Young people with epilepsy significantly more at risk of injury
• Epilepsy • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 13 14
Children and young adults with epilepsy are more likely to suffer broken bones, burns and poisonings compared to those without the neurological disorder, new…
Mechanism, and possible treatment, for immune suppression in liver disease uncovered
• Immunology • Apr 13 14
The mechanism which underlies the susceptibility of liver disease patients to life-threatening infection has been uncovered by Wellcome Trust-funded medical scientists, who have also…
Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis
• Immunology • • Infections • Apr 13 14
Twelve weeks of an investigational oral therapy cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis and was well…
Viral hepatitis more deadly than HIV in Europe
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Mortality and Morbidity • Apr 11 14
Mortality from viral hepatitis is significantly higher than from HIV/AIDS across EU countries, according to results from The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010…
Immunotherapy could help tackle tough liver cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Apr 11 14
London, England, Friday 11 April 2014 Significant new data presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2014 indicate that liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC))…
Complications common for adults after tonsillectomy
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Surgery • Apr 10 14
Adults have a high rate of complications after getting their tonsils removed, so plan for adequate recuperation after the surgery, researchers say.
“Most of…
How the brain pays attention
• Brain • Apr 10 14
Picking out a face in the crowd is a complicated task: Your brain has to retrieve the memory of the face you’re seeking, then…
Drinking milk may slow women’s knee arthritis
• Arthritis • • Dieting • Apr 08 14
The more milk women drank in a new U.S. study, the less deterioration they experienced in their arthritic knees.
It’s not certain that milk…
Just because it’s sweet and sticky doesn’t mean it’s ‘honey’: FDA
• Food & Nutrition • Apr 08 14
Honey mixed with sugar might be sweet, but it is not “honey.”
Food companies and other producers who add sweeteners to honey have to…
From learning in infancy to planning ahead in adulthood: Sleep’s vital role for memory
• Brain • • Neurology • • Sleep Aid • Apr 08 14
Babies and young children make giant developmental leaps all of the time. Sometimes, it seems, even overnight they figure out how to recognize certain…
Blocking DNA repair mechanisms could improve radiation therapy for brain cancer
• Brain • • Cancer • Apr 08 14
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have demonstrated in both cancer cell lines and in mice that blocking critical DNA repair mechanisms could improve the…
Graphic photos on tobacco packs save lives: WHO report
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 08 14
Large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packets in China would increase awareness about the harms of smoking, help to cut smoking rates, and in…
For teen girls, fruits and veggies linked to lower risk of breast condition
• Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • Apr 07 14
Teenage girls who eat more colorful fruits and vegetables are less likely to develop benign breast disease as young adults, according to a new…
U.S. childhood obesity rates have increased since 1999: study
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Apr 07 14
U.S. childhood obesity rates have increased over the past 14 years, according to a study published on Monday, casting doubt on a recent analysis…
Health benefits of ‘green exercise’ for kids shown in new study
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Apr 07 14
Children who are exposed to scenes of nature while exercising are more likely to experience health-enhancing effects after activity, according to a Coventry University…
Green tea boosts your brain
• Brain • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 07 14
Green tea is said to have many putative positive effects on health. Now, researchers at the University of Basel are reporting first evidence that…
Next-generation glaucoma therapeutics hold considerable promise
• Eye / Vision Problems • Apr 07 14
Elevated pressure in the eye is the most common risk factor for glaucoma, an optic neuropathy that can cause blindness and affects more than…
U.S. OKs overdose treatment to fight spike in painkiller deaths
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Pain • Apr 03 14
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a painkiller overdose treatment in a portable device that will allow people without medical training to use in emergency…
Resting-state functional connection during low back pain
• Backache • Apr 03 14
The default mode network is a key area in the resting state, involving the posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, medial prefrontal and lateral temporal cortices,…
Adults’ tonsillectomy complications are higher than previously thought
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 03 14
Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers.…
ER doctors commonly miss more strokes among women, minorities and younger patients
• Gender: Female • • Stroke • Apr 03 14
Analyzing federal health care data, a team of researchers led by a Johns Hopkins specialist concluded that doctors overlook or discount the early signs…
Wales considers banning public use of electronic cigarettes
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 02 14
Wales could become the first part of the United Kingdom to ban electronic cigarettes in enclosed public spaces due to fears their use could…
Stroke risk higher after shingles, but antiviral drugs may provide protection
• Dermatology • • Stroke • Apr 02 14
Patients’ risk of stroke significantly increased following the first signs of shingles, but antiviral drugs appeared to offer some protection, according to a new…
Key chocolate ingredients could help prevent obesity, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Apr 02 14
Improved thinking. Decreased appetite. Lowered blood pressure. The potential health benefits of dark chocolate keep piling up, and scientists are now homing in on…
Smokers may show heart disease much younger than nonsmokers
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 14
A smoker’s coronary artery disease is likely to be as advanced as that of a non-smoker who is 10 years older when both show…