2011

April

• Gene therapy shows promise against age-related macular degeneration

• Ongoing relationship with care provider key for patients with a chronic condition: UBC study

• Rural kids have more asthma, get less medicine

• Low-fat dairy doesn’t help kids drop pounds: study

• Frequently hospitalized patients may benefit from new medical specialty focused on their needs

• Melatonin might help in controlling weight gain and preventing heart diseases associated with obesity

• New immigrants less likely to have premature babies in the first 5 years in Canada: Study

• Pediatric flu vaccination: Understanding low acceptance rates could help increase coverage

• From the beginning, the brain knows the difference between night and day

• Increased metabolic rate may lead to accelerated aging

• Vitamin D deficiency is associated with different types of obesity in black and white children

• Large differences in mortality between urban and isolated rural areas

• Get a whiff of this: Low-cost sensor can diagnose bacterial infections

• For egg-allergic kids, one-dose flu shot may be OK

• WHO warns of enormous burden of chronic disease: Non-Communicable Diseases

• What Does My Child’s Sneeze Mean?

• Culture barrier may affect surgeon job satisfaction

• Canada faces obesity epidemic, legislative changes are vital

• New sensor glove may help stroke patients recover mobility

• Government to regulate electronic cigarettes as tobacco

• Early anti-smoking drug start seems better: study

• Arkansas medical marijuana advocates begin petition

• Tai chi may improve quality of life in chronic heart failure patients

• Rice bioengineering students’ invention may help diagnose painful eye condition

• Reasonable quantities of red pepper may help curb appetite

• IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research releases studies on oral health inequalities in older people

• GM-CSF required for the immune attack in multiple sclerosis

• Combination therapy provides hope for cure of dangerous infections of cystic fibrosis patients

• Pediatricians call for stricter laws for chemicals

• Half of U.S. states have comprehensive smoking bans: CDC

• UK immigrant screening misses most latent TB

• Ivory Coast polio outbreak could spread abroad: WHO

• Are dietary supplements working against you?

• New approach to defeating flu shows promise

• Crying babies ‘more likely to grow into problem children’

• Babies ‘may be affected by pregnancy drug prescribed to their GRANDMOTHERS decades ago’

• Scientists manipulate mosquitoes in malaria fight

• Smokers who quit have less aggressive kidney cancer

• Researchers to Study Aging Population to Improve Quality of Life Among Elderly

• How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?

• Childhood music lessons may provide lifelong boost in brain functioning

• Einstein researchers find link between brain molecule and obesity and diabetes

• Statins May Protect Against Kidney Complications Following Elective Surgery

• Elderly Diabetes Patients with Very Low Glucose Levels Have Slightly Increased Risk of Death

• Common Virus + Low Sunlight Exposure May Increase Risk of MS

• Quality of Parent-Toddler Relationships Could Affect Risk for Childhood Obesity

• Does seeing overweight people make us eat more?

• When a salad is not a salad: Why are dieters easily misled by food names?

• Quality of parent-toddler relationship could affect risk for childhood obesity

• Many parents would get gene tests for kids: study

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