TV at lunch affects amount preschooler’s eat
• Children's Health • Apr 14 06
For some preschoolers, watching TV during meal or snack time may curb the amount of food they eat. For others, however, the opposite may…
Paramedics Save More Lives When They Don’t Follow the Rules
• Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 14 06
Survival rates following the most common form of cardiac arrest increased three-fold when emergency medical personnel used a new form of CPR developed at…
Scientists find more potent anti-TB drugs
• Drug News • Apr 14 06
A team of scientists has synthesized two antibacterial compounds that may prove to be significantly more effective against tuberculosis (TB) than isoniazid, the leading…
Crohn’s disease ups risk of death: study
• Bowel Problems • Apr 14 06
The risk of death is increased 10 years after the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease in both men and women, according to a European population-based…
Students Step Closer to Technological Breakthrough in Paralysis Treatment
• Neurology • Apr 14 06
After his spinal cord injury, the late actor Christopher Reeve committed his life to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by injuries and…
Sleep testing may miss kid’s breathing problems
• Respiratory Problems • Apr 14 06
Laboratory sleep studies using polysomnography conducted on a single night may be suitable for ruling in sleep disordered breathing in children, but with a…
Researchers suggest drug could block metastasis or reduce pain for bone cancer patients
• Pain • Apr 13 06
An international research team has identified what may be a critical molecule in the ability of tumours to metastasize - or spread - into…
Computer program lets people with Trigeminal neuralgia diagnose themselves
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Trigeminal neuralgia, or TN, is a disorder affecting the areas of the face where the trigeminal nerve’s branches are distributed, including the lips, eyes,…
Scientists step closer to new treatments for river blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 13 06
Veterinary scientists in Liverpool have found that some African cattle have natural immunity to a parasite, similar to that which causes river blindness in…
Thalidomide may slow Lou Gehrig’s disease
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Treatment with thalidomide or its analog lenalidomide prolongs life in mice with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), scientists report.
Lead investigator Dr. Mahmoud Kiaei told…
Combo pill superior to ibuprofen for migraine
• Migraine • Apr 13 06
A combination of acetaminophen, aspirin and caffeine is more effective than ibuprofen for treating acute migraine pain, according to results of a head-to-head clinical…
Test spots acetaminophen-related liver toxicity
• Bowel Problems • Apr 13 06
In patients with acute liver failure, a novel test can determine whether acetaminophen toxicity is involved, research suggests.
The test, which measures chemical byproducts…
Head injuries do not lead to multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Apr 13 06
Head injuries do not seem to trigger the development of the degenerative neurological disease multiple sclerosis, according to a report by researchers from the…
Shoe Fanatics -Latest Spring Trends Might be Better for Your Feet
• Gender: Female • Apr 12 06
Comfort or fashion? For most women, that question is a no-brainer when it comes to buying shoes. But style-savvy women may have more foot-healthy…
Diagnosis Can Help Hurt Runners Get Back On Their Feet Faster
• Neurology • Apr 12 06
Spring is here and runners, tennis players, golfers, roller bladers and other fitness fanatics will be out in full force. Unfortunately, many will likely…
Birth order has no effect on intelligence
• Children's Health • Apr 12 06
A recent study provides some of the best evidence to date that birth order really doesn’t have an effect on intelligence.
The findings contradict…
Teens turn to pot after parental bust-ups
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 12 06
Splitting parents who shack up with new partners can unwittingly push their children towards cannabis use.
University of Queensland research has shown a link…
Dealing with children’s misbehavior
• Children's Health • Apr 12 06
When children’s misbehavior or delinquency creates problems, it’s not enough to deal with the children alone. Mental health professionals recommend behavioral parent training as…
Vitamin K deficiency linked to osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • Apr 12 06
Study findings support an association between low blood levels of vitamin K and an increased prevalence of hand and knee osteoarthritis - the most…
Rebound Headaches—How to Stop the Cycle of Pain
• Headaches • Apr 11 06
When you feel a headache coming on, you reach for the pain reliever. But if you are taking pain relievers for headaches more than…
Infant Snoring Linked to Parental Snoring
• Children's Health • Apr 11 06
Young children born to parents who snore have an increased risk of snoring. New research published in the April issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed…
People with Near Death Experiences Can Differ in Sleep
• Neurology • Apr 11 06
People who have had near death experiences often have different arousal systems controlling the sleep-wake states than people who have not had a near…
A history of stroke is related to a progressive decline in memory
• Stroke • Apr 11 06
A history of stroke may be associated with progressive memory difficulties in patients without dementia or cognitive impairment, according to a study in the…
Snoring Highest Among Middle-Aged Women
• Gender: Female • Apr 11 06
A new study finds that habitual snoring in women is strongly tied to body mass index (BMI) and age, with snoring prevalence reaching its…
Preventing Periodontal Disease
• Dental Health • Apr 11 06
Gum disease, not dental cavities, is the primary cause of adult tooth loss. And the bad news is that 95 percent of people over…