Study shows stroke prevention clinics reduce 1-year mortality rates by over 25 percent
• Stroke • Nov 08 11
Research led by Dr. Vladimir Hachinski of The University of Western Ontario reveals just how important it is for patients to be referred to…
Sowing the seeds of the obesity epidemic in babyhood
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 08 11
The growth charts pediatricians use at well-baby visits can predict a baby’s risk for obesity later in life, finds a population-based study from Children’s…
Medicare change tied to safer weight loss surgery
• Surgery • • Weight Loss • Nov 07 11
After Medicare changed its rules regarding coverage for weight loss surgeries in 2006, the cost for the procedures went down while safety measures increased,…
What Are the Best Diets for Healthy Living?
• Dieting • Nov 06 11
Diets are a dime a dozen these days. You can find them in bookstores, on the internet, and every downtown seems to have a…
Young Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis at More Risk for Broken Bones
• Arthritis • • Gender: Female • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 06 11
Women under 50 with rheumatoid arthritis are at greater risk of breaking bones than women without the condition, according to a Mayo Clinic study…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Have Low Expectations After Knee Replacement Surgery
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 06 11
Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a…
Wine May Please the Palate but Not the Immune System
• Dieting • • Immunology • Nov 06 11
While the health benefits of drinking wine in moderation continue to make news, for some with allergies even a glass a day may be…
Sleep Apnea Linked to Teen Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Nov 05 11
Obese adolescents have an increased risk of sleep apnea or abnormal breathing during sleep, according to a study presented at the American College of…
New interventions, recommendations for controlling allergies & asthma in children
• Children's Health • • Allergies • Nov 05 11
Financial strain and competing priorities at home may contribute to greater number of hospital readmissions of children with asthma from single-parent homes compared to…
Researchers discover why measles spreads so quickly
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 04 11
Measles virus is perhaps the most contagious virus in the world, affecting 10 million children worldwide each year and accounting for 120,000 deaths. An…
Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
• Children's Health • Nov 04 11
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.
ADHD drugs do not increase heart problems in kids
Nov 02 11
Stimulants used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on…
Doctors separate conjoined twins in California
• Surgery • Nov 02 11
Surgeons in northern California successfully separated 2-year-old identical twin girls conjoined at the chest and abdomen after a painstaking, daylong operation, doctors said on…
Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online,…
Yoga has small benefit for chronic back pain: study
• Alternative Medicine • • Backache • Nov 01 11
In a new UK study of adults with chronic lower back pain, a 12-week yoga class led to a small improvement in how well…
Metal detectors probably safe with pacemakers:study
• Public Health • Nov 01 11
Airport security screening with hand-held metal detectors is most likely safe for people with devices to help the heart beat regularly, such as pacemakers…
Study finds overweight teens want to lose weight, going about it the wrong way
• Obesity • • Weight Loss • Nov 01 11
About 14 percent of Philadelphia’s high school students are considered overweight, and while a myriad of research has been published on what schools, communities…
Preterm birth rate shows three year improvement in most states
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
Preterm birth rates improved in almost every state between 2006 and 2009, and in several states the change was more than 10 percent, according…
NIH scientists discover link among spectrum of childhood diseases
• Children's Health • Oct 31 11
An international collaboration of scientists, including researchers at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), a part of the National…
Physicians who play Mozart while performing colonoscopy may improve adenoma detection rate
• Alternative Medicine • Oct 31 11
Physicians who listen to Mozart while performing colonoscopy may increase their detection rates of precancerous polyps, according to the results of a new study…
Drugs used to tackle hospital-acquired infections can increase post-op complications
• Infections • Oct 31 11
The introduction of new antibiotic regimes to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as C. difficile, must take into account the possibility of increased infections following…
Influencing Craving for Cigarettes by Stimulating the Brain
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 11
Targeted brain stimulation increases cigarette cravings, a new study in Biological Psychiatry has found, which may ultimately lead to new treatments that reverse these…
IHME develops fast, affordable ways for countries to better identify causes of death in populations
• Mortality and Morbidity • Oct 31 11
New research by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington shows that innovative and improved methods for analyzing…
Cigarette smoking’s impact lingers after quitting
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 11
Cigarette smoking appears to impair pancreatic duct cell function - even for those who quit - putting all smokers at risk of compromised digestive…
Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
• Obesity • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 11
Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program…