Experimental treatment offers relief from painful prostate condition
• Gender: Male • • Urine Problems • May 17 11
New findings show that treatment with a specific alpha blocker helps reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic…
Excess weight in elderly makes daily tasks harder
• Aging and Gerontology • • Obesity • May 17 11
Older adults who are obese are more likely to develop problems with day-to-day activities, such as bathing, getting dressed, and going to the bathroom,…
Smoking ban reduces emergency room admissions
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 17 11
Workplace smoking bans are gaining ground globally, and one study has shown that they may have significant health effects. The study, conducted by researchers…
A virus similar to herpes could be a risk factor for multiple sclerosis
• Neurology • May 17 11
At present, while there is no cause known for this condition, patients with MS seem to have genetic vulnerability to certain environmental factors that…
Abortions generate $95 million a year for Polish doctors as women use illegal private sector
• Gender: Female • • Public Health • May 17 11
New analysis published by the UK journal Reproductive Health Matters shows that the criminalisation of abortion in Poland has led to the development of…
Researchers discover underlying mechanisms of skin hardening syndromes
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • May 17 11
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered new details about the underlying mechanisms of skin hardening syndromes. The team connected pharmacological…
Chinese herbal paste may help prevent exacerbations of COPD
• Alternative Medicine • • Chinese Medicine • • Respiratory Problems • May 17 11
A traditional Chinese herbal paste known as Xiao Chuan, or XCP, may help reduce winter exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to…
Sleepiness in children linked to obesity, asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • May 17 11
Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep…
Hormone improves long-term recovery from stroke
• Stroke • May 17 11
Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy have discovered an explanation of how stroke patients can achieve better recovery. A hormone that is associated with the…
No increase in severe cardiovascular events for children, adolescents taking ADHD medications
• Children's Health • • Drug Abuse • • Heart • May 16 11
Despite recent concerns that medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) could increase the risk of cardiovascular events in children and adolescents, an observational…
Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD
• Respiratory Problems • May 16 11
Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a study conducted…
CPAP decreases cardiovascular mortality in elderly patients
• Heart • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 16 11
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively decreases the risk of cardiovascular death in elderly patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to…
‘Master switch’ gene for obesity and diabetes discovered
• Diabetes • • Obesity • May 16 11
A team of researchers, led by King’s College London and the University of Oxford, have found that a gene linked to type 2 diabetes…
Next generation gamers: Computer games aid recovery from stroke
• Stroke • May 16 11
Computer games are not just for kids. New research published in Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, a BioMed Central open access journal, shows that…
People with diabetes more likely to get cancer
• Cancer • • Diabetes • May 13 11
People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, suggests a new study.
Based on data…
Internet tied to rise in drug abuse
• Drug Abuse • May 13 11
Access to rogue online pharmacies may be driving a rapid increase in the abuse in the United States of prescription drugs like powerful painkillers…
New X-ray method for understanding brain disorders better
• Brain • • Neurology • May 12 11
Researchers including members from the Niels Bohr Institute at the University of Copenhagen have developed a new method for making detailed X-ray images of…
Reining in nicotine use
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 12 11
A person’s vulnerability to nicotine addiction appears to have a genetic basis, at least in part. A region in the midbrain called the habenula…
Study: Surge in obesity correlates with increased automobile usage
• Dieting • • Obesity • May 12 11
Junk food, video games and a lack of exercise all have received their fair share of blame for the spiraling epidemic of obesity in…
Mild obesity appears to improve survival in ALS patients
• Neurology • • Obesity • May 11 11
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, may be an exception to the rule that being overweight is a…
Fake cigarettes increase success rate for quitting smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 11 11
Nicotine-free plastic inhalers may increase a smoker’s chance of quitting, according to new research published online in the European Respiratory Journal.
This study is…
Do bedbugs carry superbugs?
• Infections • May 11 11
Researchers in Canada have found bedbugs carrying antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a surprise finding because scientists had thought the pests were not capable of spreading infections.
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U.N. expects fresh Haiti cholera outbreaks with rains
• Infections • • Public Health • May 11 11
Humanitarian workers in Haiti are preparing for fresh cholera outbreaks as the rainy season threatens to revive an epidemic that has killed nearly 5,000…
Traditional media and internet more trusted than social media for research news
• Public Health • May 11 11
Most Maryland residents trust the health and medical research information provided by traditional media—newspapers (77%), television (71%), magazines (68%), radio (66%)—and the Internet (also…
When words get hot, mental multitaskers collect cool
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 11 11
How useful would it be to anticipate how well someone will control their emotions? To predict how well they might be able to stay…