Research find links between lifestyle and developing rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 18 13
Researchers in Manchester have found a link between several lifestyle factors and pre-existing conditions, including smoking cigarettes and diabetes, and an increased risk of…
Can online chat rooms and ‘cyberhugs’ help chronic pain sufferers cope?
• Pain • Mar 18 13
The more than 100 million Americans living with chronic pain and daily suffering often have limited outlets to talk about their conditions with others…
Blood levels of fat cell hormone may predict severity of migraines
• Headaches • • Migraine • Mar 18 13
In a small, preliminary study of regular migraine sufferers, scientists have found that measuring a fat-derived protein called adiponectin (ADP) before and after migraine…
Even moderate drinking may be risky with hepatitis C
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 18 13
For people with the chronic liver infection hepatitis C, heavy drinking is an obvious no-no, but a new study links even modest alcohol consumption…
Drug-resistant MRSA bacteria - here to stay in both hospital and community (PLoS Pathogens)
• Infections • Mar 17 13
The drug-resistant bacteria known as MRSA, once confined to hospitals but now widespread in communities, will likely continue to exist in both settings as…
New research paper says we are still at risk of the plague
• Infections • Mar 17 13
Today archaeologists unearthed a ‘Black Death’ grave in London, containing more than a dozen skeletons of people suspected to have died from the plague.…
Telestroke Program Increases “Golden Hour” Access to Stroke Care by 40 Percent
• Public Health • • Stroke • Mar 17 13
Telestroke programs substantially improve access to life-saving stroke care, extending coverage to less populated areas in an effort to reduce disparities in stroke care…
MS patients did not benefit from CCSVI intervention
• Neurology • Mar 17 13
The first controlled clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of interventional endovascular therapy on the symptoms and progression of multiple sclerosis has…
Dynamic new software improves care of aging brain
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 17 13
Innovative medical records software developed by geriatricians and informaticians from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research will provide more…
Predicting hotspots for future flu outbreaks
• Flu • • Public Health • Mar 14 13
This year’s unusually long and rocky flu season would be nothing compared to the pandemic that could occur if bird flu became highly contagious…
New early warning system for the brain development of babies published in video journal
• Brain • • Childbirth • Mar 14 13
A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at…
Children of divorced parents more likely to start smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 13
Both daughters and sons from divorced families are significantly more likely to initiate smoking in comparison to their peers from intact families, shows a…
Swine Flu Vaccine Linked To Rare Paralyzing Disease
• Drug Abuse • • Neurology • Mar 14 13
A new study finds that the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in the U.S., which was given out in 2009, was associated with a small…
Cardiac warning issued for popular antibiotic
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • Mar 14 13
An antibiotic prescribed for a wide variety of infections may pose heart risks, the Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.
Azithromycin, sold as Zithromax…
Breast-feeding may not stave off childhood obesity like previously thought
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Obesity • Mar 14 13
Breast-feeding your child may not give him or her a head start in warding off weight issues like previously thought.
A study conducted in…
Researchers advance fight against leading infectious cause of congenital birth defects
• Childbirth • • Infections • Mar 14 13
A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital…
Series of studies first to examine acupuncture’s mechanisms of action
• Alternative Medicine • Mar 14 13
While acupuncture is used widely to treat chronic stress, the mechanism of action leading to reported health benefits are not understood. In a series…
Garbled text messages may be the only symptoms of stroke
• Stroke • Mar 14 13
Difficulty or inability to write a coherent text message, even in patients who have no problem speaking, may become a “vital” tool in diagnosing…
Rapid hearing loss may be a symptom of rare Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
• Brain • • Ear / Nose / Throat • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 14 13
Rapid hearing loss in both ears may be a symptom of the rare but always-fatal Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and should be considered a reason…
Alcohol poisoning kills 51 in Libya
• Public Health • Mar 13 13
At least 51 people have died after drinking tainted homemade alcohol in Tripoli, Libyan health officials say.
They say 378 have been taken to…
Popular antibiotic Zithromax may cause heart rhythm problems, warns U.S. drug regulator
• Drug Abuse • • Heart • Mar 13 13
A popular antibiotic used to treat a variety of infections may cause a potentially fatal heart rhythm problem in some patients.
Azithromycin, also known…
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Mar 13 13
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox…
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty
• Public Health • Mar 13 13
What can sports teams learn from the manufacturing industry? Plenty, according to Timothy Chan of the University of Toronto (U of T) and Douglas…
Canadians support interventions to reduce dietary salt
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 13 13
Many Canadians are concerned about dietary sodium and welcome government intervention to reduce sodium intake through a variety of measures, including lowering sodium in…
Found in Amish a genetic mutation causing mental retardation very similar to Angelman syndrome
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 12 13
It is the first time that associates a mutation in HERC2 with human disease
Researchers from the research group in growth factors and cell…