Marfan, A “Look-Alike” Disorder, Or Neither? Researchers Offer Simple List of Signs for Early Detect
• Children's Health • • Genetics • Aug 05 10
Johns Hopkins researchers have compiled what they believe are reliable lists of tell-tale physical signs to help doctors recognize children with Marfan and Loeys-Dietz…
Obesity prevention begins before birth
• Gender: Female • • Obesity • Aug 05 10
Expectant mothers who gain large amounts of weight tend to give birth to heavier infants who are at higher risk for obesity later in…
Gene for cholesterol and cardiovascular disease identified through genome scan
• Genetics • • Heart • Aug 05 10
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the Broad Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., are some of the first…
Deep Brain Stimulation shows promise for patients with Alzheimer’s
• Brain • • Neurology • Aug 05 10
In a world first, Dr. Andres M. Lozano and his team at Toronto Western Hospital has shown using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on patients…
Vision screening in children
• Eye / Vision Problems • Aug 05 10
In his article in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107[28-29]: 495-9), Wolf A. Lagrèze examines whether or not…
New study examines the economic returns of public access policies
• Public Health • Aug 05 10
Delivering timely, open, online access to the results of federally funded research in the United States will significantly increase the return on the public’s…
Study finds proximity could be key to success of healing prayer
• Public Health • Aug 05 10
Findings reported today (Aug. 5) from a new international study of healing prayer suggest that prayer for another person’s healing just might help -…
Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting supplement now available
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Aug 02 10
The 2010 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), the largest meeting…
Body weight and glaucoma risk; new ‘map’ for severe myopia
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • Aug 02 10
This month’s Ophthalmology journal includes surprising research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary on the relation of body weight to the risk for…
New studies question vascular multiple sclerosis hypothesis and treatment
• Neurology • Aug 02 10
Two important new studies challenge the controversial hypothesis that venous congestion - chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) - contributes to the development of multiple…
Tongue Piercing May Cause Gapped Teeth, According to UB Study
• Dental Health • Aug 02 10
Mark this one down as a parental nightmare.
First, your child gets her tongue pierced. Then, as if you needed something else, she starts…
Toddler cleaning product accidents dropping in US
• Children's Health • Aug 02 10
It’s becoming safer to be a little kid, at least when it comes to accidents involving cleaning products, U.S. researchers said Monday.
New approach to Alzheimer’s therapy
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 30 10
The brains of Alzheimer patients have high accumulations of the material beta-amyloid, which appear in the form of plaques. The precursors of these plaques…
Do soy isoflavones boost bone health?
• Food & Nutrition • Jul 30 10
Scientists already know much about the more than 200 bones that make up your body. But mysteries remain regarding the exact role that many…
Emerging E. coli Strain Causes Many Antimicrobial-Resistant Infections in U.S.
• Infections • Jul 30 10
A new, drug-resistant strain of E. coli is causing serious disease, according to a new study, now available online, in the August 1, 2010…
Study Finds Oral Contraceptives and Hormone Replacement Therapy May Protect Women against Brain Aneurysms
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 30 10
Results from a new study suggest that oral contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may yield additional benefit of protecting against the formation and…
What prevents falls after strokes? Study: Not much
• Stroke • Jul 30 10
While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia.
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Can secondhand smoke hurt kids’ grades?
• Children's Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jul 29 10
Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong…
Western diet link to ADHD
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 29 10
A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research shows an association between ADHD and a ‘Western-style’ diet in adolescents.
Small increases in vaccine cost can cause large gaps in protection
• Immunology • • Public Health • Jul 29 10
Public immunization efforts may be much more sensitive than previously realized to small changes in the perceived costs or risks of vaccination, scientists at…
Clinical trials can be improved by managing the learning curve
• Public Health • Jul 29 10
Practitioners of clinical medicine are familiar with learning curves, and strategies like simulation are increasingly used to minimize learning-curve effects on clinical care. Because…
30 million women to benefit from health reform law
• Public Health • Jul 29 10
Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to…
Millions of Americans in early stages of kidney disease need stroke monitoring
• Urine Problems • • Stroke • Jul 28 10
Millions of Americans in the early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of having atrial fibrillation (AF) – a…
Are kids’ ER visits for food allergies on the rise?
• Allergies • • Emergencies / First Aid • • Immunology • Jul 28 10
Children’s visits to the emergency room for serious food-allergy reactions may be on the rise, if the experience of one major U.S. medical center…
Health group sues FDA over antimicrobial soap
• Public Health • • Skin Care • Jul 28 10
A nonprofit environmental group has sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, claiming the agency failed to regulate toxic chemicals found in “antimicrobial” soap…