CHOP experts describe research in pediatric heart disease
• Children's Health • • Heart • Nov 08 12
Physician-researchers from the Cardiac Center at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia presented new findings on pediatric cardiovascular disease at the American Heart Association’s Scientific…
Rethinking body mass index (BMI) for assessing cancer risk
• Cancer • • Obesity • Nov 08 12
A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI) - the most commonly used…
Genital injuries send thousands to emergency care each year: study
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 08 12
Television shows and movies may portray people getting hit in the crotch as comical, but it’s a serious issue that sends almost 16,000 men…
Statins may be linked to cancer survival
• Cancer • • Drug News • Nov 08 12
Danish cancer patients taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs were 15 percent less likely to die, of cancer or any other cause, than patients who were…
Marijuana legalization victories could be short-lived
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 12
Votes making Colorado and Washington the first U.S. states to legalize marijuana for recreational use could be short-lived victories for pot backers because the…
Colorado becomes first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 07 12
Colorado voters passed a ballot measure on Tuesday making their state the first to legalize possession and sales of marijuana for recreational use, putting…
Early treatment sparks striking brain changes in autism
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 07 12
When given early treatment, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) made significant improvements in behavior, communication, and most strikingly, brain function, Yale School of…
Visible aging signs may predict heart disease
• Aging and Gerontology • • Heart • Nov 06 12
Common visible signs of aging may not just be a vanity or employment problem. They may also be a harbinger of heart disease.
In…
Most women exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke in China
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 06 12
Nearly two-thirds of women of reproductive age in China are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke at home and over half are exposed in the…
Drug trio improved effectiveness of cancer treatment, protected heart
• Cancer • • Heart • Nov 06 12
Combining cancer medication with a drug for erectile dysfunction and one for heart transplants helped kill cancer cells and protected the heart from damage,…
New study finds that 75 percent of patients taking popular blood-thinners are getting wrong dose
• Heart • Nov 06 12
Cardiology researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute have found that approximately 75 percent of patients taking two common blood-thinning drugs may be…
Angioplasty costs are higher at non-surgery hospitals
• Heart • • Public Health • Nov 05 12
Angioplasty to clear blocked arteries costs more at hospitals not equipped for emergency heart surgery, according to a study presented on Sunday at the…
Drug doesn’t significantly lower risk of major heart problems in dialysis patients
• Heart • • Urine Problems • Nov 04 12
In one of the largest and longest trials involving patients with kidney failure, a study led by an international team of researchers found that…
When considering bariatric surgery think about bones
• Dieting To Lose Weight • • Weight Loss • Nov 03 12
Bariatric surgery, which significantly curtails the amount of food a person can eat, is the most effective treatment against obesity and is being recognized…
Europe approves high-price gene therapy
• Genetics • Nov 02 12
European officials have approved the Western world’s first gene therapy drug from a small Dutch biotech company, in a milestone for the novel medical…
Gen X overtaking baby boomers on obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 02 12
New research from the University of Adelaide shows that Australia’s Generation X is already on the path to becoming more obese than their baby…
The cost of prescription drugs - a comparison of 2 countries
• Drug News • Nov 02 12
In the United States, the cost paid for statins (drugs to lower cholesterol) in people under the age of 65 who have private insurance…
Gene required for nerve regeneration identified
• Genetics • • Neurology • Nov 02 12
A gene that is associated with regeneration of injured nerve cells has been identified by scientists at Penn State University and Duke University. The…
High-protein diet may help some people shed pounds
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 02 12
Dieters who eat meals and snacks high in protein might lose a bit more weight than those who get less protein and more carbohydrates…
Kids who smoke menthol more likely to get hooked
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 12
Kids who experiment with menthol cigarettes are more likely to become habitual smokers than their peers who start out with the regular variety, new…
Couple of weekly portions of oily fish can help ward off stroke
• Dieting • • Stroke • Oct 31 12
Eating at least two servings of oily fish a week is moderately but significantly associated with a reduced risk of stroke, finds a study…
Metabolic syndrome makes a difference in hormone therapy risk
• Endocrinology • • Obesity • Oct 30 12
A new analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials show that women who had metabolic syndrome before they started hormone therapy had a…
Bullying has long-term health consequences
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Oct 30 12
Childhood bullying can lead to long term health consequences, including general and mental health issues, behavioral problems, eating disorders, smoking, alcohol use, and homelessness,…
Target Obesity Early to Succeed in Kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Oct 30 12
Overweight children are more successful in losing weight and maintaining the loss when anti-obesity interventions begin early - as young as age 3, two…
Brain Hemorrhage Less Deadly in Kids
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Oct 30 12
Children seem to fare better than adults following a hemorrhagic stroke, a single-center study showed.
Of the 59 kids included in the study, 34%…