Study Finds That Overweight People Really Are Big-Boned
• Obesity • Mar 22 11
One of the blind spots in forensic science, particularly in identifying unknown remains, is the inability of experts to determine how much an individual…
Hospital performs tracheotomy on terminal Canadian baby
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Mar 22 11
A Canadian baby on the brink of death was given a tracheotomy on Monday at a St. Louis hospital to improve his breathing after…
Time lived with obesity linked with mortality
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Mar 22 11
Monash University researchers have found the number of years individuals live with obesity is directly associated with the risk of mortality.
The research shows…
Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called ‘weekend effect’
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 22 11
Patients who’ve been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they…
Radiation Risks to Health: A Joint Statement from Leading Scientific Experts
• Public Health • Mar 22 11
Chevy Chase, MD (March 18, 2011)-The growing concern surrounding the release of radiation from an earthquake and tsunami-stricken nuclear complex in Japan has raised…
Men Fuel Rebound in Cosmetic Surgery
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Mar 22 11
Statistics released today (3/21/11) by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that more men are going under the knife. Overall cosmetic plastic…
Stem Cells May Show Promise for People with Rapidly Progressing MS
• Neurology • Mar 22 11
A long term study reports about the effectiveness of replacing bone marrow, purposely destroyed by chemotherapy, with autologous (self) stem cell rescue for people…
Daily Home Dialysis Makes ‘Restless Legs’ Better
• Neurology • • Sleep Aid • • Urine Problems • Mar 18 11
For dialysis patients, performing daily dialysis at home can help alleviate sleep problems related to restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a study appearing…
Scientists ID Possible Biomarker to Gauge Alzheimer’s Prognosis, Effect of Therapies
• Immunology • • Neurology • Mar 17 11
UCLA researchers have identified a new biomarker that could help them track how effectively the immune system is able to clear the brain of…
Wash Your Hands? You May Now Approach the Patient Bed
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 17 11
Each year patients in the U.S. get more than a million infections while in the hospital being treated for something else. The best way…
Gene Therapy Reverses Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 17 11
A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson’s patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published today in the…
Safe to quit smoking before surgery, anytime
• Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 17 11
Despite earlier concerns, quitting smoking in the few weeks before a surgery doesn’t seem risky for patients, according to a new study.
Earlier work…
Studies on heart disease and stroke prevention overlook ethnic groups: Study
• Heart • • Stroke • Mar 17 11
Major clinical studies that evaluate prevention strategies for heart disease and stroke fail to consider a participant’s ethnicity, a factor that can more than…
Getting healthy: When does prediction help people change their habits?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 17 11
If you ask people how much they plan to exercise, they’ll exercise more—but only if that’s a personal goal, according to a new study…
Gardening linked to increased vegetable consumption in older adults
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Aging and Gerontology • Mar 17 11
New research from Texas A&M University and Texas State University found that older adults who participate in gardening may be more likely to eat…
Cerebral palsy among preemies may be declining
• Neurology • Mar 17 11
The rate of cerebral palsy among very preterm infants may be much lower now compared with 20 years ago, a study at one large…
New health statistics show Americans living longer
• Public Health • Mar 17 11
Life expectancy in the United States has reached an all-time high, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.
In 2009, life…
Are high-protein diets bad for your colon?
• Dieting • Mar 17 11
The high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets many people turn to for weight loss might have potentially harmful long-term effects on the colon, a small study hints.
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Health coverage still tough to get for individuals
• Public Health • Mar 16 11
Nearly three quarters of those seeking health insurance in the U.S. individual market in recent years faced roadblocks or were turned down due to…
Gene therapy shows promise for Parkinson’s
• Genetics • • Neurology • Mar 16 11
A small trial has shown that a type of gene therapy for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease can reduce symptoms of the devastating brain…
Pogo sticks recalled in U.S. over injury risks
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 16 11
Around 169,000 pogo sticks have been voluntarily recalled due to a risk of serious injury, the government said on Wednesday.
The Consumer Product Safety…
Vitamin E users show lower ALS risk
• Neurology • Mar 16 11
People who regularly take vitamin E supplements over the years may have a decreased risk of developing the fatal neurological condition amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
WHO: No significant global spread of Japan radiation
• Public Health • Mar 16 11
There is no evidence of a significant spread of radiation from Japan’s crippled nuclear plants, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, calling on…
New ‘dissolvable tobacco’ products may increase risk of mouth disease
• Dental Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 16 11
The first study to analyze the complex ingredients in the new genre of dissolvable tobacco products has concluded that these pop-into-the-mouth replacements for cigarettes…
Prevalence of Heavy Smokers in U.S. Decreases
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 16 11
From 1965 to 2007, the population prevalence of persons who smoked 20 or more cigarettes per day declined significantly, and there was also a…