Better way to treat abscesses: Add antibiotic to conventional approach
• Surgery • Mar 03 16
UCLA researchers have found that doctors can use a specific antibiotic in addition to surgically draining an abscess to give people a better chance…
Drinking more water associated with numerous dietary benefits, study finds
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Food & Nutrition • • Weight Loss • Mar 02 16
For people who want to control their weight or reduce their intakes of sugar, sodium and saturated fat, tap water may be what the…
Increases in state and local spending could decrease mortality rates, researcher finds
• Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 02 16
Income inequality and government social spending. These are hot-button issues in this year’s presidential primaries: the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer, and…
New front opens in battle against stroke
• Stroke • Feb 26 16
Medical scientists just vetted a potentially powerful new tool for helping prevent stroke and heart attack. In a study recently published in the New…
Can virtual reality help fight obesity?
• Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • Feb 24 16
Virtual reality offers promising new approaches to assessing and treating people with weight-related disorders, and early applications are revealing valuable information about body image.…
New study finds clear differences between organic and non-organic milk and meat
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Feb 16 16
In the largest study of its kind, an international team of experts led by Newcastle University, UK, has shown that both organic milk and…
Genetic variation shown in patients with severe vascular complications of infection
• Infections • Feb 16 16
Major infections such as influenza and bacterial sepsis kill millions of people each year, often resulting fro dangerous complications that impair the body’s blood…
Better quality of care may reduce risk of death for patients on opioid painkillers
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Feb 05 16
Better quality of care may reduce the risk of death for patients who are prescribed opioid painkillers for chronic pain, say Yale researchers. Their…
Predicting periodontitis at state and local levels in the United States
• Dental Health • Feb 05 16
The International and American Associations for Dental Research (IADR/AADR) have published an article titled “Predicting Periodontitis at State and Local Levels in the United…
Smartphone app linked to increase in contraceptive use in India
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • Jan 28 16
A smartphone app containing motivational videos developed to help married rural women in India better understand contraceptive choices led to a dramatic increase in…
Wearing glasses improves reading fluency for kids with ‘high’ astigmatism
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jan 28 16
For children with severe astigmatism, wearing glasses to correct blurred vision can significantly improve accurate reading speed, reports a study in the February issue…
Basic research led to first FDA-approved immunotherapy for pediatric cancer
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Jan 28 16
Building upon more than two decades of basic research conducted at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Araz Marachelian, MD, of CHLA, and her colleagues at…
New study holds hope for improving outcomes for children exposed to methamphetamine
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 21 16
Despite continuing reports that methamphetamine abuse during pregnancy can lead to behavioral and emotional problems in children, pregnant women continue to abuse the illicit…
Brain study reveals mindfulness could help prevent obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jan 21 16
Mindfulness, described as paying attention on purpose and being in the present moment with acceptance, could be an effective way to help children avoid…
Let hunger be your guide
• Dieting • Dec 30 15
With the wide availability of convenient foods engineered for maximum tastiness - such as potato chips, chocolates, and bacon double cheeseburgers - in the…
Cell harm seen in lab tests of e-cigarettes
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 29 15
Adding to growing evidence on the possible health risks of electronic cigarettes, a lab team at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System tested…
Study identifies liver-generated hormone that regulates ‘sweet tooth’
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 28 15
We all love our sugar, especially during the holidays. Cookies, cake, and candy are simply irresistible.
While sugar cravings are common, the physiological mechanisms…
Financial burden of cancer survivorship varies by age, cancer site
• Cancer • Dec 28 15
Survivors of cancer pay thousands of dollars in excess medical expenditures every year, with the excess financial burden varying by age and cancer site,…
Eating healthy or feeling empty?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 28 15
Eating too much is typically considered one of the prime culprits of obesity. A new study published in the Journal of the Association for…
Researchers see promising results in treating age-related decline in muscle mass and power
• Aging and Gerontology • Dec 28 15
A proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial by an international research team has found promising results for a myostatin antibody in treating the decline in muscle…
International study offers new insight for understanding leading cause of blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Dec 22 15
An international study has identified the number of genetic factors known to play a role in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the worldwide leading cause…
Low zinc levels may suggest potential breast-feeding problems
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Dec 22 15
Zinc levels in breast milk may be able to serve as an indicator of breast function during lactation, according to Penn State health researchers.
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Mathematics for child health
• Children's Health • Dec 21 15
Many people in Russia know about the Dima Rogachev Centre - particularly those who have faced the challenge of child cancer. The centre…
How graphic photos on cigarette packs help smokers consider quitting
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 21 15
A new study is the first to provide real-world evidence of the effectiveness of smoking warning labels that include graphic photos of the damage…
Brain differences in premature babies who later develop autism
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 21 15
Extremely premature babies run a much higher risk of developing autism in later childhood, and even during the neonate period differences are seen in…