Danish researchers finally solve the obesity riddle
Nov 25 10

Researchers at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen, can now unveil the results of the world’s largest diet study: If you… Danish researchers finally solve the obesity riddle   

 

Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment
Nov 25 10

A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in… Growth-factor gel shows promise as hearing-loss treatment   

 

Workplace asthma costs UK at least $158 million a year
Nov 25 10

Workplace asthma costs the UK at least £100 million a year, and may be as high as £135 million, reveals research published online in… Workplace asthma costs UK at least $158 million a year   

 

New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions
Nov 25 10

An international team of immunologists studying the effects of cannabis have discovered how smoking marijuana can trigger a suppression of the body’s immune functions.… New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions   

 

Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest
Nov 24 10

You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain… Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest   

 

Study finds that the same face may look male or female
Nov 24 10

Neuroscientists at MIT and Harvard have made the surprising discovery that the brain sees some faces as male when they appear in one area… Study finds that the same face may look male or female   

 

Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment
Nov 24 10

China had an estimated 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2008, of which 112,000 were multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB). Over the period 2001,… Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment   

 

Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N.
Nov 24 10

Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an international aid operation is struggling… Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N.   

 

Silent thyroid problems linked to fractures in men
Nov 24 10

Elderly men with mild thyroid dysfunction - most of whom are unaware of it - are significantly more likely to develop hip fractures,… Silent thyroid problems linked to fractures in men   

 

Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint
Nov 24 10

Web sites offering a sense of community to people with diseases or ailments often are created by marketers who fail to disclose that they… Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint   

 

School lunch programs might break poverty cycle
Nov 24 10

Teens who live in households where food is scarce suffer academically, but a new study has found that government programs to provide meals in… School lunch programs might break poverty cycle   

 

Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life
Nov 24 10

Eating lots of orange and dark green veggies such as carrots, sweet potatoes and green beans may be tied to less disease and longer… Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life   

 

Prenatal Knowledge of Cleft Lip/Palate Shows Little Advantage Over Birth Discovery
Nov 24 10

Many expectant parents look forward to routine ultrasounds as their first opportunity to “see” their baby. But the ultrasound can reveal that the fetus… Prenatal Knowledge of Cleft Lip/Palate Shows Little Advantage Over Birth Discovery   

 

For Your Teeth, Thanksgiving Dinner Is a Real Food Fight
Nov 23 10

If you’re lucky, it will all be kisses and hugs around the Thanksgiving dinner table, with friends and family near and dear gathered about,… For Your Teeth, Thanksgiving Dinner Is a Real Food Fight   

 

Expecting? Don’t Neglect Your Teeth
Nov 23 10

Even though most people are aware that good oral health is essential for the overall health of both mother and child, misunderstandings about… Expecting? Don’t Neglect Your Teeth   

 

Tobacco: Out of sight, out of mind?
Nov 23 10

Putting tobacco out of sight in shops can change the attitude of young people to smoking, while not hitting retailers in the pocket, researchers… Tobacco: Out of sight, out of mind?   

 

Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis crucial to positive outcomes for patients
Nov 23 10

Positive outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are closely linked to early diagnosis and treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). A study by researchers in… Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis crucial to positive outcomes for patients   

 

Cigarette smoking increases rheumatoid arthritis risk in African-Americans
Nov 23 10

A new study determined that African Americans who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA risk is more pronounced… Cigarette smoking increases rheumatoid arthritis risk in African-Americans   

 

World health officials take aim at tobacco additives
Nov 22 10

World health officials recommended on Saturday limiting additives that make cigarettes more palatable, but they postponed until 2012 a number of other issues after… World health officials take aim at tobacco additives   

 

Cough and cold meds withdrawal is working: study
Nov 22 10

The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug… Cough and cold meds withdrawal is working: study   

 

One billion people cannot afford healthcare: WHO
Nov 22 10

In a global report on financing health systems, the United Nations health body said all countries, rich and poor, could do more toward getting… One billion people cannot afford healthcare: WHO   

 

Study Ties Parental Divorce in Childhood to Stroke in Adulthood
Nov 22 10

Children who experience a parental divorce are over twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point in their lives, according to new… Study Ties Parental Divorce in Childhood to Stroke in Adulthood   

 

Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion
Nov 22 10

A new study released today estimates that the global initiative to eradicate polio could provide net benefits of at least US$40-50 billion if transmission… Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion   

 

Obesity weighs on wealthy in poor countries
Nov 22 10

The obesity epidemic has spread to poorer nations, where it almost entirely affects wealthy citizens, while the poor in the same nations still remain… Obesity weighs on wealthy in poor countries   

 

Nighttime delivery linked to brain problems
Nov 22 10

Babies born late at night or in the wee hours of the morning may have a slightly higher risk of rare brain problems compared… Nighttime delivery linked to brain problems   

 
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