2012

December

• Iron supplements may protect against behavioral problems in low birth weight kids

• Childlessness Tied to Higher Death Rate

• Smokers’ Risk of Sudden Death Drops After Quitting

• Light smoking ‘doubles sudden heart death risk in women’

• Battling Brittle Bones ... With Broccoli and Spinach?

• Who are you calling old? How elderly consumers negotiate their identities

• Eating or spending too much? Blame it on Facebook

• Does the brain become unglued in autism?

• Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets

• Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug

• WebMD to cut 14 percent of workforce to reduce expenses

• Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children

• Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children

• Brain angioplasty and stents found safe and effective for stroke patients

• Fish sold in New York is routinely mislabeled: study

• CDC warns of early start to the flu season

• Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed

• Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice

• The image of mental fatigue

• Mother’s vitamin D level linked to birth weight

• The greatest medical resource you’ve never heard of: Rochester epidemiology project

• Brain study shows why some people are more in tune with what they want

• Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children

• Study finds association between oxygen deprivation before birth and ADHD

• Putting electronic cigarettes to the test

• Health workers march in Spain’s capital against cuts, reforms

• Marijuana goes legal in Washington state amid mixed messages

• Treat nutrition and cancer research cautiously: study

• Scientists Discover Mechanism That Could Reduce Obesity

• Patients with severe back pain who quit smoking report less pain than patients who continue to smoke

• Bye bye Mediterranean diet, the poorest can’t afford it anymore

• Teen smoking decreases bone accumulation in girls, may increase osteoporosis risk

• Moderate coffee consumption may reduce risk of diabetes by up to 25 percent

• Fruits, Vegetables Linked With Lower Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke: Study

• Flu season starts out early, deadly

• Scientists find gene link to teenage binge drinking

• Baby’s health is tied to mother’s value for family

• Western University researchers make breakthrough in arthritis research

• Teens may buy less tobacco when displays are hidden

• Drugmakers step up search for hearing loss medicines

• Genes linked to low birth weight, adult shortness and later diabetes risk

• Extended sleep reduces pain sensitivity

• Emerging vector-borne diseases create new public health challenges

November

• Obese children more vulnerable to food advertising

• U.S. diets not up to U.S. standards: study

• Drug, alcohol abuse tied to early-life strokes: study

• Health officials tell Greece to act fast to control HIV

• Australia’s tobacco marketing laws give retailers a headache

• Judge orders tobacco companies to admit deception

• Gene linked to respiratory distress in babies

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