Even healthy kids can die from flu complications
• Children's Health • • Flu • Oct 28 13
A new report underscores what health professionals know but parents may not: The flu can be fatal to children, even healthy kids who don’t…
Headaches in lupus patients not linked to disease activity study says
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 27 13
Headache is common among patients with system lupus erythematosus according to new research published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College…
Early skin-to-skin contact linked to higher breastfeeding rates
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Oct 27 13
Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant in the delivery room is associated with an increased likelihood for exclusive breastfeeding, according to an abstract presented…
Protecting children from firearm violence
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13
Firearm-related injuries in children and adolescents are an important cause of preventable injury and mortality. Recent national shooting tragedies involving children have resulted in…
New technology optimizes ear infection diagnosis and management
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Infections • Oct 27 13
A new, smartphone-enabled otoscope provides clear, transmittable images of the ear drum, or tympanic membrane, which someday may allow for ear infection diagnosis without…
Sports specialization, hours spent in organized sports may predict young athlete injury
• Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13
Athletes ages 8 to 18 who spend twice as many hours per week in organized sports than in free play, and especially in a…
Can pediatricians successfully promote safe driving agreements between teens and parents?
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 27 13
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among teens. A study presented Monday, Oct. 28, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)…
Rainbow research reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Emergencies / First Aid • Oct 27 13
New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for…
Only 11 percent of children involved in bike accidents wear a helmet
• Children's Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 25 13
Despite a California bike helmet mandate, only 11 percent of Los Angeles County children treated for bike-related injuries were wearing a helmet, according to…
Sleep apnea is associated with subclinical myocardial injury
• Heart • • Sleep Aid • Oct 24 13
Obstructive sleep apnea is known to be associated with an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease. Now a new study indicates that OSA is associated…
Portable vision screening devices accurately identify vision problems in young children
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 24 13
Portable screening devices allow pediatricians to successfully screen children for vision problems, including amblyopia, according to an abstract presented Oct. 25 at the American…
Children with brain injuries nearly twice as likely to suffer from depression
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Depression • • Trauma & Injuries • Oct 24 13
Adults with head injuries are known to be at high risk for depression, and yet little research had been done on the topic related…
Ultrasound device combined with clot-buster safe for stroke, say UTHealth researchers
• Stroke • Oct 24 13
A study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) showed that a hands-free ultrasound device combined…
Young, black women at highest risk for lupus, suffer more life-threatening complications
• Gender: Female • • Immunology • Oct 24 13
Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites…
Obesity may increase the risk of Clostridium difficile infection
• Infections • • Obesity • Oct 24 13
Researchers from Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified obesity as a possible risk factor for clostridium difficile…
A protein safeguards against cataracts
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 23 13
The refractive power of the human eye lens relies on a densely packed mixture of proteins. Special protective proteins ensure that these proteins do…
A step towards early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
• Brain • • Neurology • Oct 23 13
If Alzheimer’s disease is to be treated in the future it requires an early diagnosis, which is not yet possible. Now researchers at…
New software traces origins of genetic disorders 20 times more accurately
• Genetics • Oct 23 13
In a bioinformatics breakthrough, iMinds - STADIUS - KU Leuven researchers have successfully applied advanced artificial intelligence to enable the automated analysis of huge…
New eye treatment effective in laboratory tests
• Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 23 13
A promising technique for treating human eye disease has proven effective in preclinical studies and may lead to new treatments to prevent blindness, according…
Flu shot halves risk of heart attack or stroke in people with history of heart attack, study finds
• Flu • • Heart • • Stroke • Oct 22 13
The flu vaccine may not only ward off serious complications from influenza, it may also reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by…
Veterans who mismanage money four times more likely to become homeless
• Public Health • Oct 22 13
Military veterans who report having common financial problems, such as bouncing a check or going over their credit limit, are four times more likely…
Climate change increased the number of deaths
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Oct 22 13
The increased temperatures caused by ongoing climate change in Stockholm, Sweden between 1980 and 2009 caused 300 more premature deaths than if the temperature…
Opioids for chronic pain: Study looks at how patients and their doctors talk about risks
• Pain • Oct 22 13
Although the popular press - from entertainment news to the crime blotter - has paid significant attention to the dangers of hydrocodone, oxycodone and…
Focus on developmental approach to obesity in children and adolescents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 22 13
New studies of factors affecting the risk of obesity in children and adolescents—as well as promising approaches to prevention and treatment—are assembled in…
Excessive alcohol consumption increases the progression of atherosclerosis and the risk of stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Oct 21 13
A Finnish population-based study showed that binge drinking was associated with increased atherosclerotic progression in an 11-year follow-up of middle-aged men. The progression of…