Antidepressant promising for tension headaches
• Drug News • • Headaches • Apr 13 07
For some patients seeking relief from frequent tension-type headaches, the antidepressant Effexor XR may reduce the number of days with headache, according to results…
Breastfeeding’s weight benefit occurs in infancy
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Apr 13 07
Children who were breastfed may be less likely to be overweight than their bottle-fed peers, and most of that benefit can be attributed to…
Migraines may take a break on weekends
• Headaches • • Migraine • Apr 12 07
While some people suffer from so-called “weekend migraines,” other migraine sufferers find they have fewer attacks on days when they’re not working, new research…
Poor diet puts teenagers’ health at risk
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Apr 11 07
A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
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J&J recalls drug after glass found in bottle
• Drug Abuse • • Drug News • Apr 10 07
A Johnson & Johnson unit said on Tuesday it is recalling liquid versions of a prescription medicine used to treat ringworm and other fungal…
Education may help parents use antibiotics wisely
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 10 07
Simple education measures can improve low-income parents’ knowledge of proper antibiotic use, a new study shows.
Experts hope that a better-informed public will help…
Drug reduces work productivity lost to migraines
• Drug News • • Migraine • Apr 05 07
Preventive treatment with topiramate (Topamax) is associated with a reduction in lost productivity due to migraines, researchers report.
Using data from two trials, Dr.…
Ibuprofen puts high risk cardiac patients at risk
• Arthritis • • Drug Abuse • • Heart • • Pain • Apr 05 07
Doctors who treat the painful condition of osteoarthritis in patients with increased cardiovascular risk need to be cautious. A team lead by researchers…
Passive smoking linked with TB risk in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 05 07
A study conducted in South Africa suggests there is an association between passive smoking and increased risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in children living…
Secondhand Smoke: Evidence Proves Ill Effects
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 04 07
The debate is over, according to a 2006 surgeon general’s report on secondhand smoke. Smoke from other people’s burning tobacco kills, and even brief…
New Mexico approves medical use of marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 03 07
New Mexico doctors are allowed to prescribe marijuana to help some seriously ill patients manage symptoms, including pain and nausea, under a bill signed…
Rise in UK’s child mortality rate is linked to inequality
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Apr 02 07
Britain has the second highest child death rate among the 24 richest countries in the world, with infants in the UK twice as…
Vaccine can help reduce frequent ear infections in children, research shows
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 02 07
A vaccine has been shown to help reduce the number of infants and toddlers developing frequent ear infections, according to new research from Katherine…
Smokers Make Poorer Workers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 29 07
Smokers perform worse at work than non-smokers, finds a study of US navy female service members published in Tobacco Control .
Smokers were also…
Impact of Exercise on Body Fat Is Different for Boys and Girls
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 29 07
The impact of exercise on body fat differs for boys and girls, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports…
Glaucoma may not progress in certain people
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 29 07
A small subgroup of Chinese men with suspected or diagnosed glaucoma may not need aggressive treatment, because the condition does not appear to progress,…
Type 2 diabetes may raise Parkinson’s risk
• Diabetes • • Neurology • Mar 29 07
Patients with type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, although the reasons are unclear, Finnish researchers reported on Wednesday.
They found…
Today’s teenagers ‘are less healthy than their parents’
• Public Health • Mar 28 07
Today’s adolescents are the first generation to have grown up less healthy than their parents, doctors said yesterday.
Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, obesity and…
Hall reveals her children have dyslexia
• Children's Health • Mar 28 07
The Texan model Jerry Hall has revealed that all her children with the lead singer of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, have dyslexia.
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Arthritis pain, the brain and the role of emotions
• Arthritis • • Brain • • Pain • Mar 28 07
Arthritis pain is processed in brain areas concerned with emotions and fear, finds study, indicating target for pain-relieving therapies
How does the brain process…
Johns Hopkins Researchers Examine Why People Eat the Foods They Do
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 07
People purchase foods based on their income level, their belief in a food’s health benefit and cost. However, ethnicity and gender also impact people’s…
Japan experts link osteoarthritis to gene variant
• Arthritis • • Genetics • Mar 26 07
Researchers in Japan have identified a gene variant that may be responsible for osteoarthritis, a painful condition in the joints that affects more than…
Tobacco and alcohol ‘are more dangerous than LSD
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 23 07
Alcohol and tobacco are more harmful than many illegal drugs including the hallucinogen LSD and the dance drug ecstasy, according to a new…
Energy supplement under study for Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • Mar 23 07
Whether a supplement used by athletes to boost energy levels and build muscle can slow progression of Parkinson’s disease is the focus of a…
Glaucoma diagnosis may be mistaken in some younger Chinese people
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 21 07
Many young and middle-aged people of Chinese ancestry told they are at risk of going blind from glaucoma may be getting incorrect information, say…