Preventing infection on long flights
• Infections • Oct 18 12
The cabin of a spacecraft halfway to Mars would be the least convenient place - one cannot say “on earth” - for a Salmonella…
No Antibodies, No Problem
• Immunology • Oct 18 12
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with…
Drug showed promise in clearing drug-resistant tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Oct 18 12
An antibiotic used to treat severe bacterial infections showed promise at treating a highly drug-resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis, U.S. government and South…
Meningitis deaths rise, FDA faces new questions
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 18 12
The death toll from a meningitis outbreak linked to contaminated steroids jumped to 19 on Wednesday, while U.S. lawmakers pressed federal health regulators…
Study shows overeating impairs brain insulin function, can lead to diabetes and obesity
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Obesity • Oct 18 12
New research from Mount Sinai School of Medicine sheds light on how overeating can cause a malfunction in brain insulin signaling, and lead to…
Analysis links psoriasis, diabetes
• Dermatology • • Diabetes • Oct 17 12
A new review of more than two dozen studies adds support to the link between the chronic skin disease psoriasis and diabetes.
In studies…
Doctors who go digital provide higher quality healthcare
• Public Health • Oct 17 12
The use of electronic health records is linked to significantly higher quality care, according to a new study¹ by Lisa Kern and her team,…
Shape of urine can indicate prostate issues
• Urine Problems • Oct 17 12
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that the characteristic shape of a man’s urine stream could be used to help diagnose…
Using the eye as a ‘window into the brain’
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 16 12
An inexpensive, five-minute eye scan can accurately assess the amount of brain damage in people with the debilitating autoimmune disorder multiple sclerosis (MS), and…
Big tobacco companies resist admissions of wrongdoing
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12
U.S. tobacco companies told a federal judge on Monday they should not be required to tell the public they manipulated nicotine levels to make…
More drugs may be linked to meningitis outbreak: FDA
• Drug News • • Public Health • Oct 16 12
Two other drugs made by the Massachusetts pharmacy at the center of a deadly meningitis outbreak may be linked to the disease, U.S. health…
Russia launches anti-smoking crackdown
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12
Russia launched a crackdown on smoking on Tuesday with a bill to ban tobacco advertising and raise taxes on cigarettes to help tackle a…
CDC says nine more cases of meningitis confirmed in U.S. outbreak
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12
Nine more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Meningitis outbreak “nowhere near the end”: expert
• Public Health • Oct 16 12
The meningitis outbreak that has so far killed 15 people and sickened more than 200 others is “nowhere near the end,” a top medical…
Smoking in the car ‘breaks toxic limit’
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 16 12
Smoking in the car, even with the windows open or the air conditioning on, creates pollution that exceeds official “safe” limits, scientists say.
Any…
Washing hands will keep the doctor away
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 16 12
The World Bank’s Strategic Environmental Assessment report, stated that Pakistan is losing around Rs112 billion annually due to unsafe delivery and disposal of water…
Weight loss surgery may be associated with increased substance use following surgery
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Weight Loss • Oct 15 12
Patients who undergo bariatric weight loss surgery may be at increased risk for substance use (drug use, alcohol use and cigarette smoking) following surgery,…
People with severe psoriasis nearly twice at risk for diabetes
• Dermatology • • Diabetes • Oct 15 12
An analysis of 27 studies linking psoriasis in 314,000 individuals with diabetes has found strong correlation between the scaly skin rash and the blood…
Sitting for protracted periods increases risk of diabetes, heart disease and death - study
• Diabetes • • Heart • Oct 15 12
A new study led by the University of Leicester, in association with colleagues at Loughborough University, has discovered that sitting for long periods increases…
Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 15 12
Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Nestle to cut sugar and salt in breakfast cereals
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Oct 15 12
Nestle SA and General Mills Inc will cut sugar and salt in the children’s breakfast cereals they jointly market outside North America, the latest…
CDC says one new death from meningitis; number of cases at 197
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 15 12
Another person has died from fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, bringing the death toll in an unprecedented outbreak…
Can a few cherries a day keep gout away?
• Arthritis • • Dieting • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 13 12
Cherries may no longer be for just topping off ice cream sundaes; in a new study of people with gout, eating the fruit was…
Smoking may lead to cataracts in aging population
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 13 12
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for a wide-range of diseases. Now, scientists have evidence that smoking may also increase the risk…
The Cost Of Getting The Flu
• Flu • Oct 12 12
That coughing and wheezing you hear from the next office is a sign that it’s flu season once again. That means it’s time to…