Boxing Injuries on the Rise; Youth Head Injury Rates Also Concerning
• Trauma & Injuries • Mar 02 11
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in…
Polishing the apple’s popular image as a healthy food
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Mar 02 11
Scientists are reporting the first evidence that consumption of a healthful antioxidant substance in apples extends the average lifespan of test animals, and does…
Rising status of women linked to more smoking
• Gender: Female • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 02 11
Millions of women in developing countries risk disease and early death in the coming decades as their rising economic and political status leads them…
Program cuts cavities in low-income toddlers
• Children's Health • • Dental Health • Mar 02 11
Preventive dental care from pediatricians and family doctors may help reduce the widespread problem of early childhood cavities in low-income kids, a new study…
Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk
• Dieting • • Stroke • Mar 02 11
People who get plenty of potassium-rich foods in their diet may be less likely to suffer a stroke, a new research review finds.
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Spontaneous smoking cessation may be an early symptom of lung cancer, research suggests
• Cancer: Lung • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 01 11
Many longtime smokers quit spontaneously with little effort shortly before their lung cancer is diagnosed, leading some researchers to speculate that sudden cessation may…
Answers to a rare and tragic form of epilepsy
• Epilepsy • Mar 01 11
A new study offers critical insight into the biochemistry of a rare and fatal form of epilepsy known as Lafora disease, a genetic condition…
For some kids, corneal transplant improves vision and daily life
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 01 11
Teens, children, and even infants sometimes require corneal transplants, although most such surgeries are performed in adults. Australian researchers led by Keryn A. Williams,…
New cell therapy a promising atherosclerosis treatment
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 01 11
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown in a new study on mice, that cell therapy can be used to reverse the effect of ‘bad’…
More Evidence That Alzheimer’s Disease May Be Inherited from Your Mother
• Brain • • Neurology • Mar 01 11
Results from a new study contribute to growing evidence that if one of your parents has Alzheimer’s disease, the chances of inheriting it from…
Gene variant affects stroke prognosis in humans
• Stroke • Mar 01 11
A small difference in DNA sequence predicts the degree of disability after a stroke, according to a paper published online on February 28 in…
High-cost hospitals do not appear to have better survival rates for sepsis patients
• Infections • • Public Health • Mar 01 11
Increased hospital spending at high-cost hospitals does not appear to be associated with better short-term survival rates for patients with sepsis, according to a…
Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following prescription drug instructions
• Public Health • Mar 01 11
Many patients, especially those with limited literacy, may self-administer prescription medications more times a day than is necessary, which may lead to missed or…
Research opens door to vaccines that can circumvent maternal antibodies
• Drug News • • Immunology • Mar 01 11
New research that reveals how maternal antibodies block an immune response to the measles virus is a first step toward improving current childhood vaccination…
Older patients confused about multiple drug dosing
• Aging and Gerontology • Mar 01 11
Many older patients, who take an average of seven medicines a day, are so confused by the vague instructions on prescription bottles that they…
Clinicians important influencers in weight and related health issues for overweight patients
• Obesity • • Public Health • Mar 01 11
Physicians can have an influence on their overweight and obese patients by counseling them to prevent further weight gain and by helping patients to…
New York state may cap Medicaid costs at $15.1 billion
• Public Health • Feb 28 11
New York state would cap its share of Medicaid at about $15.1 billion a year, slice costs with a 2 percent across-the-board reduction and…
Treat kids’ discomfort, not fevers: Pediatricians
• Children's Health • Feb 28 11
Don’t immediately reach for the medicine cabinet when your little one’s forehead feels warm, according to a new report from the American Academy of…
Viral infection not responsible for exacerbation of lung disease in most patients
• Respiratory Problems • Feb 28 11
Acute viral infection does not appear to be a primary cause of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, deadly disease resulting…
Brain imaging provides window into consciousness
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 28 11
Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness - but the view…
Listening to music is biological
• Neurology • • Public Health • Feb 28 11
Music is listened in all known cultures. Similarities between human and animal song have been detected: both contain a message, an intention that reflects…
First aid for the under 5s
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Feb 28 11
One of the reasons often given by people for not attempting first aid in emergency situations is a lack of confidence and a fear…
Fish oil fights weight loss due to chemotherapy
• Cancer • • Dieting • Feb 28 11
A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients…
Hearing loss rate in older adults climbs to more than 60 percent in national survey
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 28 11
Nearly two-thirds of Americans age 70 and older have hearing loss, but those who are of black race seem to have a protective effect…
Forsyth team gains new insight on childhood dental disease
• Dental Health • Feb 28 11
Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies led by Anne Tanner,…