2011

October

• Autistic Brains Develop More Slowly than Healthy Brains

• Walmart trims certain employee health coverage

• Newborn preemies more vocal when parents are near

• High to moderate levels of stress lead to higher mortality rate

• Simple lifestyle changes can add a decade or more healthy years to the average lifespan

• More African-Americans burdened by osteoarthritis in multiple large joints

• Does My Child Need a Flu Shot or Not?

• Study: can school nurses help teens quit smoking?

• Profanity on TV linked to kids’ aggression

• Can breastfeeding reduce pain in preterm infants?

• For Obese Children, Less is More When it Comes to General Anesthesia

• Infants should sleep on their backs, Pediatric group says

• Malaria scientist celebrates success after 24 years

• World’s first malaria vaccine works in major trial

• AAP expands guidelines for infant sleep safety and SIDS risk reduction

• Babies and toddlers should learn from play, not screens

• Shift work in teens linked to increased multiple sclerosis risk

• Smoking linked to earlier menopause: study

• Another clue to how obesity works

• Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study

• After knee repair, half can’t play sports the same

• Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?

• UK doctors still undertreating major risk factor for stroke

• Mayo Clinic finds estrogen may prevent younger menopausal women from strokes

• Nearly 1 in 4 people with psoriasis may have undiagnosed psoriatic arthritis

• Vitamin use not recommended for older women

• Fruits, veggies may weaken effect of heart gene

• More intersections mean less outdoor activity for children

• Family doctors have highest discipline rate

• Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians’ health: UBC study

• Cholera epidemic spreads in west, central Africa: U.N.

• Chocolate lovers have fewer strokes, study finds

• World TB cases decline for first time ever: WHO

• Steve Jobs died of respiratory arrest, tumor

• Can antivirulence drugs stop infections without causing resistance?

• Certain dietary supplements associated with increased risk of death in older women

• Mayo Clinic study identifies earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease

• Obesity rate declines slightly, study finds

• Obese mothers put children at higher risk of asthma

• Limits on supplemental Medicare plans eyed

• Drug prevents bone loss side effects of breast cancer medication

• What killed Steve Jobs?

• Healthy diet tied to fewer birth defects

• Australia seeks world backing on tobacco legal fight

• Texting while driving more dangerous than thought: study

• Hospital asthma grades not linked to healthier kids

• Higher testosterone tied to lower heart risks

• Medicare prescription drug abuse a problem: GAO

• Health consumers make deficit fight personal

• Green tea helps mice keep off extra pounds

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