2011

June

• TV and soda: small habits cause weight creep

• Common drug effect ups elderly death risk: study

• Arizona death prompts probe for European E.coli link

• Faster stroke care when patients come by ambulance

• Banning “light” from cigarette packs falls short

• Rare genetic disorder provides unique insight into Parkinson’s disease

• Genetic testing in epilepsy—it takes more than 1 gene

• Understanding the antiepileptic benefits of an Atkins-like diet

• Influenza vaccination during pregnancy protects newborns

• Finding is a feather in the cap for researchers studying birds’ big, powerful eyes

• Obese dieters’ brain chemistry works against their weight-loss efforts

• New application for iPhone may support monitoring and research on Parkinson’s disease

• Intranasal corticosteroid treatment appears beneficial for children with obstructive sleep apnea

• Study compares 2 types of botulinum toxin for cosmetic use

• Adulterated cocaine causing serious skin reactions

• Anti-smoking policies for adults also reduce kids’ smoking

• Study shows high prevalence and severity of childhood food allergy in the US

• Discovery of parathyroid glow promises to reduce endocrine surgery risk

• Severe complications from cataract surgery decline

• U.S. medical-marijuana shops struggle to find bankers

• Proteins used to map the aging process

• Possible susceptibility genes found in neurodegenerative disorder

• News source may steer perceived solution to childhood obesity

• Eat your fruits and vegetables!

• Several methods for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease developed by European scientists

• Polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children

• Researchers identify why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition

• Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness

• Preteens surrounded by smokers get hooked on nicotine

• Genetic Factor Controls Health-Harming Inflammation in Obese

• Safe prescribing information for children in Canada often hard to find

• Preventing avoidable opioid-related deaths top priority for pain medicine field

• More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives

• New hospital mortality rate index to be used across UK

• Children eschew the fat if dads aren’t lenient

• Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables

• Finnish twin study yields new information on how fat cells cope with obesity

• Treating children’s eye infections without surgery

• Study finds shingles may be related to elevated risk of multiple sclerosis

• “Active” video games may be better for kids’ weight

• Minorities see bottled water as safer, buy more

• Germany defends E.coli response as death toll rises

• Older age does not cause testosterone levels to decline in healthy men

• Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response

• Yoga helped older stroke victims improve balance, endurance

• Surgery-related weight loss in men reverses testosterone deficiency

• Rise in quit attempts faded after UK smoking ban

• “Dr. Death,” Jack Kevorkian, dies at 83

• Medical marijuana superstore opens on Arizona

• Plate replaces pyramid in USDA food guidelines

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