New advances in lipid genetics lead to better detection and prevention of major diseases
• Diabetes • • Fat, Dietary • • Heart • • Public Health • May 30 11
Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Studying the genetic make-up of different varieties of lipids (fatty molecules) in the blood plasma of an individual can lead to…
Why does flu trigger asthma?
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Flu • May 30 11
When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have found a…
Acupuncture of benefit to those with unexplained symptoms
• Alternative Medicine • May 30 11
Attending frequently with medically unexplained symptoms is distressing for both patient and doctor and effective treatment or management options are limited: one in five…
TGen study identifies compounds that could slow down Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 26 11
A family of naturally occurring plant compounds could help prevent or delay memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by…
Republicans stick to plan to privatize Medicare
• Public Health • May 26 11
Republicans on Wednesday, with few exceptions, stuck by their plan to privatize the Medicare health program for the elderly - despite a rebuke in…
Why do pro skiers get knee injuries?
• Trauma & Injuries • May 26 11
A turning, off-balance skier leaning backwards is a recipe for knee disaster, according to a new report from a panel of sports medicine and…
Researchers evaluate red wine compound for treating concussions in pro boxers
• Dieting • May 26 11
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are engaging the help of professional boxers and trainers to study whether a component in red wine and grapes…
Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Pain • May 26 11
University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,…
Cognitive decline incidence higher in Southern stroke belt
• Stroke • May 26 11
New research shows that residents of the Stroke Belt - a southern portion of the U.S. with significantly elevated stroke morality rate—also have a…
Stress may increase risk for Alzheimer’s disease
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 26 11
Stress promotes neuropathological changes that are also seen in Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have discovered that…
More primary care tied to lower death rates
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Public Health • May 25 11
Seniors living in areas with more primary care have slightly lower death rates and are less likely to end up in the hospital with…
Is carpal tunnel syndrome cultural?
• Arthritis • • Surgery • May 25 11
Every year, just more than four out of every thousand Swedish women are diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, a painful condition caused by a…
Five patients who died in Joplin hospital suffocated
• Public Health • May 25 11
Workers at a hospital hit by a tornado in Joplin, Missouri on Sunday describe a storm so terrible that every window blew out and…
Studies show Vectra(TM) DA can track early response to rheumatoid arthritis therapy
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 24 11
Crescendo Bioscience™ today announced data indicating that Vectra™ DA, a first-in-class multi-biomarker blood test used to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity, provides physicians…
New protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease
• Brain • • Neurology • May 24 11
After decades of studying the pathological process that wipes out large volumes of memory, scientists at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research discovered a…
What makes an image memorable?
• Brain • • Neurology • May 24 11
Next time you go on vacation, you may want to think twice before shooting hundreds of photos of that scenic mountain or lake.
A…
Kids dependent on long-term ventilation require longer, more expensive hospital care
• Public Health • May 24 11
Despite significant technological improvements, children reliant on long-term mechanical ventilation often require extensive additional care, including costly hospital stays and emergency visits.
A new…
No health card means no family doctor for many homeless people
• Public Health • May 24 11
For every year a person is homeless, the odds of them having a family doctor drop by 9 per cent, according to a report…
Beaches, parks off limits to New York smokers
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 24 11
New York City took its smoking prohibition outdoors on Monday, adding the city’s parks and beaches to the list of places where smoking is…
Bayer starts selling quick-release aspirin
• Drug News • May 24 11
German drugmaker Bayer has released a souped-up version of Bayer aspirin that the company says relieves pain twice as fast as its namesake brand,…
Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids
• Children's Health • May 24 11
One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don’t need, according to new study findings.
The researchers found that doctors prescribe…
Poorer African states put children first: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • May 24 11
The oil-rich governments of Sudan and Angola are among the worst in Africa for looking after children, while poorer Tanzania, Mozambique and Niger are…
Debt talks resume with focus on healthcare
• Public Health • May 24 11
Talks to avert a potentially catastrophic debt default resume on Tuesday after signs Republicans might soften their stance over a main obstacle to a…
New study finds that violence doesn’t add to children’s enjoyment of TV shows, movies
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 24 11
Despite growing concern about the effects of media violence on children, violent television shows and movies continue to be produced and marketed to them.…
What doesn’t kill the brain makes it stronger
• Brain • • Stroke • May 23 11
Johns Hopkins scientists say that a newly discovered “survival protein” protects the brain against the effects of stroke in rodent brain tissue by interfering…