Local Grants Awarded To Fight Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Feb 09 11
On Tuesday, UnitedHealth Group announced its plans to award $1,000 grants to two Lexington-based organizations that have developed programs to fight childhood obesity in…
South Asia faces rising incidence of heart disease, diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • Feb 09 11
South Asia is facing a health crisis, with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes and obesity, and patients facing impoverishment as they pay for…
Advanced macular degeneration is associated with an increased risk
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Aging and Gerontology • Feb 09 11
Older people with late-stage, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) appear to be at increased risk of brain hemorrhage (bleeding stroke), but not stroke caused by…
Are Our Kids Oversnacked?
• Children's Health • Feb 09 11
Kids aren’t the only ones who smile when the words “snack time” are heard. We are obsessed with snacking. Aisle after aisle in the…
Memory Problems May Be Sign of Stroke Risk
• Stroke • Feb 09 11
People who have memory problems or other declines in their mental abilities may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a study released…
Ischemic stroke hospitalizations decline in middle-aged, elderly, increases in young
• Aging and Gerontology • • Stroke • Feb 09 11
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those…
Experts call for greater awareness of the links between diabetes and kidney disease
• Diabetes • • Urine Problems • Feb 09 11
The first time that many patients realise that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services, according to a…
Motorcycle helmets reduce spine injuries after collisions
• Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Feb 09 11
Motorcycle helmets, long known to dramatically reduce the number of brain injuries and deaths from crashes, appear to also be associated with a lower…
ISC: Ischemic strokes rise among teens & children, fall among middle-aged
• Stroke • Feb 09 11
The number of acute ischemic stroke hospitalizations among middle-aged and older men and women fell between 1994 and 2007, but sharply increased among those…
Using clot buster for mild stroke could save millions
• Public Health • • Stroke • Feb 09 11
Treating mild strokes with the blood-clot dissolving drug approved for severe strokes could save $200 million in annual disability costs and lower the number…
Daily diet soda tied to higher risk for stroke, heart attack
• Dieting • • Heart • • Stroke • Feb 09 11
Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low- or no-calorie substitutes, a new study comes along…
Study shows delayed-enhancement MRI may predict, prevent strokes
• Stroke • Feb 08 11
Researchers at the University of Utah’s Comprehensive Arrhythmia and Research Management (CARMA) Center have found that delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (DE-MRI) holds promise for…
Late nights can lead to higher risk of strokes and heart attacks
• Heart • • Stroke • Feb 08 11
New research from Warwick Medical School published today in the European Heart Journal shows that prolonged sleep deprivation and disrupted sleep patterns can have…
Combining brain imaging, genetic analysis may help identify people at early risk of Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Feb 08 11
A new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found evidence suggesting that a variation of a specific gene may…
Turning off stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 08 11
Post-traumatic stress disorder can affect soldiers after combat or ordinary people who have undergone harrowing experiences. Of course, feelings of anxiety are normal and…
Malnutrition: A skeleton in the health care closest
• Public Health • Feb 08 11
Many elderly Australians are either admitted to hospital suffering malnutrition, or become malnourished while in hospital, which increases hospital length of stay and health…
The great tonsil dilemma
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Feb 08 11
Without fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon’s scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep…
Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 08 11
A diet, high in fats, sugars, and processed foods in early childhood may lower IQ, while a diet packed full of vitamins and nutrients…
Obesity Linked to Income, Education; Not Sprawl
• Obesity • Feb 08 11
Obesity is more prevalent in areas with lower educational attainment and certain ethnic profiles than in areas of suburban sprawl, according to researchers at…
Indoor Coal Use Associated With Possible Impairment of Early Childhood Growth
• Children's Health • Feb 08 11
Children raised in homes using indoor coal for cooking or heating appear to be about a half-inch shorter at age 36 months than those…
Sun Exposure, Vitamin D May Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
• Neurology • Feb 08 11
People who spend more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS),…
New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Heart • Feb 08 11
In time for the chocolate-giving and chocolate-noshing fest on Valentine’s Day, scientists are reporting discovery of how this treat boosts the body’s production of…
Chocolate is a ‘super fruit’
• Food & Nutrition • Feb 07 11
It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central…
Pivotal discoveries in age-related macular degeneration
• Eye / Vision Problems • Feb 07 11
A team of researchers, led by University of Kentucky ophthalmologist Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major…
Road traffic tied to poverty-stricken kids’ asthma
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Feb 07 11
Teenagers living close to a busy road are more likely to have allergies and asthma than those living farther from traffic, a study of…