New review suggests drinking 100 percent fruit juice may offer disease-fighting benefits
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Apr 11 11
Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review…
Potato consumption in children’s meals leads to higher overall diet quality
• Dieting • Apr 11 11
Research to be presented this week at The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Conference in Washington, D.C., demonstrates that consumption of…
Dopamine controls formation of new brain cells
• Brain • Apr 08 11
A study of the salamander brain has led researchers at Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the neurotransmitter dopamine. In an…
Nurses may help some overweight kids
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • • Weight Loss • Apr 07 11
A program including regular follow-ups with nurses and focused attempts to cut back on TV, fast food, and sodas appears to keep some overweight…
Errors still common in U.S. hospitals
• Public Health • Apr 07 11
About one in three people in the United States will encounter some kind of mistake during a hospital stay, U.S. researchers said Thursday.
The…
Stent studies don’t reflect “real world” patients
• Heart • • Stroke • Apr 07 11
Stroke-preventing devices are not being tested in people who resemble the patients most likely to receive them, a new study shows.
The researchers looked…
Study shows Europe’s alcohol-linked cancer burden
• Cancer • Apr 07 11
Almost 10 percent of all cancers in men and 3.0 percent in women in western Europe are caused by people drinking too much alcohol,…
Welders may be at increased risk for brain damage
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 07 11
Workers exposed to welding fumes may be at increased risk of damage to the same brain area harmed by Parkinson’s disease, according to a…
New radiation treatment practice recommendations for thyroid disease
• Endocrinology • Apr 07 11
New recommendations from the American Thyroid Association (ATA) on outpatient radioiodine (131I) treatment aim to minimize unintended radiation exposure and maximize the safety of…
Healthy Welders May Be at Increased Risk for Early Brain Damage
• Brain • • Neurology • Apr 06 11
New research suggests that workers exposed to welding fumes may be at risk for developing brain damage in an area of the brain also…
New 2011 CDC Guidelines Announced for Prevention of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIS)
• Infections • • Public Health • Apr 06 11
The CDC has announced new guidelines to reduce the risk of catheter-associated infections in the United States. The guidelines now designate treatment with chlorhexidine…
The Forgotten Patients: What Happens to Intensive Care Unit Survivors Five Years After Discharge?
• Public Health • Apr 06 11
A unique and richly detailed long-term study of survivors of severe critical illness requiring intensive care found that even those who were previously healthy,…
Researchers find link between common dietary fat, intestinal microbes and heart disease
• Fat, Dietary • • Heart • • Obesity • Apr 06 11
A new pathway has been discovered that links a common dietary lipid and intestinal microflora with an increased risk of heart disease, according to…
Demystifying Meditation – Brain Imaging Illustrates How Meditation Reduces Pain
• Brain • • Pain • Apr 05 11
Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research published in the April 6 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience.
“This…
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Probes for XMRV in Central Nervous System
• Neurology • Apr 05 11
There has been substantial mystery surrounding the origins of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), a condition affecting as many as four million Americans and marked…
Scientists develop new technology for stroke rehabilitation
• Stroke • Apr 05 11
Devices which could be used to rehabilitate the arms and hands of people who have experienced a stroke have been developed by researchers at…
The Heartfelt Truth About Sudden Death in Young Athletes
• Public Health • Apr 05 11
The sudden death of a young athlete always prompts full media attention, most recently spurring a call for preventative screening methods, including costly electrocardiogram…
Tempting foods can trigger urge to indulge
• Obesity • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 05 11
Seeing a milkshake can activate the same areas of the brain that light up when an addict sees cocaine, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Pneumonia death rates lower in statin users
• Infections • • Respiratory Problems • Apr 05 11
Taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs such as Pfizer’s Lipitor and AstraZeneca’s Crestor could help prevent people dying from pneumonia, according to a study by British…
U.S. panel says Optimer’s antibiotic effective
• Infections • Apr 05 11
Optimer Pharmaceuticals Inc’s experimental antibiotic is safe and effective in treating a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday.
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Republican to call for sweeping Medicare changes
• Public Health • Apr 05 11
A Republican proposal for sweeping changes to Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs appears unlikely to pass Congress, but could electrify the debate over the…
Children’s pain in hospital undertreated: study
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 05 11
A look at Canadian children’s hospitals finds that doctors aren’t documenting pain relief for the majority of painful or uncomfortable procedures kids experience in…
Republican to call for sweeping Medicare changes
• Public Health • Apr 05 11
A Republican proposal for sweeping changes to Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs appears unlikely to pass Congress, but could electrify the debate over the…
Emergency department CT exams of children have increased substantially
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Apr 04 11
Computed tomography examinations of children in hospital emergency departments increased substantially from 1995 to 2008, according to a new study published online and in…
Study provides first link between 2 major Parkinson’s genes
• Genetics • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 04 11
As Parkinson’s Awareness Month gets underway, a Canadian-led international study is providing important new insight into Parkinson’s disease and paving the way for new…