Psychological Treatments Improve Outcomes for Back Pain Sufferers
• Backache • Dec 22 06
Psychological interventions for chronic low back pain are effective, a new review of studies has found. Not only do these approaches improve psychological outcomes…
Divorce may raise children’s eczema risk
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • Dec 22 06
Young children whose parents are divorced may be more likely than other children to develop the allergic skin condition eczema, a new study…
Cellular cues identified for stroke recovery
• Stroke • Dec 22 06
When a stroke strikes, the supply of blood to the part of the brain affected is interrupted, starving it of oxygen. Brain cells can…
How Does Aspirin Crystallize?
• Headaches • Dec 22 06
When you get a headache, you probably reach for aspirin. What is giving researchers a headache is the question of the crystal structure of…
FDA clears next-generation schizophrenia pill
• Drug News • Dec 21 06
U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved a new once-a-day treatment for schizophrenia derived from the active ingredient in Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster schizophrenia treatment Risperdal.
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Being overweight ups risk of Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • Dec 21 06
Middle-aged men and women who are overweight may be at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a progressive, irreversible neurodegenerative disease, study shows.
In…
Androgen therapy may slow progress of Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • Dec 20 06
Experiments on mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) suggest that treatment with male sex hormones might slow its progression. The findings, published in the…
Kidney Stones Occurring More Often in Children
• Children's Health • • Urine Problems • Dec 20 06
Kidney stones in children -considered all but a medical aberration until recently -are now becoming a fairly common condition. It’s a growing and…
High Levels of Vitamin D In the Body May Decrease the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurology • Dec 20 06
The possibility that vitamin D could help protect people from developing multiple sclerosis (MS) has been posited by researchers in recent decades, but evidence…
Scientists identify gene mutation in autism
• Genetics • Dec 18 06
French scientists have identified genetic mutations in a small number of children with autism which could provide insight into the biological basis of the…
Eli Lilly played down risks of top drug
• Drug News • Dec 18 06
Drug giant Eli Lilly has engaged in a decade-long effort to play down the health risks of its top-selling medication, the schizophrenia drug Zyprexa,…
Brain can repair alcohol’s damage
• Brain • Dec 18 06
Excessive drinking can damage brain cells but the brain can repair some of the harm, a team of international researchers said on Monday.
But…
Smart children “more likely to become vegetarians”
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Dec 16 06
Children with high IQs are more likely to be vegetarians when they grow up, according to research reported on Friday.
A British study of…
A new way to fight ageing
• Skin Care • Dec 16 06
A new anti-aging ingredient developed by UNSW researchers is expected to be available in skin products as early as next year.
Known as GGC,…
More Americans hungry, homeless in 2006
• Public Health • Dec 16 06
More Americans went homeless and hungry in 2006 than the year before and children made up almost a quarter of those in emergency shelters,…
Options Improving for Patients with Acromegaly and Gigantism
• Endocrinology • Dec 16 06
Scientific, technological and medical advances made in the past two decades are leading to more definitive diagnoses, earlier and more effective treatment options and…
Over 500 Sudden Unexplained Deaths Every Year, Mostly in Young Men
• Public Health • Dec 14 06
Every year there are potentially more than 500 sudden unexplained deaths in England, reveals a nationwide study published ahead of print in the journal…
Heavy smokers who cut back still take in more toxins than light smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06
University of Minnesota tobacco researchers have found that heavy smokers who reduce their number of daily cigarettes still take in two to three times…
Leicester breakthrough in eye disease
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 13 06
Researchers at the University of Leicester have identified for the first time a gene which causes a distressing eye condition. Their discovery, as reported…
New observations on properties of water
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 06
Recent research on the properties of water reveals information relevant for cloud physics and even cryopreservation science
Experimental studies conducted by Ph.D. Anatoli Bogdan…
Tobacco Industry Prevention Ads May Actually Have Negative Effects on Teens
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 13 06
Tobacco company-sponsored anti-smoking advertising aimed at youths not only has no negative effect on teen smoking, it may actually encourage youngsters to smoke, according…
Study finds oysters can take heat and heavy metals, but not both
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 06
Pollution is bad for the sea life and so is global warming, but aquatic organisms can be resilient. However, even organisms tough enough to…
Fear of migraine destroys quality of life for men
• Migraine • Dec 11 06
The unpredictability of symptoms and apprehension associated with living with migraine is limiting mens’ lives, according to research from Griffith University’s Genomics Research Centre.
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Gas on your mind
• Brain • Dec 11 06
Scientists at the University of Leicester are to gain a greater insight into the workings of the human mind…through the study of a snail’s…
New research shows big improvement in survival after stroke
• Stroke • Dec 11 06
A new research report by The George Institute for International Health, in collaboration with Auckland City Hospital and The University of Auckland, has revealed…