Should babies be screened for untreatable diseases?
• Children's Health • Jun 02 11

A new poll shows parents are split over whether their newborns should be screened for fragile X syndrome, the most common type of inherited… Should babies be screened for untreatable diseases?   

 
 

Europe E.coli is toxic new strain, trade row grows
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • • Public Health • Jun 02 11

A highly infectious new strain of E.coli bacteria is causing a deadly outbreak of food poisoning that is spreading from Germany across Europe, scientists… Europe E.coli is toxic new strain, trade row grows   

 
 

Children eat more vegetables when allowed to choose
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jun 02 11

A study conducted at the University of Granada has proved that children eat up to 80 percent more vegetables when they are allowed to… Children eat more vegetables when allowed to choose   

 
 

Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea, new approach to autoimmune disease
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Jun 02 11

One of the beneficial compounds found in green tea has a powerful ability to increase the number of “regulatory T cells” that play a… Mechanism discovered for health benefit of green tea, new approach to autoimmune disease   

 
 

Study finds fire stations contaminated with MRSA
• Infections • Jun 01 11

MRSA transmission may be occurring in fire stations, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control,… Study finds fire stations contaminated with MRSA   

 
 

Many migraine sufferers can predict their migraine attack—may create new treatment possibilities
• Headaches • • Migraine • Jun 01 11

As many as one-third of sufferers of migraine with aura experience forewarning symptoms even the day before an attack that might create an opportunity… Many migraine sufferers can predict their migraine attack—may create new treatment possibilities   

 
 

Noisy operations associated with increased infections after surgery
• Infections • • Surgery • Jun 01 11

Patients who undergo surgery are more likely to suffer surgical site infections (SSIs) if the operating theatre is noisy, according to research published in… Noisy operations associated with increased infections after surgery   

 
 

Medicare payments to US hospitals not correct: study
• Public Health • Jun 01 11

Some hospitals should get less reimbursement money from the Medicare healthcare program based on geographic location, according to a report commissioned by the U.S.… Medicare payments to US hospitals not correct: study   

 
 

WHO says cell phone use “possibly carcinogenic”
• Brain • • Cancer • Jun 01 11

Using a mobile phone might increase the risk of developing certain types of brain tumors and consumers should consider ways of reducing their exposure,… WHO says cell phone use “possibly carcinogenic”   

 
 

Study finds dangerous bacteria on cell phones of hospital patients
• Infections • May 31 11

Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers (HCW), according… Study finds dangerous bacteria on cell phones of hospital patients   

 
 

Professor says ethicists working in hospitals need to have standards
• Public Health • May 31 11

A Queen’s University professor is helping standardize practices for healthcare ethicists who consult and give guidance on medical ethics issues to doctors, nurses and… Professor says ethicists working in hospitals need to have standards   

 
 

Fukushima workers may have passed radiation limit
• Public Health • May 31 11

Two workers at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant may have exceeded the government’s radiation exposure limit, the plant operator said, adding to concerns about… Fukushima workers may have passed radiation limit   

 
 

Stress doesn’t raise risk of MS: study
• Neurology • May 31 11

Having a stressful home or work environment doesn’t make a person more likely to develop multiple sclerosis, hints a large new study.

Previous research… Stress doesn’t raise risk of MS: study   

 
 

Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11

Australia is set to pass the world’s toughest anti-smoking laws, forcing big tobacco companies to use plain green cigarette packaging after opposition lawmakers dropped… Tough Australian anti-smoking laws to win parliament backing   

 
 

Killer bacteria claims victims in Germany, Sweden
• Public Health • May 31 11

A killer bacteria linked to contaminated cucumbers claimed a 15th victim in Germany on Tuesday and its first fatality abroad when a Swedish woman… Killer bacteria claims victims in Germany, Sweden   

 
 

Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 31 11

Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or… Smoking could kill 8 million a year by 2030: WHO   

 
 

Arrowing in on Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • May 31 11

Recently the number of genes known to be associated with Alzheimer’s disease has increased from four to eight, including the MS4A gene cluster on… Arrowing in on Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?
• Neurology • May 31 11

Contrary to earlier reports, a new study finds that stress does not appear to increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The… Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis?   

 
 

Noncoding RNA may promote Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 31 11

Researchers pinpoint a small RNA that spurs cells to manufacture a particular splice variant of a key neuronal protein, potentially promoting Alzheimer’s disease (AD)… Noncoding RNA may promote Alzheimer’s disease   

 
 

The use of placebo in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials may negatively impact patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 30 11

The results of this study, conducted in Germany, re-open the debate on whether it is ethical to conduct placebo-controlled studies where patients in the… The use of placebo in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials may negatively impact patients   

 
 

Undertreatment of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients following a heart attack
• Arthritis • • Heart • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 30 11

Results of a study, involving 98,454 patients demonstrated that at 30 days following their first heart attack, RA patients were approximately 20% less likely… Undertreatment of cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients following a heart attack   

 
 

Drug may help overwrite bad memories
• Endocrinology • May 30 11

Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain’s ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them, according… Drug may help overwrite bad memories   

 
 

Does Our Personality Affect Our Level of Attractiveness?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 30 11

Part of what determines how much success you will have in the dating world is whether you have a good sense of whether people… Does Our Personality Affect Our Level of Attractiveness?   

 
 

Low Vitamin D Levels Seen as Multiple Sclerosis Risk for African Americans, UCSF Study Finds
• Neurology • May 30 11

In the first major study exploring the connection between vitamin D and multiple sclerosis in African Americans, a team of scientists at the University… Low Vitamin D Levels Seen as Multiple Sclerosis Risk for African Americans, UCSF Study Finds   

 
 

More Money, Better Health?
• Public Health • May 30 11

More Money, Better Health? New Study Finds that Medicare Beneficiaries with Higher Medical Spending Have Better Health Outcomes
A new study from George… More Money, Better Health?   

 
 
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