Program increases contraceptive use in at-risk teens
• Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 03 13
Long after completing an 18-month program designed to teach about contraception and healthy relationships, teenage girls at high risk for unwanted pregnancy were using…
FDA staff say calcitonin salmon cancer risk appears plausible
• Cancer • • Drug Abuse • Mar 03 13
Staff reviewers for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that a potential increased risk of cancer with drugs containing calcitonin salmon appears plausible.
…Celgene drug shown to be effective, safe in psoriasis trial
• Allergies • • Dermatology • Mar 03 13
Celgene Corp’s experimental drug apremilast proved to be more effective than a dummy pill for psoriasis patients in a late-stage study, clearing the way…
Clogged heart arteries can foreshadow stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 01 13
Blockages in your heart arteries could mean you’re more likely to have a stroke, even if you’re considered low risk, according to research in…
BPA raises risk for childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Mar 01 13
Researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report an association between…
Life after amputation
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 28 13
It is obvious to anyone that losing a limb has a devastating impact on a human being, after all we only have 2 legs…
Eating junk food while pregnant may make your child a junk food addict
• Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Feb 28 13
Here’s another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children: New research published in the March…
Mediterranean diet, with olive oil and nuts, beats low-fat diet
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Feb 28 13
In a head-to-head contest, a Mediterranean diet, even drenched in olive oil and studded with nuts, beat a low-fat diet, hands-down, in preventing stroke…
Double-jointed adolescents at risk for joint pain
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 28 13
A prospective study by U.K. researchers found that adolescents who are double-jointed—medically termed joint hypermobility—are at greater risk for developing musculoskeletal pain as they…
Too much vitamin D during pregnancy can cause food allergies
• Allergies • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Feb 28 13
Pregnant women should avoid taking vitamin D supplements. Substitution appears to raise the risk of children developing a food allergy after birth. This was…
Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection
• Diabetes • • Infections • Feb 27 13
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep vein blood clot) or other complications following total knee…
Canadian adult obesity at historic high
• Obesity • • Public Health • Feb 27 13
Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new University of British Columbia study.
Mom’s drinking tied to infant deaths: study
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Feb 27 13
About one in six sudden infant deaths may be linked to their mothers’ heavy alcohol use during or soon after pregnancy, according to a…
Researchers find controlling element of Huntington’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Public Health • Feb 26 13
Huntington’s disease, also known as Huntington’s chorea, is a hereditary brain disease causing movement disorders and dementia. In Germany, there are about 8,000 patients…
Pain can be a relief
• Pain • Feb 26 13
When something causes less pain than expected it is even possible for it to feel pleasant, a new study reveals. These findings may…
Missed diagnoses common in the doctor’s office
• Public Health • Feb 26 13
Missed or wrong diagnoses are common in primary care and may put some patients at risk of serious complications, a new study suggests.
Idaho braces for battle over legalizing medical marijuana
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 26 13
Idaho, a state known more for growing potatoes than marijuana, is bracing for a battle to legalize medical marijuana, as a growing number of…
Pediatricians oppose school suspension, expulsion
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 26 13
A group representing pediatricians says disciplining students with out-of-school suspension or expulsion is counterproductive to school goals and should only be used on case…
Mediterranean diet can ward off heart disease: study
• Dieting • • Heart • Feb 26 13
A Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts, fish and fresh fruits and vegetables may help prevent heart disease and strokes, according to a…
Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Feb 26 13
University of Kansas researchers have found that the infants of mothers who were given 600 milligrams of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA during pregnancy…
Preventing chronic pain with stress management
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 25 13
For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key…
Intense acupuncture can improve muscle recovery in patients with Bell palsy
• Alternative Medicine • • Neurology • Feb 25 13
Patients with Bell palsy who received acupuncture that achieves de qi, a type of intense stimulation, had improved facial muscle recovery, reduced disability and…
Most babies slow to grow catch up by early teens
• Children's Health • • Weight Loss • Feb 25 13
New parents are pleased when their baby gains weight as expected, but if the rate of weight gain is slow parents can become worried…
Ultrasound reveals autism risk at birth
• Childbirth • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 25 13
Low-birth-weight babies with a particular brain abnormality are at greater risk for autism, according to a new study that could provide doctors a signpost…
Pain from the brain
• Brain • • Pain • Feb 25 13
Psychogenic diseases, formerly known as ‘hysterical’ illnesses, can have many severe symptoms such as painful cramps or paralysis but without any physical explanation. However,…