High-dose vitamin D prevents fractures in elderly
• Endocrinology • Jul 06 12
A new analysis of nearly a dozen studies testing vitamin D in older individuals has concluded that it takes a daily dose of at…
Fewer public schools selling sugary drinks
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 06 12
Fewer elementary school students can buy soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks at school than could a few years ago, according to a new study.
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Growth hormone tied to higher eye pressure in kids
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 06 12
Short children treated with growth hormone may have slightly increased eye pressure compared with children not on the therapy, according to a small study…
In U.S. soda scuffle, experts say it’s no easy choice
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jul 05 12
At Andrea Giancoli’s community nutrition classes, participants bring in cans and bottles of whatever they typically drink every day, from sodas and fruit juices…
India to give free generic drugs to hundreds of millions
• Public Health • Jul 05 12
India has put in place a $5.4 billion policy to provide free medicine to its people, a decision that could change the lives of…
Botox may help multiple sclerosis tremors
• Neurology • Jul 02 12
Botox injections may provide some relief from arm tremors caused by multiple sclerosis, according to a small study published Monday. Botulinum toxin type A…
Electrical brain stimulation can alleviate swallowing disorders after stroke
• Brain • • Stroke • Jul 02 12
After stroke, patients often suffer from dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that results in greater healthcare costs and higher rates of complications such as dehydration,…
UCLA study looks at why heart attacks cause so much more damage in late pregnancy
• Heart • • Pregnancy • Jul 02 12
Heart attacks during pregnancy are uncommon, but the prevalence of heart disease in pregnant mothers has increased over the past decade as more women…
GlaxoSmithKline settles healthcare fraud case for $3 billion
• Public Health • Jul 02 12
GlaxoSmithKline Plc has agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges and pay $3 billion to settle what government officials said on Monday is…
“Tailored” advice no extra help to smokers in study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 30 12
Tailoring online advice to a smoker’s particular patterns and beliefs about smoking was no more effective than standardized feedback in a new study comparing…
Study finds new gene mutations that lead to enlarged brain size, cancer, autism, epilepsy
• Brain • • Genetics • Jun 30 12
A research team led by Seattle Children’s Research Institute has discovered new gene mutations associated with markedly enlarged brain size, or megalencephaly. Mutations in…
Could your favorite beach make you sick?
• Public Health • Jun 29 12
Bacterial contamination from stormwater runoff and sewage helped make 2011 one of the worst years in more than two decades for health-related closings and…
FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999
• Drug News • • Weight Loss • Jun 28 12
Once the Drug Enforcement Administration clears it, the drug will be marketed in the U.S. under the name Belviq. But the FDA’s approval comes…
Not All Calories Equal, Study Shows
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 28 12
A diet based on healthy carbohydrates - rather than a low-fat or low-carbohydrate diet - offers the best chance of keeping weight off without…
‘Smoking vaccine’ blocks nicotine in mice brains
• Brain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 28 12
Smokers could one day be immunised against nicotine so they gain no pleasure from the habit, according to researchers in the US.
They have…
Sunscreen forbidden at schools and camps
• Children's Health • Jun 28 12
When parents send children to school or camp, they may worry about many things, from bullies to bus accidents. But unauthorized sunscreen use?
It…
Extra weight comes with more knee pain, stiffness
• Obesity • • Pain • Jun 28 12
People who put on weight are more likely to develop knee pain than those who stay the same or lose weight, says a new…
Good News for Aging Eyes
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 28 12
Today’s senior citizens are reporting fewer visual impairment problems than their counterparts from a generation ago, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study. Improved…
Gene discovery helps explain how flu can cause severe infections
• Infections • Jun 28 12
Scientists have discovered a new gene in the influenza virus that helps the virus control the body’s response to infection.
Although this control is…
Online tool helps U.S. beachgoers avoid dirty waters
• Public Health • Jun 28 12
If you plan on hitting the beach this summer, a new report recommends first checking your local water quality online before packing your bags…
People turn to high-calorie food first after fasting
• Dieting • Jun 28 12
People who haven’t eaten for many hours turn to high-calorie foods like starches and proteins - not vegetables - once they can satisfy their…
China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Jun 28 12
A Chinese dairy company has recalled hundreds of cartons of milk after a mechanical error tainted the batch with alkaline water, the latest blow…
Obese appendectomy patients have fewer complications with minimally invasive operations
• Obesity • • Surgery • Jun 27 12
Obese patients who need to have their appendixes removed fare better after a minimally invasive surgical procedure rather than an open operation, according to…
Stem cell transplantation into mouse cochlea may impact future hearing loss therapies
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jun 27 12
Researchers in Japan who evaluated the risks and efficacy of transplanting two varieties of stem cells into mouse cochlea have concluded that both adult-derived…
Regular, moderate, coffee drinking may reduce heart failure risk
• Dieting • • Heart • Jun 27 12
If you drink coffee regularly in moderation, you could reduce your risk of heart failure, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s…