Addicted to tanning?
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Feb 19 14

Addicted to tanning

They keep tanning, even after turning a deep brown and experiencing some of the negative consequences. Skin cancer is among the most common, preventable… Addicted to tanning?   

 
 

Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds, study shows
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Feb 18 14

Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds

Overweight and obese people who feel their physicians are judgmental of their size are more likely to try to shed pounds but are less… Obese patients who feel judged by doctors are less likely to shed pounds, study shows   

 
 

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge helps influence healthy eating habits in children
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Feb 18 14

Healthy Lunchbox Challenge helps influence healthy eating habits in children

During the school year, 21 million children receive free or reduced-price lunches, yet less than 10% of those children participate in the Department of… Healthy Lunchbox Challenge helps influence healthy eating habits in children   

 
 

Workers, get up and move
• Physical activity -exercise • Feb 18 14

Workers, get up and move

Are you active at your job? If you’re like most workers, you probably aren’t. And the consequences could be deadly.

A team of researchers… Workers, get up and move   

 
 

Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 17 14

Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obeSity

A heartier appetite is linked to more rapid infant growth and to genetic predisposition to obesity, according to two papers published in JAMA Pediatrics… Why tackling appetite could hold the key to preventing childhood obesity   

 
 

Years after bullying, negative impact on a child’s health may remain
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 17 14

Years after bullying, negative impact on a child's health may remain

The longer the period of time a child is bullied, the more severe and lasting the impact on a child’s health, according to a… Years after bullying, negative impact on a child’s health may remain   

 
 

Finding ways to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 14

Finding ways to detect and treat AlzheiMer's disease

Alzheimer’s disease has long been marked by progress - but not the kind of progress the medical community seeks. It is the most… Finding ways to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

Why does the brain remember dreams?
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 17 14

Why does the brain remember dreams?

Some people recall a dream every morning, whereas others rarely recall one. A team led by Perrine Ruby, an Inserm Research Fellow at the… Why does the brain remember dreams?   

 
 

LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Feb 15 14

LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early

In the first study to look at the consequences of anti-gay prejudice for mortality, researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found… LGB individuals living in anti-gay communities die early   

 
 

Plain cigarette packs spur quitline calls: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 15 14

Plain cigarette packs spur quitline calls

Drab olive cigarette packs bearing a prominent quit-smoking helpline number, introduced more than a year ago in Australia, had a sizeable and sustained effect… Plain cigarette packs spur quitline calls: study   

 
 

FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug
• Drug Abuse • Feb 15 14

FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug

U.S. health regulators have again declined to approve proposed wider uses of Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson’s lucrative blood clot preventer Xarelto, the… FDA rejects wider use of Xarelto drug   

 
 

Child obesity: Cues and don’ts
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 15 14

Child obesity- Cues and don'ts

Among the multiple factors that can cause obesity is an abnormal neurocognitive or behavioral response to food cues. The brain becomes wired to seek… Child obesity: Cues and don’ts   

 
 

Meditation might reduce workplace stress
• Neurology • Feb 14 14

Meditation might reduce workplace stress

Regular doses of meditation might prevent work-related stress and burnout, a small U.S. study suggests.

Teachers and support staff working at a school for… Meditation might reduce workplace stress   

 
 

Physical activity levels low among ‘healthy’ smokers
• Physical activity -exercise • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 14 14

Physical activity levels low among 'healthy' smokers

Smokers without signs of lung disease may be raising their chances of developing lung problems and other health issues by being couch potatoes, Brazilian… Physical activity levels low among ‘healthy’ smokers   

 
 

Belgium extends “right-to-die” to terminally ill children
• Public Health • Feb 14 14

Belgium extends 'right-to-die' to terminally ill children

Belgium became the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of any age on Thursday when its lower house of parliament passed… Belgium extends “right-to-die” to terminally ill children   

 
 

Are recommendations from remote dermatologists reliable?
• Dermatology • Feb 14 14

Are recommendations from remote dermatologists reliable?

Offsite doctors may be able to reliably evaluate hospitalized patients with possible skin conditions based on photographs and general health information, says a new… Are recommendations from remote dermatologists reliable?   

 
 

California lawmaker wants warning labels on sugary drinks
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Feb 14 14

California lawmaker wants warning labels on sugary drinks

Sodas and most other sugar-sweetened drinks sold in California would be required to carry warning labels for obesity, diabetes and tooth decay under… California lawmaker wants warning labels on sugary drinks   

 
 

Rebuilding the brain after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Feb 13 14

Rebuilding the brain after stroke

Enhancing the brain’s inherent ability to rebuild itself after a stroke with molecular components of stem cells holds enormous promise for treating the leading… Rebuilding the brain after stroke   

 
 

Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 13 14

Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder

In a study published online first and appearing in an upcoming edition of The Lancet, researchers have provided the first direct evidence that attention-deficit/hyperactivity… Study is First to Find Direct Evidence That ADHD is a Genetic Disorder   

 
 

Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death
• Public Health • • Stroke • Feb 13 14

Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death

Stroke hospitalization and death rates may rise and fall with changes in environmental temperature and dew point, according to research presented at the American… Weather changes may be linked with stroke hospitalization, death   

 
 

Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study
• Infections • Feb 13 14

Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study

In a first-of-its-kind study for Lyme disease, researchers have used live, disease-free ticks to see if Lyme disease bacteria can be detected in people… Test for persistent Lyme infection using live ticks shown safe in clinical study   

 
 

Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood Obesity on Late-Life Health
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 13 14

Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood ObeSity on Late-Life Health

Childhood obesity rates have nearly tripled in the previous 30 years and researchers are asking the important question of how this epidemic will impact… Study Highlights Long-Term Effects of Childhood Obesity on Late-Life Health   

 
 

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 13 14

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks

Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.… Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?   

 
 

Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 13 14

Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief

New research suggests that sedating patients before a nerve block needed to diagnose or treat chronic pain increases costs, risks and unnecessary surgeries, and… Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief   

 
 

Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite
• Brain • • Obesity • Feb 11 14

Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite

Being overweight appears related to reduced levels of a molecule that reflects brain cell health in the hippocampus, a part of the brain involved… Excess weight linked to brain changes that may relate to memory, emotions, and appetite   

 
 
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