2 players produce destructive cascade of diabetic retinopathy
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 13 14
The retina can be bombarded by reactive oxygen species in diabetes, prompting events that destroy healthy blood vessels, form leaky new ones and ruin…
Self-medicating moms more likely to give kids pain meds
• Children's Health • • Pain • Jan 10 14
Mothers who frequently use over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are more likely to give them to their children too, according to a new Danish…
Text messaging boosts flu vaccine rates in pregnant women
• Flu • • Pregnancy • Jan 10 14
A study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health evaluated the impact of text messaging reminders for influenza vaccine in a low-income…
Fad diets can work, but experts find no magic slimming bullet
• Dieting • Jan 10 14
Resolutions to lose weight are often made in January yet almost as frequently abandoned as heavy hopefuls find diets that demand fasting, virtually no…
China reports one more H7N9 bird flu death
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 10 14
China reported one more death from the H7N9 strain of bird flu in eastern Fujian province, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.
A…
Parent involvement can help kids get more active
• Children's Health • Jan 10 14
Very few kids get the amount of physical activity they need every day, but a new study from Canada finds that parental support may…
Roche’s Tamiflu for children temporarily in short supply in U.S.
• Children's Health • • Drug News • Jan 10 14
In what is shaping up to be a tough and widespread flu season in the United States, one of the leading medicines used to…
Eating tree nuts tied to lowered obesity risk
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 10 14
A new U.S. study adds to growing evidence that nuts - once considered too fattening to be healthy - may in fact help keep…
Effects of eating half an avocado with lunch on satiety & desire to eat between meals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Jan 08 14
New research published in the November issue of Nutrition Journal reports adding one-half of a fresh avocado to a lunch may have helped…
AML Score That Combines Genetic and Epigenetic Changes Might Help Guide Therapy
• Cancer • • Genetics • Jan 08 14
Currently, doctors use chromosome markers and gene mutations to determine the best treatment for a patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). But a new…
Study shows women continue to outlive men as numbers of centenarians on the rise
• Aging and Gerontology • Jan 08 14
The number of centenarians in Ontario increased by more than 70 per cent over the last 15 years with women making up more…
Nutrition guidelines needed for full-service restaurant chains
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 07 14
Food prepared away from home is typically higher in calories and lower in nutrition than food prepared at home, but it now makes…
8 million lives saved since surgeon general’s tobacco warning 50 years ago
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 07 14
A Yale study estimates that 8 million lives have been saved in the United States as a result of anti-smoking measures that began 50…
Perceived benefits of e-cigarettes may lead to higher experimentation rates
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 07 14
Despite years of anti-smoking education and legislation, tobacco use still remains an important public health issue in the United States. In 2010, 25.2% of…
Racism may accelerate aging in African-American men
• Aging and Gerontology • Jan 07 14
A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. Researchers found signs of accelerated aging in African American men, ages…
Drugs related to cannabis have pain-relieving potential for osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 07 14
Chemical compounds synthesised in the laboratory, similar to those found in cannabis, could be developed as potential drugs to reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.
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New global stroke repository offers regional comparative statistics
• Stroke • Jan 07 14
In many countries strokes are seen as a lower priority when compared to other diseases despite their public health impact. This is partly due…
Childhood fractures may indicate bone-density problems
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Jan 07 14
Broken bones may seem like a normal part of an active childhood. About 1 in 3 otherwise healthy children suffers a bone fracture. Breakage…
Researchers discover molecule behind the benefits of exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • Jan 07 14
While it’s clear that exercise can improve health and longevity, the changes that occur in the body to facilitate these benefits are less clear.…
Seasonal flu widespread in the United States: CDC
• Flu • • Public Health • Jan 03 14
Nearly half of the United States is reporting widespread influenza activity, most of it attributed to the H1N1 virus that caused a worldwide pandemic…
Study supports a causal role in narcolepsy for a common genetic variant
• Genetics • • Immunology • Jan 03 14
A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system.
The modified…
Turning Off the “Aging Genes”
• Genetics • • Aging and Gerontology • Jan 03 14
Computer algorithm developed by TAU researchers identifies genes that could be transformed to stop the aging process
Restricting calorie consumption is one of the…
Residual activity ‘hot spots’ in the brain key for vision recovery in stroke patients
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Stroke • Jan 03 14
Scientists know that vision restoration training (VRT) can help patients who have lost part of their vision due to glaucoma, optic nerve damage,…
Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
• Children's Health • • Pregnancy • Jan 03 14
Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of vitamin D in their body during pregnancy, according to…
Few persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations
• Dieting • • Obesity • Jan 03 14
Adherence to dietary recommendations is weak among people suffering from metabolic syndrome or having increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the Nordic SYSDIET…