Irregular periods in teens linked to health risks
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • May 22 11
Teenagers who have irregular periods are more likely to be overweight and obese and to have early warning signs of diabetes and heart disease…
McDonald’s stockholders reject obesity proposal
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 22 11
McDonald’s Corp spurned calls to assess the impact of its food on childhood obesity, and said its trademark clown Ronald McDonald would be hawking…
Black lung disease seen rising in U.S. miners
• Respiratory Problems • May 22 11
Black lung disease, long a killer of coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years since Congress passed tougher…
Test could detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier than previously possible
• Brain • • Neurology • May 22 11
A new study has revealed the possibility of using a simple test for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, enabling the condition to be…
Crossing your arms relieves pain
• Pain • May 22 11
Published in the current issue of the journal PAIN, the research shows that crossing your arms over the midline (an imaginary line running vertically…
Ulcer bacteria may contribute to development of Parkinson’s disease
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 22 11
“Infection of late middle-aged mice with a particular strain of the bacteria Helicobacter pylori results in development of Parkinson’s disease symptoms after 3-5 months,”…
Paralyzed man stands, steps after spine treatment
• Trauma & Injuries • May 22 11
A man left paralyzed after a car accident was able to stand and take steps after electrical stimulation of his spinal cord in what…
Fate of last smallpox virus stocks divides WHO
• Immunology • • Public Health • May 22 11
Health ministers are deeply divided over setting a date to destroy the world’s remaining known stocks of live smallpox virus, stored in Russia and…
Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare
• Public Health • May 22 11
Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a…
Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women
• Gender: Female • • Pain • May 22 11
According to a recent study, 39 percent of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75 percent of those women say they…
Doctor, How Sick Will I Get? It’s All In The Genes
• Genetics • May 22 11
Johns Hopkins Institute for Genetic Medicine researchers working as part of the North American Cystic Fibrosis Consortium have discovered two regions of the genome…
American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
• Pain • • Public Health • May 19 11
The American Pain Society (APS), http://www.ampainsoc.org, today honored the recipients of its fifth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing…
Herbal remedies offer hope as the new antibiotics
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • May 19 11
Cancer treatments often have the side effect of impairing the patient’s immune system. This can result in life-threatening secondary infections from bacteria and fungi,…
Viagra® could reduce multiple sclerosis symptoms
• Neurology • May 19 11
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona researchers have discovered that Viagra® drastically reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms in animal models with the disease. The research, published in…
Exercise helps women fight smoking cravings, but effect is short-lived
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 19 11
Dozens of studies on whether moderate exercise can curb the nicotine cravings of women smokers have added up to an apparent contradiction: it seems…
New commitments to save women and children
• Children's Health • • Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 19 11
Today 16 countries announced new commitments to dramatically reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality, as part of the Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s…
Validating preschool programs for children with autism
• Children's Health • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • May 19 11
Researchers from the University of Miami (UM) Department of Psychology participated in a multi-site study to examine different teaching models for children with Autism…
Ads in medical journals lack backing, experts find
• Public Health • May 18 11
Less than half the claims in ads from top ear, nose and throat journals are backed by data referenced by the advertiser, a new…
Army chief faults unfit recruits for injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • May 18 11
U.S. Army recruits have had poorer diets and are less fit than past generations, making them more prone to injury from heavier loads lugged…
Columbia Researchers Work on Preventing Blindness from Age-related Macular Degeneration and Stargard
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 18 11
Slowing down the aggregation or “clumping” of vitamin A in the eye may help prevent vision loss caused by macular degeneration, research from Columbia…
Sun protects against childhood asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • May 18 11
Vitamin D, which is primarily absorbed from the sun, plays a role in protection against childhood asthma. Now, a new study led by Valencian…
Simple fitness test could predict long-term risk for heart attack, stroke in middle-aged people, researchers find
• Heart • • Stroke • May 18 11
How fast can you run a mile?
If you’re middle-aged, the answer could provide a strong predictor of your risk of heart attack or…
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets
• Public Health • May 18 11
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low-temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools in the chemist’s arsenal,…
Extremely obese children have higher prevalence of psoriasis, higher heart disease risk
• Children's Health • • Dermatology • • Heart • May 18 11
Children who are overweight or obese have a significantly higher prevalence of psoriasis, and teens with psoriasis, regardless of their body weight, have higher…
Simple face masks could significantly prevent spread of TB to non-infected patients
• Tuberculosis • May 17 11
Face masks worn by patients infected with tuberculosis (TB) may be able to significantly cut transmission rates to non-infected patients, according to a new…