2009

October

• Elderly immune system needs a boost

• Being overweight super-sizes both risk and consequences of sleep-disordered breathing

• Obese children at significantly greater risk for post-adenotonsillectomy complications

• Calling All Smokers: Cell Phones Could Help You Quit

• Exercise Training After Stroke Helps Patients Walk Faster, Longer

• Genetic mutation a strong indicator of age-related hearing loss risk

• Health in low-income countries: Outsourcing and cash incentives may help

• Biologics for rheumatoid arthritis work, but which is best?

• TENS for osteoarthritis: Not enough evidence to recommend

• Exercise programs recommended as standard for rheumatoid arthritis

• New Findings About Brain Proteins Suggest Possible Way to Fight Alzheimer’s

• Los Angeles fast-food restaurant ban unlikely to cut obesity, study finds

• Men nearly 3 times as likely to develop noise-induced hearing loss

• Keeping children safe: Rethinking design

• Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

• The high cost of treating alcohol-impaired drivers

• Toronto researchers discover novel circulation in human eye, new glaucoma treatment target

• Are You at Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?

• New Book Helps Pharmacists Prepare for Role in H1N1 and Other Public Health Crises

• Half of babies born in rich world will live to 100

• Doubts on suicide-anti-smoking drug Chantix link

• Teen Smoking Linked to Drinking and Drug Use

• Can Strep Throat Cause OCD, Tourette Syndrome?

• Complications Are Not Best Predictor of Hospital Mortality

• Do We Know How to Put a Baby to Bed?

• Positive trend for diabetic eye health; AMD may predict heart disease; vision impacts life success

• Smoking during pregnancy puts children at risk of psychotic symptoms

• Paradoxically, food insecurity may be underlying contributor to overweight

• Severe stress can cause stroke

• Blood diagnosis – chip-based and mobile

• Many swine flu deaths linked with second infection

• Moms-to-be who smoke risk psychotic kids: study

September

• Protect Children First with H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Says National Pediatric Disease Expert

• Most would refuse emergency use H1N1 vaccine or additive

• Scientists find obesity alone does not cause arthritis in animals

• One in Eight Strokes Is Preceded by ‘Warning Stroke’

• Canada outranks U.S. in healthcare report card

• Early use of antivirals key in H1N1 flu: WHO

• Childhood kidney disorder has lasting effects

• Scientists identify genetic cause of previously undefined primary immune deficiency disease

• Social background weighs heavily on teenage diet

• U.S. needs nearly $200 million more on climate-related health research

• New DNA Test Predicts Risk of Severe Scoliosis

• Babies see it coming

• New Paper from Internists Calls for Increased Role for FDA

• H1N1 Flu: Are Parents Underestimating Risk to Kids?

• Don’t Rush to the Emergency Room If You Think You Have ‘Swine Flu’

• Discovery could improve hepatitis C treatment

• Treatment of Hyperthyroidism: New Practice Guidelines

• Who’s at High-Risk for Thyroid Disease? Should They be Screened?

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