeit drugs are fake or copycat medicines that can be difficult to identify. The deliberate and fraudulent practice of counterfeiting can apply to both…
The Possible Dangers of Buying Medicine Online
• Drug Abuse • Dec 01 07
The Food and Drug Administration cannot warn people enough about the possible dangers of buying medications online. Some Web sites sell medicine, such as…
FDA Says Consumers Continue to Buy Risky Drugs Online
• Drug News • Dec 01 07
A yearlong U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation into drugs mailed to the United States from foreign countries suggests that consumers may be…
FDA Finds Consumers Continue to Buy Potentially Risky Drugs Over the Internet
• Drug News • Dec 01 07
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to warn the American public about the dangers of buying medications over the Internet.
New data collected…
Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online FAQs
• Drug Abuse • Dec 01 07
Why is FDA concerned about unlawful drug sales on the Internet?
Patients who buy prescription drugs from Websites operating outside the law are…
Use Caution Buying Medical Products Online
• Drug News • Dec 01 07
Get prescription drugs fast-no doctor needed! Cure cancer with herbs! Zap your pain away with an amazing device! Absolutely safe-pull out your credit card…
Using fMRI to study brain development
• Brain • • Neurology • Nov 30 07
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful noninvasive tool for studying brain activity in both humans and experimental animals. Most fMRI studies are…