A soda a day raises CHD risk by 20%
• Dieting • • Heart • Mar 19 12
Sugary drinks are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) as well as some adverse changes in lipids, inflammatory factors,…
High Fat Diet May Lower Men’s Sperm Count
• Dieting • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Mar 18 12
A diet high in fat could reduce men’s sperm counts, a new study suggests.
Among participants in the study, those with the highest fat…
The Truth About Potassium Bromate
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 18 12
In 2007, Chinese authorities pulled a batch of imported snack chips from store shelves because they believed the chips contained potassium bromate, a food…
Philadelphia woman accused of illegal butt injections told to stay away from needles, glue
• Public Health • Mar 18 12
A transgender woman known as the “Black Madam,” who allegedly administered dangerous butt-lift injections to women, had her bail reduced, with Philadelphia authorities demanding…
Effective tools, or too shocking?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 18 12
Cigarette smoking kills more than 400,000 Americans every year, including deaths linked to secondhand smoke.
So the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is…
Treating psoriasis to prevent heart attacks and strokes
• Dermatology • • Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 12
A clinical study co-led by the Montreal Heart Institute and Innovaderm Research Inc., which was presented today at the annual meeting of the American…
Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Mar 17 12
Obesity appears to significantly increase the risk of death tied to sleeping pills, nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18…
Closing hole in the heart no better than drugs in preventing strokes
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 12
Loyola University Medical Center is one of the major enrollers in a landmark clinical trial that found that plugging a hole in the heart…
Overweight, obese adults use electronic device to stick to diet, exercise
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Mar 16 12
Overweight and obese adults who used an electronic diary program on a personal digital assistant did better at staying on diet and physical activity…
Low-income mothers risk obesity to feed children
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Mar 16 12
Mothers who financially struggle to provide food for their families tend to put themselves at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children,…
Combination treatment in mice shows promise for fatal neurological disorder in kids
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Mar 16 12
Infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder, appear healthy at birth. But within a few short years, the illness takes a…
Inflammatory biomarkers improve the clinical prediction of mortality in COPD
• Respiratory Problems • Mar 16 12
The addition of changes in inflammatory biomarkers to established clinical variables improves the prediction of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),…
Poor dental hygiene puts congenital heart disease patients at risk of further heart damage
• Dental Health • • Heart • Mar 16 12
Poor dental hygiene behaviours in patients with congenital heart disease are increasing their risk of endocarditis. Teens with congenital heart disease floss, brush and…
Combination Treatment in Mice Shows Promise for Fatal Neurological Disorder in Kids
• Children's Health • • Neurology • Mar 15 12
Infants with Batten disease, a rare but fatal neurological disorder, appear healthy at birth. But within a few short years, the illness takes a…
Ad campaign shows smoking’s scary side
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 15 12
U.S. health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo…
Eye Health Is Related to Brain Health
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 15 12
People with mild vascular disease that causes damage to the retina in the eye are more likely to have problems with thinking and memory…
800,000 lives saved through tobacco control
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 15 12
U.S. tobacco-control programs prevented nearly 800,000 lung cancer deaths in the last quarter of the 20th century, but more than three times as many…
CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 15 12
Federal health officials are unveiling Friday a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from…
Wisconsin to ban some abortion coverage, re-focus sex-education
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • Mar 15 12
Wisconsin lawmakers have approved controversial measures to block the state’s new health insurance exchange from covering abortions and require sex education classes to emphasize…
Diseases from imported food on the rise: CDC
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Mar 15 12
Food-borne disease outbreaks caused by imports seemed to rise in 2009 and 2010, with fish and spices the most common sources, the Centers for…
Should all African Americans get glaucoma screening?
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 14 12
Screening middle-aged African Americans for glaucoma may prevent some from losing their vision, but the benefits are modest and costly, suggests a new study.
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Bishops consider focus in birth-control fight
• Public Health • Mar 14 12
Facing small but clear signs of discontent within their own ranks, U.S. Catholic bishops may be poised to rethink their aggressive tactics for fighting…
Teen Smoking Called Epidemic
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 12
The Surgeon General declared teen smoking an epidemic, the FDA is considering another fast-track pathway for certain drugs, and two studies raised questions about…
Pain relief: Poor evidence for non-drug approaches in labor
• Pain • Mar 14 12
There is better evidence for the effectiveness of drug-based approaches for relieving labour pains than non-drug approaches. These are the findings of an all-encompassing…
U.S. physician activist dies using drugs he championed
• Public Health • Mar 13 12
A physician who campaigned for the U.S. state of Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act has died using lethal chemicals obtained under the law he…