Underweight COPD patients at higher risk of death
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 26 11

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at a higher risk of death if they are underweight.

A new… Underweight COPD patients at higher risk of death   

 
 

Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders
• Obesity • Sep 26 11

By measuring the radioactive isotope carbon-14, scientists at Karolinska Institutet have revealed an association between lipid cell dysfunction and diseases such as obesity, diabetes… Cell dysfunction linked to obesity and metabolic disorders   

 
 

You’re Only as Old as You Run
• Public Health • Sep 25 11


Paula Radcliffe and Haile Gebrselassie both hold world records for the fastest marathon times; both will be defending those records in Berlin’s annual marathon… You’re Only as Old as You Run   

 
 

When Your Therapist Is Only a Click Away
• Public Health • Sep 25 11

Marlene M. Maheu, a therapist, uses video conferencing to communicate remotely with patients

THE event reminder on Melissa Weinblatt’s iPhone buzzed: 15 minutes till her shrink appointment.

She mixed herself a mojito, added a sprig of… When Your Therapist Is Only a Click Away   

 
 

Is Walking the Perfect Exercise?
• Public Health • Sep 25 11

I’m a firm believer in taking family walks. Just as there are claims as to what is nature’s perfect food, the act of walking… Is Walking the Perfect Exercise?   

 
 

An Apple a Day May Just Keep Strokes Away
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Sep 25 11

An Apple a Day May Just Keep Strokes Away

According to lead study author Linda M. Oude Griep, M.Sc., a postdoctoral fellow in human nutrition at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, “To prevent… An Apple a Day May Just Keep Strokes Away   

 
 

ADHD Drug May Help Wake People Up After Surgery
• Surgery • Sep 25 11

The drug Ritalin, prescribed to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may help patients wake up after they’ve been placed under general anesthesia, a… ADHD Drug May Help Wake People Up After Surgery   

 
 

Preemies Face Higher Death Rates as Young Adults
• Children's Health • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • Sep 25 11

When preemies grow up to be young adults, they could face slightly increased death rates, according to a new study based on Swedish data.

… Preemies Face Higher Death Rates as Young Adults   
 
 

FDA Warns About Cantaloupe-Linked Illnesses, Deaths
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 25 11

The Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Thursday not to eat cantaloupe grown in part of Colorado after two deaths from what it… FDA Warns About Cantaloupe-Linked Illnesses, Deaths   

 
 

Food for thought: can fish lower your stroke risk?
• Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • Sep 23 11

can fish lower your stroke risk

People who eat fish a few times each week are slightly less likely to suffer a stroke than those who only eat a little… Food for thought: can fish lower your stroke risk?   

 
 

Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults
• Aging and Gerontology • Sep 23 11

Opioids - a class of medicines commonly given for pain - were associated with a higher risk of pneumonia in a study of 3,061… Opioids linked to higher risk of pneumonia in older adults   

 
 

Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure
• Respiratory Problems • Sep 23 11

Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases… Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure   

 
 

Cigarette makers, FDA clash over new graphic ads
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 22 11

Cigarette makers clashed with regulators in U.S. federal court over new graphic labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs… Cigarette makers, FDA clash over new graphic ads   

 
 

U.S. health officials push flu shots for all
• Flu • • Public Health • Sep 22 11

U.S. health officials are looking to capitalize on significant gains in flu vaccination rates with a new campaign emphasizing the need for all Americans… U.S. health officials push flu shots for all   

 
 

Lung cancer linked to risk of stroke
• Cancer: Lung • • Stroke • Sep 22 11

People recently diagnosed with lung cancer are at higher risk of having a stroke than those without lung tumors, suggests a large new study… Lung cancer linked to risk of stroke   

 
 

Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Sep 22 11

Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, due to lower levels… Vitamin D deficiency linked with airway changes in children with severe asthma   

 
 

Foreign children take at least 6 years to learn the language used in school
• Children's Health • Sep 21 11

There are now more and more foreign children in the classroom, and many of them speak a different language to that of their sociolinguistic… Foreign children take at least 6 years to learn the language used in school   

 
 

Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Sep 21 11

Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain and are likely to face… Stressed and strapped: Caregivers for friends, relatives suffer emotional and financial strain   

 
 

Back Pain? Move, Don’t Rest!
• Backache • Sep 21 11

Move if you have back pain, this is the advice of a researcher at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Patients with acute low… Back Pain? Move, Don’t Rest!   

 
 

Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake And Obesity May Be Explained
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Sep 21 11

Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake And Obesity May Be Explained By Abnormal Activation Of A Protein

Dietary salt intake and obesity are… Deadly Link Between High Salt Intake And Obesity May Be Explained   

 
 

How key genes cooperate to make healthy skin
• Genetics • • Skin Care • Sep 20 11

Skin is the body’s armor, protecting us from disease agents, injury, excessive water loss, and cold and heat. Yet mutations in a single gene,… How key genes cooperate to make healthy skin   

 
 

Abnormal activation of a protein may explain deadly link between high salt intake and obesity
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Sep 20 11

Dietary salt intake and obesity are two important risk factors in the development of high blood pressure. Each packs its own punch, but when… Abnormal activation of a protein may explain deadly link between high salt intake and obesity   

 
 

Lower Rate Of Childhood Hospitalizations Due To Flu In The USA Than Canada
• Flu • • Public Health • Sep 20 11

Proportionally fewer US young children are hospitalized due to flu than in Canada, because the USA expanded its recommendations for seasonal flu shots to… Lower Rate Of Childhood Hospitalizations Due To Flu In The USA Than Canada   

 
 

Link found between percentage of minority trauma patients in a hospital and increased odds of dying
• Trauma & Injuries • Sep 20 11

The odds of dying appear to increase for patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma patients, although racial disparities may partly… Link found between percentage of minority trauma patients in a hospital and increased odds of dying   

 
 

Chronic disease to cost $47 trillion by 2030: WEF
• Public Health • Sep 19 11

The global economic impact of the five leading chronic diseases - cancer, diabetes, mental illness, heart disease, and respiratory disease - could reach $47… Chronic disease to cost $47 trillion by 2030: WEF   

 
 
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