2014

May

• Few children receive dental care before recommended age of 1 year

• Study shows link between sleep apnea and hospital maternal deaths

• Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill

• First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC

• Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients

• Stroke: the risks, symptoms and increasing awareness

• Virtual reality games may improve stroke recovery

• How bacteria exploit proteins to trigger potentially lethal infections

• MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to man

• Sharp decline in maternal and child deaths globally, new data show

• Geomagnetic storms may influence risk of stroke

• U.S. city health officials want tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes

• Rules of thumb: 3 simple ideas for overcoming childhood obesity

• Risk of weight gain deters some smokers from seeking treatment to quit

• Investigators find something fishy with classical evidence for dietary fish recommendation

• Exercising in the heat? Cool down for better performance

• Hope for better drugs to treat stroke and heart attacks

• Study challenges concept of ‘healthy’ obesity

• Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving, putting child passengers at risk

April

• Coached Extracurricular Activities May Help Prevent Pre-Adolescent Smoking and Drinking

• Simply being called ‘fat’ makes young girls more likely to become obese

• Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus

• Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die

• Genetic disorder causing strokes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered

• Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment

• Urgent care centers must be made ready for kids: New AAP guidelines

• Pilot study suggests ways to widen access to fecal transplants for C. diff infections

• Higher education associated with better recovery from traumatic brain injury

• High-fat diets linked to some types of breast cancer

• California bill to curb medical marijuana passes key hurdle

• CT measures potentially dangerous arterial plaque in diabetic patients

• Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Study IDs surgical patients at risk

• Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes

• UnitedHealth: New hepatitis C drug costs far more than forecast

• About 12 million U.S. outpatients misdiagnosed annually: study

• Mediterranean diet may slow diabetes progression

• Study IDs new cause of brain bleeding immediately after stroke

• Patients with rare lung disease face agonizing treatment dilemma

• Kitchens could be sources of drug-resistant bacteria

• Reports of e-cigarette injury jump amid rising popularity, U.S. data show

• Preterm births, multiples, and fertility treatment

• Multiple births don’t have to be an inevitable result of fertility treatments

• Study links severe sleep apnea to increased risk of stroke, cancer and death

• Medical devices for kids are often only tested on adults

• Diet and exercise may help prevent diabetes

• Too much animal protein tied to higher diabetes risk

• Study says we’re over the hill at 24

• Study supports detrimental effects of television viewing on sleep in young children

• Women who gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy at risk for having an overweight child

• New clinical definition for epilepsy improves diagnosis accuracy

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