Polysomnography for sleep-disordered breathing prior to tonsillectomy in children
• Children's Health • Jun 15 11
A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline, “Polysomnography for Sleep-Disordered Breathing Prior to Tonsillectomy in Children” will be published as a supplement to the July issue…
Researchers identify why dopamine replacement therapy has a paradoxical effect on cognition
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 15 11
Dopamine replacement therapy, which is used to manage motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, can, at times, adversely affect cognition. Dr. Oury Monchi, Ph.…
Researchers report progress using iPS cells to reverse blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 15 11
Researchers have used cutting-edge stem cell technology to correct a genetic defect present in a rare blinding disorder, another step on a promising path…
Preteens surrounded by smokers get hooked on nicotine
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 14 11
Exposure to secondhand smoke can create symptoms of nicotine dependence in non-smoking preteens, according to a new study from Concordia University and the University…
Genetic Factor Controls Health-Harming Inflammation in Obese
• Genetics • • Obesity • Jun 13 11
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a genetic factor that can regulate obesity-induced inflammation that contributes to chronic health…
Safe prescribing information for children in Canada often hard to find
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 13 11
Accurate, safe prescribing information for children is often unavailable to doctors in Canada because pharmaceutical companies will not disclose information to Health Canada, states…
Preventing avoidable opioid-related deaths top priority for pain medicine field
• Drug Abuse • Jun 13 11
Deaths related to prescription opioid therapy are under intense scrutiny, prompting those in pain medicine—clinicians, patient advocates, and regulators—to understand the causes behind avoidable…
More vaccines for poor could save 6.4 million lives
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 09 11
Millions of children’s lives and billions of dollars could be saved if vaccines were more widely available in 72 of the world’s poorest countries,…
New hospital mortality rate index to be used across UK
• Mortality and Morbidity • Jun 09 11
Led by Professor Michael Campbell, the team, including Drs Richard Jacques and James Fotheringham, were commissioned in January 2011 by the Department of Health…
Children eschew the fat if dads aren’t lenient
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • Jun 09 11
This Father’s Day, dad’s choice of where to eat could literally tip the scales on his children’s health.
A father’s use of restaurants and…
Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 09 11
Sulforaphane, one of the primary phytochemicals in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables that helps them prevent cancer, has been shown for the first time…
Finnish twin study yields new information on how fat cells cope with obesity
• Obesity • Jun 08 11
The mechanisms by which obesity leads towards metabolic co-morbidities, such as diabetes mellitus, are poorly understood and of great public health interest. A study…
Treating children’s eye infections without surgery
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 08 11
Researchers from Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, R.I., report that medical management may be preferred over surgery for children with orbital cellulitis, an acute…
Study finds shingles may be related to elevated risk of multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • Jun 08 11
Taiwanese investigators have found that there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) occurring in the year following a shingles, or…
“Active” video games may be better for kids’ weight
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Gambling addictions • Jun 08 11
Overweight kids might benefit from swapping their traditional video games for “active” ones that get them off the couch, a new study suggests.
The…
Minorities see bottled water as safer, buy more
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 08 11
Poor minority parents are spending a sizeable chunk of their income on bottled water based on unfounded beliefs that it’s safer, researchers say.
A…
Germany defends E.coli response as death toll rises
• Infections • • Public Health • Jun 08 11
German ministers on Wednesday defended their response to the E.coli outbreak that has killed 24 people and signaled possible changes in the way the…
Older age does not cause testosterone levels to decline in healthy men
• Endocrinology • Jun 07 11
A decline in testosterone levels as men grow older is likely the result - not the cause - of deteriorating general health, say Australian…
Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response
• Dieting • • Infections • Jun 07 11
Advanced hepatitis C patients with chronic liver disease may benefit from drinking coffee during treatment, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official…
Yoga helped older stroke victims improve balance, endurance
• Alternative Medicine • • Stroke • Jun 06 11
An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced “exciting” results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can…
Surgery-related weight loss in men reverses testosterone deficiency
• Endocrinology • • Weight Loss • Jun 06 11
Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric surgery, a new study…
Rise in quit attempts faded after UK smoking ban
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 03 11
A 2007 ban on smoking inside public places across the United Kingdom may be responsible for a spike in prescriptions for medications to help…
“Dr. Death,” Jack Kevorkian, dies at 83
• Public Health • Jun 03 11
Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, known as “Dr. Death” for helping more than 100 people end their lives, died early on Friday at age…
Medical marijuana superstore opens on Arizona
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 02 11
Some local wags are calling it the “Wal-Mart of Weed” or “Home DePot.”
Seeking to capitalize on Arizona’s newly enacted medical marijuana law, a…
Plate replaces pyramid in USDA food guidelines
• Food & Nutrition • Jun 02 11
The pyramid guide to healthy eating that many Americans grew up with has been scrapped, and in its place the Obama administration is serving…