Few children receive dental care before recommended age of 1 year
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • May 05 14
Less than one per cent of healthy urban children surveyed in Toronto had received dental care by the recommended age of 12 months and…
Study shows link between sleep apnea and hospital maternal deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Sleep Aid • May 03 14
Pregnant women with obstructive sleep apnea are more than five times as likely to die in the hospital than those without the sleep disorder,…
Florida lawmakers approve medical marijuana bill
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 03 14
Florida legislators voted on Friday to allow doctors to prescribe a special strain of “non-euphoric” marijuana for treatment of chronic epileptic seizures and some…
First U.S. case of deadly MERS virus confirmed: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • May 03 14
A healthcare worker who had traveled to Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the first U.S. case of Middle East Respiratory Virus (MERS), an often…
Drinking poses greater risk for advanced liver disease in HIV/hep C patients
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • May 03 14
Consumption of alcohol has long been associated with an increased risk of advanced liver fibrosis, but a new study published online in Clinical Infectious…
Stroke: the risks, symptoms and increasing awareness
• Stroke • May 02 14
Approximately 15 million people worldwide have a stroke every year. Of these, almost 6 million die, while a further 5 million are left…
Virtual reality games may improve stroke recovery
• Stroke • May 02 14
Virtual reality games that challenge balance may speed recovery after a stroke, a new study suggests.
The exercises appear to be a relatively inexpensive…
How bacteria exploit proteins to trigger potentially lethal infections
• Infections • May 02 14
New research by scientists at the University of York sheds light on how bacteria exploit human proteins during infections.
A research team led by…
MERS coronavirus can be transmitted from camel to man
• Infections • May 02 14
The MERS coronavirus is currently spreading very rapidly in the Arab world. An infection could affect human beings as well as camels, and has…
Sharp decline in maternal and child deaths globally, new data show
• Mortality and Morbidity • May 02 14
Since the start of an international effort to address maternal and child mortality, millions of lives have been saved globally, two new studies by…
Geomagnetic storms may influence risk of stroke
• Stroke • May 02 14
More strokes happen when geomagnetic storms are afoot, according to a new review of stroke literature - although it’s not clear what protective measures…
U.S. city health officials want tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 02 14
A group of urban health officials on Thursday urged the Food and Drug Administration to go beyond the regulations it proposed last week…
Rules of thumb: 3 simple ideas for overcoming childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 01 14
ristopher Kaliebe, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, offers parents and caregivers three…
Risk of weight gain deters some smokers from seeking treatment to quit
• Obesity • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 01 14
Smokers may avoid treatment to quit smoking if they previously gained weight while trying to quit, according to researchers at Penn State College of…
Investigators find something fishy with classical evidence for dietary fish recommendation
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • May 01 14
Oily fish are currently recommended as part of a heart healthy diet. This guideline is partially based on the landmark 1970s study from Bang…
Exercising in the heat? Cool down for better performance
• Physical activity -exercise • May 01 14
Using cold water, ice baths or ice vests before or during a workout in the heat helps athletes perform better, according to a new…
Hope for better drugs to treat stroke and heart attacks
• Heart • • Stroke • May 01 14
An international team of researchers in cooperation with the University of Bonn has taken two “snapshots” of a receptor which are of critical importance…
Study challenges concept of ‘healthy’ obesity
• Obesity • May 01 14
Obese individuals who have no signs of cardiovascular disease show a much higher prevalence of early plaque buildup in the arteries compared to healthy…
Parents just as likely to use cell phones while driving, putting child passengers at risk
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 01 14
Despite their precious cargo, parents are no less likely to engage in driving distractions like cell phone use than drivers from the general…
Coached Extracurricular Activities May Help Prevent Pre-Adolescent Smoking and Drinking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 30 14
Dartmouth researchers have found that tweens (preadolescents aged 10-14) who participate in a coached team sport a few times a week or more are…
Simply being called ‘fat’ makes young girls more likely to become obese
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Apr 28 14
Girls who are told by a parent, sibling, friend, classmate or teacher that they are too fat at age 10 are more likely to…
Egypt discovers first case of potentially deadly MERS virus
• Infections • • Public Health • Apr 28 14
Egypt has discovered its first case of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in an Egyptian citizen who had recently returned…
Saudi Arabia says MERS virus cases top 300, 5 more die
• Infections • Apr 28 14
Saudi Arabia said on Friday it had discovered 14 more cases of the potentially deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the kingdom, bringing…
Genetic disorder causing strokes and vascular inflammation in children has been discovered
• Genetics • • Stroke • Apr 28 14
Academy research fellows from University of Turku (Finland), Andrey and Anton Zavialov, and a team of researches from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),…
Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment
• Pain • Apr 27 14
An international research group with members from the University of Basel, several EU countries, Israel and the USA, analyzed patient satisfaction with pain treatment…