Iron supplements may protect against behavioral problems in low birth weight kids
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 12 12

A low birth weight has been linked to a greater likelihood of long-term health problems during childhood, such as developmental delays or learning disabilities.

… Iron supplements may protect against behavioral problems in low birth weight kids   
 
 

Childlessness Tied to Higher Death Rate
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Dec 12 12

Among couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment, those that remained childless appeared to have a greater risk of death in the near term,… Childlessness Tied to Higher Death Rate   

 
 

Smokers’ Risk of Sudden Death Drops After Quitting
• Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 12 12

Smokers are at risk for sudden cardiac death, but quitting can reduce that risk over time to levels seen among those who never smoked,… Smokers’ Risk of Sudden Death Drops After Quitting   

 
 

Light smoking ‘doubles sudden heart death risk in women’
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 12 12


Women who are light smokers - including those who smoke just one cigarette a day - double their chance of sudden death, a large… Light smoking ‘doubles sudden heart death risk in women’   

 
 

Battling Brittle Bones ... With Broccoli and Spinach?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 12 12

A new study from engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows, for the first time, how the little-understood protein osteocalcin plays a significant role… Battling Brittle Bones ... With Broccoli and Spinach?   

 
 

Who are you calling old? How elderly consumers negotiate their identities
• Aging and Gerontology • Dec 12 12

Caregivers view elderly consumers as “old” when they can no longer perform everyday consumption activities on their own regardless of their actual age, according… Who are you calling old? How elderly consumers negotiate their identities   

 
 

Eating or spending too much? Blame it on Facebook
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 12 12

Participating in online social networks can have a detrimental effect on consumer well-being by lowering self-control among certain users, according to a new study… Eating or spending too much? Blame it on Facebook   

 
 

Does the brain become unglued in autism?
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 12 12

A new study published in Biological Psychiatry suggests that autism is associated with reductions in the level of cellular adhesion molecules in the blood,… Does the brain become unglued in autism?   

 
 

Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets
• Children's Health • Dec 11 12

Imagine not being able to touch a touch-screen device. Tablets and smartphones - with all their educational, entertaining and social benefits - would be… Device Helps Children with Disabilities Access Tablets   

 
 

Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug
• Drug News • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk is sizing up a high-price niche market for its drug liraglutide as a weight-loss treatment, with the United States the prime… Novo bets on high-price niche for obesity drug   

 
 

WebMD to cut 14 percent of workforce to reduce expenses
• Public Health • Dec 11 12

Health information website WebMD Health Corp said it will cut around 250 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, to reduce costs.

The company,… WebMD to cut 14 percent of workforce to reduce expenses   

 
 

Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

Metformin therapy has a beneficial treatment effect over placebo in improving body mass index (BMI) and fasting glucose levels in obese children, according to… Metformin improves blood glucose levels and BMI in very obese children   

 
 

Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 11 12

The average American child from age 8 to 18 watches about 4.5 hours of TV each day. Seventy percent have a TV in the… Bedroom TV viewing increases risk of obesity in children   

 
 

Brain angioplasty and stents found safe and effective for stroke patients
• Brain • • Stroke • Dec 11 12

Some stroke patients may benefit from cerebral angioplasty and stent placement, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.

“As many… Brain angioplasty and stents found safe and effective for stroke patients   

 
 

Fish sold in New York is routinely mislabeled: study
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 11 12

Nearly three in five New York City grocery stores and restaurants that sell seafood have mislabeled part of their stock, substituting varieties that could… Fish sold in New York is routinely mislabeled: study   

 
 

CDC warns of early start to the flu season
• Flu • Dec 10 12

The flu is arriving early this year, like an unwanted guest popping in for the holiday. And it figures to make you just about… CDC warns of early start to the flu season   

 
 

Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed
• Respiratory Problems • Dec 10 12

Infants with severe lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) may have a dysfunctional innate immune response that relates to the… Infants with severe RSV disease may be immunosuppressed   

 
 

Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Dec 10 12

Overweight women are not receiving proper advice on healthy weight gains or appropriate exercise levels during their pregnancies, according to Penn State College… Overweight pregnant women not getting proper weight-gain advice   

 
 

The image of mental fatigue
• Brain • Dec 10 12

We all perhaps know the feeling of mental exhaustion, but what does it mean physiologically to have mental fatigue? A new study carried out… The image of mental fatigue   

 
 

Mother’s vitamin D level linked to birth weight
• Childbirth • • Gender: Female • Dec 10 12

Mothers’ vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related to birth weight and head circumference, and, in the… Mother’s vitamin D level linked to birth weight   

 
 

The greatest medical resource you’ve never heard of: Rochester epidemiology project
• Public Health • Dec 10 12

It’s the medical resource behind discoveries that have affected patients around the globe, treasured by researchers and funded by the National Institutes of Health… The greatest medical resource you’ve never heard of: Rochester epidemiology project   

 
 

Brain study shows why some people are more in tune with what they want
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 10 12

Wellcome Trust researchers have discovered how the brain assesses confidence in its decisions. The findings explain why some people have better insight into their… Brain study shows why some people are more in tune with what they want   

 
 

Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 12

The dangers of second-hand smoke (passive smoking) on children continue to become ever more apparent. A new study published in BioMed Central’s open access… Second-hand smoke increases risk of invasive meningococcal disease in children   

 
 

Study finds association between oxygen deprivation before birth and ADHD
• Childbirth • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 10 12

Children who had in-utero exposure to ischemic-hypoxic conditions, situations during which the brain is deprived of oxygen, were significantly more likely to develop attention… Study finds association between oxygen deprivation before birth and ADHD   

 
 

Putting electronic cigarettes to the test
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 09 12

Are e-cigarettes harmful to users? An unresolved question. It’s harder still to judge the danger to bystanders. How many different substances do e-smokers exhale… Putting electronic cigarettes to the test   

 
 
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