2013

December

• New York City Council votes to add e-cigarettes to smoking ban

• New evidence that computers change the way we learn

• Anxiety linked to higher long-term risk of stroke

• Gladstone scientists discover how immune cells die during HIV infection; identify potential drug to block AIDS

• Greater dietary fiber intake associated with lower risk of heart disease

• Breaking the cycle of obesity, inflammation and disease

• African-American women must eat less or exercise more to lose as much weight as caucasians

• Saving fertility not priority at most cancer centers

• UTHealth program results in happier patients, lower costs in esophageal surgery

• Marijuana consumption in Washington state is higher than previously estimated, study finds

• Preferable treatment for MS found in allogenic bone marrow stem cells

• Total smoking bans work best

• TV ads nutritionally unhealthy for kids, study finds

• AAOS approves AUC for non-arthroplasty treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee

• Nonsurgical treatment of periodontitis for persons with diabetes does not improve glycemic control

• Pay kids to eat fruits & veggies with school lunch

• Contrast agent linked with brain abnormalities on MRI

• Self-worth boosts ability to overcome poverty

• Smoking changes our genes

• Program for grandparents may improve child behavior

• E-cigarette row could block new EU tobacco rules: diplomats

• Ear acupuncture can help shed the pounds

• Bedtime for toddlers: Timing is everything, says CU-Boulder study

• Breakthrough could lead to protection from fatal infections

• 5 effective parenting programs to reduce problem behaviors in children

• Synaptic mechanisms of brain waves

• Hong Kong study shows lower survival rates after second hip fractures

• Plaque composition, immune activation explain cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected women

• UCSF research finds new link between obesity, early decline in kidney function

• Exercise counters the physiological effects of Christmas excess

• Regular exercise in middle age protects against muscle weakness later in life

• Study sheds light on risk of life-threatening blood clots in hospitalized children

• Is laughter really the best medicine?

• Caution to pregnant women on red meat diabetes link

• Health spending is more efficient for men than for women

• Reconceptualizing the study of population aging

• New way to finance health in world’s less developed nations

• Stomach acid drugs may increase vitamin deficiency risk

• Majority of Americans avoid addressing end-of-life issues, according to new study

• Kids movies send mixed messages about eating habits and obesity

• Marketing loans for fertility treatments raises ethical concerns

• Novel method could help bring cancer biomarkers to clinic

• Gene promotes 1 in 100 of tumors

• High chair-related injuries to children on the rise

• Innovative drug-dispensing contact lens delivers glaucoma medication continuously for a month

• Surprising diversity in aging revealed in nature

• Tracking exercise as vital sign associated with weight loss and better glucose control for patients

• Blacks happier at work than whites despite fewer friends, less autonomy

• Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells’ starvation response

• Home-based exercise as rehabiltation

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