Placebos help, even when patients know about them
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Dec 23 10
Placebos can help patients feel better, even if they are fully aware they are taking a sugar pill, researchers reported on Wednesday on an…
Calorie Control Council Predicts Top 5 Dieting Trends in 2011
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Dec 23 10
As the hectic holiday season comes to a close and a new year approaches, many consumers are once again vowing to adopt weight loss…
Eating less healthy fish may contribute to America’s stroke belt
• Dieting • • Stroke • Dec 23 10
People living in the “stroke belt” states eat more fried fish than people living in the rest of the country, which may contribute to…
Eating healthier means living longer
• Cancer • • Dieting • • Heart • Dec 23 10
The leading causes of death have shifted from infectious diseases to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. These illnesses may be affected…
KISSing a theory goodbye in the link between puberty and nutrition status
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Dec 23 10
The timing of the onset of puberty is linked to levels of nutrition: later onset is associated with malnutrition, while earlier onset is linked…
Mortality rates are an unreliable metric for assessing hospital quality, study finds
• Mortality and Morbidity • Dec 23 10
Is quality in the eye of the beholder?
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have found wide disparities among four common…
Designer probiotics could reduce obesity
• Obesity • Dec 23 10
Specially designed probiotics can modulate the physiology of host fat cells say scientists writing in Microbiology. The findings could lead to specialised probiotics that…
UT Southwestern researchers identify site in brain where leptin may trigger puberty
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 23 10
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have pinpointed a tiny site in the brain where the hormone leptin may help trigger the onset of puberty.
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Brain gene makes a female develop as a male
• Brain • • Genetics • Dec 23 10
Australian scientists have discovered that changes to a gene involved in brain development can lead to testis formation and male genitalia in an otherwise…
Complementary medicines can be dangerous for children
• Children's Health • Dec 23 10
Complementary medicines (CAM) can be dangerous for children and can even prove fatal, if substituted for conventional medicine, indicates an audit of kids’ CAM…
Obesity increases risk of death in severe vehicle crashes, study shows
• Obesity • Dec 22 10
Moderately and morbidly obese persons face many health issues - heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, gallbladder disease and others.
Now, increased chances of dying…
Smoking may worsen pain for cancer patients
• Cancer • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 22 10
The relationship between smoking and cancer is well established. In a study published in the January 2011 issue of Pain, researchers report evidence to…
Lab Contamination, XMRV Virus Is Not Chronic Fatigue Cause
• Neurology • Dec 21 10
Since 2009, XMRV has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and considered a virus that has also been detected in prostate cancer patient…
Runners Who Lose The Most Weight During A Marathon Finish Quicker
• Weight Loss • Dec 21 10
Runners who shed 3% or more of their body weight during a marathon will finish quicker, reveals research published online in the British Journal…
New Test Shows Promise For Accurate Early Diagnosis Of Turner Syndrome
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • Dec 21 10
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) has demonstrated a novel and accurate test…
Many Children Lack Access To Primary Care Physicians
• Children's Health • Dec 21 10
Almost 1 million children in the U.S. live in areas (often rural) where there is no local primary care physician. Meanwhile, many urban areas…
Common Method For Smoking Cessation May Not Be Best Option
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 21 10
Motivational interviewing, a popular counseling technique for many addictive behaviors, might not be the ideal treatment choice for those who smoke cigarettes. A University…
How To Drink Less During The Holidays
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 21 10
There seems to be a little bit more of everything during the holidays: more travel, more parties, more food, and certainly more alcoholic drinks.
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Quitting menthol cigarettes may be harder for some smokers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 21 10
Menthol cigarettes may be harder to quit, particularly for some teens and African-Americans, who have the highest menthol cigarette use, according to a study…
Transferring trauma patients may take longer than 2 hours—but not for the most serious injuries
• Public Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Dec 21 10
Many trauma patients in Illinois who are transferred to another facility for care are not transported within the state-mandated two-hour window, but the most…
Brain imaging predicts future reading progress in children with dyslexia
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Neurology • Dec 21 10
Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict the future improvement of their reading skills with an accuracy rate of up…
Many ignore indoor tanning risks
• Dermatology • • Skin Care • Dec 21 10
Too many Americans are ignoring the dangers of indoor tanning, or they are unaware of the dangers, as evident by the number of people…
15 Loyola Doctors Named to Chicago Magazine’s ‘Top Doctors for Women’ List
• Public Health • Dec 21 10
Fifteen Loyola physicians have been named to Chicago magazine’s January list of “Chicago’s Top Doctors for Women.”
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health-care research…
Spinal ‘Botox’ Injection May Have Useful Pain-Reducing Effect
• Pain • Dec 21 10
Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) - better known as Botox - reduces responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spinal canal…
Genetic Trait Could Triple Odds of Whites’ Susceptibility to Heavy Cocaine Abuse
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Cocaine Addiction • Dec 21 10
Nearly one in five whites could carry a genetic variant that substantially increases their odds of being susceptible to severe cocaine abuse, according to…