2012

September

• Scientists discover how the brain ages

• Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after tonsillectomy

• A carefully scheduled high-fat diet resets metabolism and prevents obesity, in Hebrew University research

• Record 4.02 billion prescriptions in United States in 2011

• New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness

• Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women

• Roasting peanuts may cause peanut allergies

• For heart health, fish oil pills not the answer: study

• Yosemite deer mice being trapped, killed following virus outbreak

• Metabolic engineer synthesizes key breast milk ingredient, makes research possible

• Heavy drinking may lead to stroke earlier in life

• Cannabis smokers more likely to develop testicular cancer

• Older overweight children consume fewer calories than their healthy weight peers

• Red wine and blood pressure

• Artery injury signs common in pro volleyballers

• Blood sugar control does not help infants and children undergoing heart surgery

• Antibiotic therapy improves moderate exacerbations of mild-to-moderate COPD

• Raised antibody levels linked to greater long term risk of rheumatoid arthritis

• Almost 1 in 5 young children with cancer suffers from a trauma disorder

• Even the very elderly and frail can benefit from exercise

• OSA increases cardiovascular mortality in the elderly

• New blood test detects potentially deadly calcium deposits

• India “gutka” chewing tobacco habit a tough nut to crack

• Sugar vs. corn syrup: sweeteners at center of bitter food fight

• Real-time prescription data may cut opioid abuse

• Iowa Study Aimed at Making Tractors Safer for Kids

• Marc Hauser, Ex-Harvard Prof, Faked Data In Experiments

• Colorado girl recovering from bubonic plague

• Fathers who sleep closer to children have lower testosterone levels

• Call for a new approach to fighting tuberculosis

• Infections in rheumatoid arthritis patients: Mayo Clinic study finds way to pinpoint risk

• Popular kids in US and Mexico more likely to smoke, USC studies show

• Not all doctors want hand-washing reminders

• Medicare reimbursement incentive less than effective

• Trying to quit smoking? Patches, drugs help: study

• FDA approves Pfizer’s Bosulif pill for patients with rare leukemia

• U.S. officials sound worldwide alert for Yosemite hantavirus risk

• Smoking and natural disasters: Christchurch residents increase tobacco consumption post-earthquake

• Rapid response in cases of smoke poisoning

• Almost half of U.S. kids with autism bullied

• How basking in the sunshine could help treat patients with TB

• Is organic healthier? Study says not so much, but it’s key reason consumers buy

• Organic food no better for you, suggests US study

• Prenatal maternal smoking associated with increased risk of adolescent obesity

• Plain packaging reduces the appeal of smoking

• The eyes have it: Men do see things differently to women

• Tobacco smoke tied to flu complications in kids

• Inhaling steroids stunts growth, but not much

• Smoking After Stroke Triples Risk of Death Within Year: Study

• Anti-clotting therapy may be used too often following orthopaedic surgery or trauma

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