Complicated link between diet drinks, health: study
• Diabetes • • Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Mar 29 12
Studies have hinted that diet-soda lovers could face higher risks of diabetes and heart disease, but new findings suggest that overall diet may be…
Hospital pay incentives fail to help patients: study
• Public Health • Mar 29 12
A program to pay hospitals bonuses for hitting key performance measures, or dock them if they miss, failed to improve the health outcomes of…
FDA seeks more advice on metal hip implants
• Public Health • Mar 29 12
The Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it is considering whether to make so-called metal-on-metal hip implants subject to more rigorous testing and…
Study unravels health impact, interplay of diet soft drinks and overall diet
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 29 12
Are diet sodas good or bad for you? The jury is still out, but a new study sheds light on the impact that zero-calorie…
Meditation Improves Emotional Behaviors in Teachers
• Neurology • Mar 29 12
Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’…
Fish oil added to yogurt may help consumers meet daily nutritional requirements
• Dieting • Mar 28 12
Many consumers want to increase their intake of heart-healthy n-3 fatty acids, found naturally in fish and fish products, but find it difficult to…
Study finds paramedics skilled in identifying strokes
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Stroke • Mar 28 12
If a paramedic suspects a patient is having a stroke, the paramedic is probably right, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.
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New Gene therapy Approach Developed for Red Blood Cell Disorders
• Anemia • • Genetics • Mar 28 12
A team of researchers led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College has designed what appears to be a powerful gene therapy strategy that…
Elderly are almost 10 times more likely to die of malaria than younger tourists
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 28 12
Tourists who have visited a malaria-infected country and are over the age of 65 are almost 10 times more likely to die from the…
Over 20 million individuals infected with hepatitis E in Asia and Africa
• Infections • Mar 28 12
New research funded by the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 20.1 million individuals were infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 1 and…
Elder Abuse Remains Hidden Problem as Baby Boomers Reach Old Age
• Aging and Gerontology • Mar 28 12
Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top…
Stopping statin therapy increases risk of death for rheumatoid arthritis patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 28 12
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who discontinue use of statin therapy are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other causes. According…
Residents as safe as senior MDs in appendix surgery
• Surgery • Mar 28 12
Doctors who are still receiving their surgery training can remove the appendix just as safely as fully qualified surgeons, according to a new study…
Hepatitis B program helps cut infant infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 28 12
A program to prevent chronic hepatitis B infection in newborns seems to be working, according to a new study from researchers at the Centers…
Co-pays may affect which kids get their meds
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Mar 28 12
Kids with asthma end up in the hospital slightly more often when co-pays for their medications are higher, suggests a new report.
In the…
Cancer killing younger people in India, tobacco main cause
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 28 12
Cancer is killing younger people in India and affecting far more poor and less-educated villagers than wealthier, better-educated urban people, researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Supreme Court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law
• Public Health • Mar 28 12
The fate of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul will be on the line on Wednesday when the Supreme Court considers whether the entire law…
When we test, do we stress?
• Neurology • Mar 27 12
Your mother had a doctor’s appointment for a memory test. The results are conclusive: she presents with the first signs of Alzheimer type dementia.…
Painkiller Opana, new scourge of rural America
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Mar 27 12
Back in high school in Houston, Texas, C.J. Coomer got good grades and played football. He was dark-haired and handsome, popular with his friends…
Residual Stroke Risk with Warfarin Low
• Stroke • Mar 27 12
Although newer anticoagulants have been developed for preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation, many patients will still receive warfarin, which carries a low residual stroke…
Fertility Help Not Equal for Cancer Patients
• Cancer • • Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 26 12
Not all young women receiving fertility-threatening cancer treatments have had equal access to counseling or preservation services, researchers found.
Patients with a college degree…
Bariatric Surgery Best for Obese Diabetics
• Diabetes • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Mar 26 12
Bariatric surgery improves glycemic control better than optimal medical therapy alone for obese patients with type 2 diabetes, two randomized trials determined.
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SIDS Risk Factors Undergo Shift
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • Mar 26 12
Since public health messages to lay sleeping infants on their backs have become pervasive, the risk factor profile for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)…
Drug-resistant strains of TB are out of control, warn health experts
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Mar 26 12
The fight against new, antibiotic-resistant strains of tuberculosis has already been lost in some parts of the world, according to a senior World Health…
Popcorn Has More Antioxidants Than Fruit and Vegetables, Study Says
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 26 12
Popcorn, when it’s not slathered in butter and coated in salt, is already known to be a healthy snack food and now a…