Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 19 12
Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results…
Video consults with dermatologists aid treatment
• Dermatology • Jan 19 12
After a live video consult with a dermatologist, almost every patient who’d previously been checked out by a primary care doctor had a change…
Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained
• Children's Health • • Surgery • Jan 19 12
Poverty and unfavorable health insurance account for only a small portion of the gap in the number of white versus Hispanic or black children…
Kids do well with two cochlear implants: study
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 19 12
Deaf children who already had one cochlear implant had improvements in speech, hearing and related quality of life measures after a second was implanted…
Choking game prevalent among teens in Texas
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jan 19 12
Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has participated in the Choking Game, a dangerous behavior where blood flow…
Bacterial Toxin Tied to Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
• Urine Problems • Jan 18 12
Researchers from the University of Utah have identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are able to…
Weighing up the causes of obesity
• Obesity • Jan 18 12
Stress can make you fat – and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how.
Diet and lack of exercise…
Fish oil plus exercise may do older muscles good
Jan 18 12
Older women may be able to boost their muscle strength by adding fish oil supplements to their exercise routine, a small clinical trial suggests.
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How much iodine is too much?
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 18 12
Iodine deficiency is a major health problem worldwide, but a new study points to the potential downsides of too much iodine.
Iodine is a…
Little change in U.S. obesity rates in recent years
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jan 18 12
The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out…
Gossip isn’t all bad - new study finds its social and psychological benefits
• Neurology • Jan 18 12
For centuries, gossip has been dismissed as salacious, idle chatter that can damage reputations and erode trust. But a new study from the University…
Using contrasting colors to reduce serving sizes and lose weight
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Jan 18 12
Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal…
Study suggests junk food in schools doesn’t cause weight gain among children
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Weight Loss • Jan 17 12
While the percentage of obese children in the United States tripled between the early 1970s and the late 2000s, a new study suggests that—at…
PepsiCo says finds trace fungicide in orange juice
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 16 12
PepsiCo Inc said company tests of its Tropicana orange juice showed low levels of a potentially dangerous fungicide, but levels were below federal safety…
Magnesium-rich diet may lower stroke risk: study
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 16 12
People who eat lots of magnesium-rich foods such as leafy green vegetables, nuts and beans have fewer strokes, according to an international analysis covering…
1 in 10 Canadians cannot afford prescription drugs: UBC study
• Public Health • Jan 16 12
One in ten Canadians cannot afford to take their prescription drugs as directed, according to an analysis by researchers from the University of British…
Study Shows Obese Nurses More Stressed, Less Active
• Neurology • • Obesity • Jan 16 12
Survey data from 2,103 female nurses revealed that nurses with long work hours were significantly more likely to be obese compared with underweight or…
Frequent red meat eaters at higher risk of stroke
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 13 12
A high-protein diet might benefit health in some ways, but depending on what kind of protein a person consumes, it could raise their stroke…
Help smokers quit whether they ask or not: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 13 12
Doctors should automatically offer smokers help with quitting, without waiting for signs that they’re ready to kick the habit, researchers say.
Right now, the…
Choose chicken over beef to cut stroke risk: study
• Dieting • • Stroke • Jan 13 12
While a high-protein diet may have health benefits, not all protein is equal - eating lots of red meat raises the risk of having…
China seeks to unlock secrets of herbs, roots
• Chinese Medicine • Jan 13 12
Chinese legends have long extolled the benefits of the Tian Shan Xue Lian, a rare white flower found in snowcapped mountains that is revered…
Doctors over-treat urine bacteria: study
• Urine Problems • Jan 13 12
In a new study of patients with bacteria in their urine, doctors prescribed antibiotics to one in three who had no symptoms and no…
Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy
• Public Health • • Stroke • Jan 13 12
Treating stroke patients with clot-busting drugs costs U.S. hospitals substantially more than Medicare pays, a new study finds.
The results are potentially concerning, researchers…
FDA sends user-fee recommendations to Congress
• Drug News • • Public Health • Jan 13 12
U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have submitted to Congress new recommendations for how manufacturers will help fund their review of new branded…
Surprising results from smoke inhalation study
• Immunology • • Respiratory Problems • Jan 13 12
A Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.
Contrary to expectations, patients…