2012

October

• Stopping the itch - new clues into how to treat eczema

• All healthcare professionals need training to deal with the sexual needs of patients

• New treatments for epilepsy, behavioral disorders could result from Wayne State studies

• Safety results of intra-arterial stem cell clinical trial for stroke presented

• Quiz, already used in elderly, could determine death risk for kidney dialysis patients of all ages

• Study sees rise in young stroke sufferers

• Eat chocolate, win the Nobel Prize?

• Is your boss watching your cholesterol?

• German cabinet approves bill allowing circumcision of boys

• Satiation hormone could increase risk of diabetes, heart attack and breast cancer in women

• Vigorous physical activity may increase risk of bleeding for children with hemophilia

• Hormone level linked with increased risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, death

• UMass Amherst biochemists open path to molecular ‘chaperone’ therapy for metabolic disease

• Electronic health records shown to improve the quality of patient care

• Study: Non-genetic factors play role in non-diabetic kidney disease among African-Americans

• Glowing DNA invention points towards high speed disease detection

• Scientists discover gene behind rare disorders

• When implanted medical devices go wrong, who pays?

• UK nitrogen cocktail drinker has stomach removed

• Genome-wide study identifies 8 new susceptibility loci for atopic dermatitis

• More Canadians fall sick in huge E. coli beef recall

• Deadly meningitis outbreak increases to 91 cases

• Study finds “dramatic” rise in kids’ CT scans

• Getting paid to quit may work for some smokers

• Gum disease linked to psoriasis: study

• Teen smoking linked to earlier death

• Obama, Romney debate sheds little light on healthcare issues

• Vitamin C may shorten cold, not stop it

• Babies learn the smell of mum

• Nonprescription medication abuse underestimated

• Are inhaled medications effective and safe in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation?

• Aspirin may temper brain power decline in elderly women at risk of heart disease

• New study sheds light on cancer-protective properties of milk

• Not getting sleepy? Stanford research explains why hypnosis doesn’t work for all

• BPA linked to thyroid hormone changes in pregnant women, newborns

• Common solvents tied to birth defects

• Los Angeles to repeal ban on medical marijuana shops

• Fish linked to heart failure risk, omega-3 results mixed

• Study reveals differences in overall health of Latino-American subgroups

• Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms

• Obesity and under-nutrition prevalent in long-term refugees living in camps

• Sleep apnea plays dual role in stroke

• Smoking clouds the brain after stroke

• Expand telestroke in all provinces to save lives, reduce disability

• Researchers identify a Dance Dance Revolution in kids’ physical activity

• Tobacco contains highly toxic compounds not regulated by law

• Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease -3

• Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease -2

• Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiovascular Disease

• Public health messages can influence infectious disease stigmas

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