Drunk Russians drown escaping heatwave
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Jul 14 10
Dozens of Russians, many of them drunk, are drowning daily as they head to water to escape a heatwave, an emergencies ministry official said…
Updated Alzheimer’s guidelines add very early stage
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 14 10
Proposed new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s released on Tuesday would look at the disease at its earliest stages, when clumps of a protein called…
Palliative care lacking in much of the world
• Public Health • Jul 14 10
Most people who are dying around the world have inadequate or no access to painkillers, hospice and palliative care, according to a report by…
Obesity is associated with reduced sensitivity to fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Jul 13 10
7/13/10, Pittsburgh, PA. Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society…
Greater obesity in offspring of nursing mothers consuming a high-fat diet
• Obesity • Jul 13 10
The future health of offspring is more negatively impacted when their mothers consume a high fat diet while nursing compared with high-fat diet consumption…
Success of community interventions for childhood obesity varies depending on the target age group
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 13 10
Stockholm, Sweden: Community-based interventions designed to prevent obesity in children seem to work best in those under the age of five, while there is…
Study finds lifelong doubling in death risk for men who are obese at age 20 years
• Mortality and Morbidity • • Obesity • Jul 13 10
Stockholm, Sweden: Men who enter adult life obese face a life-long doubling of the risk of dying prematurely, new research has found.
In a…
U.S. makes it easier for veterans to claim stress
• Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 13 10
The U.S. Veterans Affairs department published new rules on Monday meant to make it easier for veterans seeking treatment and financial support for post-traumatic…
Match service aims to speed Alzheimer’s research
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 13 10
A new online service designed to match Alzheimer’s patients with clinical trials may help address a big bottleneck in developing new drugs -…
New guideline says MRI best for diagnosing stroke
• Stroke • Jul 13 10
A kind of scan called an MRI is much better for diagnosing stroke than a CT scan, the American Academy of Neurology said…
Computerized monitoring systems enable hospitals to more aggressively combat infections
• Infections • • Public Health • Jul 12 10
Hospitals that adopt advanced computer technology to identify healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are more likely to have implemented best practices to prevent such infections, according…
Simple tools help parents understand a child’s risk of obesity, make positive changes
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 12 10
Some simple interventions used by pediatricians were enough to change a parent’s perspective about a child’s being overweight or obese, and change the…
Alternative therapies don’t help kids’ cancer stress
• Alternative Medicine • • Cancer • Jul 12 10
Massage, humor therapy and relaxation don’t seem to make life much easier for children with cancer who go through stressful bone marrow transplants, disappointed…
Does pollution really increase stroke risk?
• Stroke • Jul 12 10
Living in city smog may be bad for the lungs, but whether it also plays a role in jacking up stroke risk, as studies…
Five Reasons Why Knee Replacements Fail
• Arthritis • • Trauma & Injuries • Jul 11 10
While most knee replacements will function well for years, patients should be aware of the signs of failure—including increased pain or decreased function—that may…
Talking Touchscreens and Patients
• Public Health • Jul 11 10
Multimedia talking touchscreens, housed in computer kiosks at clinics and hospitals, are helping researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinicians at…
New UC Davis study finds early Alzheimer’s identification method
• Brain • • Neurology • Jul 11 10
Abnormal brain images combined with examination of the composition of the fluid that surrounds the spine may offer the earliest signs identifying healthy older…
Antibody may help treat and prevent influenza outbreaks
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jul 09 10
Researchers have discovered a monoclonal antibody that is effective against “Avian” H5N1, seasonal H1N1 and the 2009 “Swine” H1N1 influenza. Scientists at Sea Lane…
Extremely obese children have 40 percent higher risk of reflux disease of esophagus
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jul 09 10
Extremely obese children have a 40 percent higher risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and children who are moderately obese have a 30 percent…
New Surgery Improves Outcomes for Severe Flat Foot Deformity
• Surgery • Jul 08 10
A surgery developed at Hospital for Special Surgery can improve patient outcomes in individuals with severe adult flat foot deformity, a problem that is…
A New Spin on Gene Delivery
• Genetics • Jul 08 10
Chang Lu and his chemical engineering research group at Virginia Tech have discovered how to “greatly enhance” the delivery of DNA payloads into…
Custom running shoes might not prevent injuries
• Trauma & Injuries • Jul 08 10
Buying running shoes? A new study suggests that wearing sneakers tailored to your foot shape might not protect you against injuries.
New Balance, the…
FDA OKs eye telescope for common cause of blindness
• Eye / Vision Problems • Jul 08 10
A tiny telescope device that can help improve vision in people blinded by age-related macular degeneration won U.S. regulatory approval on Tuesday, offering hope…
Anti-TB compounds could fight neglected diseases
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Jul 08 10
Compounds being developed against tuberculosis also show promise against deadly tropical diseases threatening millions of people, two not-for-profits groups said on Wednesday, announcing a…
Obesity surgery may curb ‘drive to eat’
• Dieting • • Obesity • • Surgery • Jul 08 10
Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.
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