Lab tests key to identifying, treating infectious diseases
• Infections • Jul 11 13
A new guide developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) will help physicians appropriately and…
Preventing cell death in osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • Jul 11 13
UK scientists have found a naturally occurring molecule in the body which may have important consequences for treating osteoarthritis. Researchers from The University of…
Parental divorce in childhood is linked to raised inflammation in adulthood
• Children's Health • Jul 11 13
People who experience parental divorce during childhood have higher levels of an inflammatory marker in the blood which is known to predict future health,…
The aging population and emergency departments
• Emergencies / First Aid • Jul 09 13
As the population gets older, and the baby boomers begin to enter their 60’s and 70’s, one might assume that the number of trips…
US farm subsidy policies contribute to worsening obesity trends
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 09 13
Agricultural subsidies are responsible for making those processed and energy-dense foods that contribute to the American epidemic of obesity the most affordable options…
Placebo effect largely ignored in psychological intervention studies
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 08 13
Many brain-training companies tout the scientific backing of their products - the laboratory studies that reveal how their programs improve your brainpower. But according…
The cheapest way to diet? Drink at least a litre of WATER a day
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 08 13
Forget expensive gym memberships or ‘miracle’ diet pills, researchers have found the cheapest way to lose weight is by simply drinking more water.
A…
How to reduce the risk of West Nile virus
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 08 13
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a report on the early discovery of the year’s first mosquito carrying the West Nile…
WHO sets up emergency committee on MERS virus
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Jul 07 13
The World Health Organization is forming an emergency committee of international experts to prepare for a possible worsening of the Middle East coronavirus (MERS),…
Protecting drinking water systems from deliberate contamination
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jul 05 13
An international project has developed a response programme for rapidly restoring the use of drinking water networks following a deliberate contamination event.
The importance…
New study reveals important role of insulin in making breast milk
• Diabetes • • Gender: Female • • Pregnancy • Jul 05 13
Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and…
Cosmetic surgery to look whiter fails to boost women’s self-esteem
• Cosmetics • • Public Health • Jul 05 13
Many black or racially mixed women in Venezuela are undergoing nose jobs in an effort to look whiter, but the procedure only temporarily improves…
Three million Europeans catch infections in hospital annually
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 05 13
On any given day, some 80,000 patients in Europe are fighting an infection they picked up in hospital, often while in intensive care, the…
Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress
• Brain • • Neurology • • Physical activity -exercise • Jul 05 13
Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function,…
Dodging antibiotic side effects
• Drug Abuse • • Infections • Jul 05 13
A team of scientists at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has discovered why long-term treatment with many common antibiotics…
Scientists discover ethnic differences in immune response to TB bacterium
• Immunology • • Tuberculosis • Jul 05 13
The immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) varies between patients of different ethnic origin, raising important implications for the development of…
New research could pave the way to safer treatments for arthritis
• Arthritis • Jul 05 13
The increased risk of heart attack or stroke associated with many arthritis drugs may be avoidable, according to a new international study co-authored by…
Brain epigenome changes from birth to adolescence
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 05 13
Experience of parents with their children and teachers with their students demonstrate how kids change their behaviours and knowledge from infancy to adolescence. Until…
Yoga in school not same as teaching religion, California judge rules
• Alternative Medicine • • Public Health • Jul 02 13
A California judge refused on Monday to block the teaching of yoga as part of a public school’s physical fitness program, rejecting parents’ claims…
Differences between the sexes stretches to fitness formulas
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jul 02 13
When it comes to fitness, experts say men generally want to be bulkier and women want to be trimmer and everyone wants to do…
Collapsible hampers pose eye risk for kids: doctors
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 02 13
Collapsible laundry hampers with wire supports may pose a risk to children’s eyes, according to researchers who saw two related injuries within a…
FDA rejects Merck insomnia drug, seeks lower-dose
• Drug Abuse • • Sleep Aid • Jul 02 13
U.S. health regulators have rejected Merck & Co’s new insomnia drug application but opened the door to approving a lower-dose version of the medication,…
Getting Kids to Eat Their Veggies: A New Approach to an Age-Old Problem
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 01 13
Every parent has a different strategy for trying to get his or her kid to eat more vegetables, from growing vegetables together as a…
Vitamin C helps control gene activity in stem cells
• Public Health • Jul 01 13
Vitamin C affects whether genes are switched on or off inside mouse stem cells, and may thereby play a previously unknown and fundamental role…
Tobacco control policies stop people from smoking and save lives
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 01 13
Tobacco control measures put in place in 41 countries between 2007 and 2010 will prevent some 7.4 million premature deaths by 2050, according to…