Study shows a possible link between preschoolers’ cavities and excess body fat
• Dental Health • • Obesity • Jun 22 10
Preschool children with tooth decay may be more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population and, regardless of weight, are more…
Lifestyle intervention reduces preschoolers’ body fat, improves fitness
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Jun 22 10
Migrant children are at increased risk of obesity, but a new study shows that a program teaching multiple lifestyle changes to predominantly migrant preschoolers…
Certain Obese People are Not at High Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes
• Diabetes • • Heart • • Obesity • Jun 21 10
Obese people without metabolic risk factors for diabetes and heart disease, such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, do not have the elevated cardiovascular…
Cutting Carbs is More Effective than Low-Fat Diet for Insulin-Resistant Women
• Diabetes • • Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • Jun 21 10
Obese women with insulin resistance lose more weight after three months on a lower-carbohydrate diet than on a traditional low-fat diet with the same…
ADHD drugs have no long-term growth effects: study
• Children's Health • • Drug Abuse • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 21 10
Neither attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) nor medications used to treat it have a long-term impact on kids’ growth, a new study published online…
US obesity rates could fall if soda pop prices rise
• Obesity • • Public Health • Jun 21 10
Raising the price of sugary soft drinks will likely prompt thirsty consumers to seek out cheaper, healthier beverages, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
…Children, Elderly Most Vulnerable to Soaring Summer Temperatures
• Children's Health • Jun 18 10
With the official beginning of summer, physicians at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM) who specialize in…
In Predominantly Black Communities, People of all Races Miss Out on Kidney Care
• Urine Problems • Jun 18 10
Regardless of race, fewer people see a kidney specialist before starting dialysis if they live in predominantly black communities, reports a study appearing in…
Robotic Devices Give Stroke Survivors a Helping Hand, Leg Up
• Stroke • Jun 18 10
As many as half of stroke survivors lose some of their ability to move their extremities. Now specialists in rehabilitation medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia…
Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus data reveal differences in epidemiology across continents
• Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 18 10
The Chinese Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Treatment and Research Group (CSTAR) announced interim epidemiological information on SLE patients in China today at EULAR 2010,…
Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 18 10
Women who drink tea have an increased risk of developing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) compared with those who drink none (p=0.04), according to results presented…
Vitamin D deficiency confirmed as common across a range of rheumatic conditions
• Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 18 10
Rome, Italy, Friday 18 June 2010: Two separate studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with a range of rheumatic…
Sex lives of patients are negatively affected by rheumatoid arthritis and SLE
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 18 10
Rome, Italy, Friday 18 June 2010: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients from Brazil and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients from France report that their rheumatic…
Men Shy Away from Routine Medical Appointments
• Public Health • Jun 17 10
Just over half of U.S. men (57 percent) see a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters (74…
More Americans exercise, but they are still obese
• Obesity • Jun 17 10
More Americans are exercising but rates of obesity and smoking have not changed, according to the latest government data.
Depomed recalls 52 lots of diabetes drug
• Drug Abuse • Jun 17 10
Drug developer Depomed Inc said it will recall 52 lots of its diabetes drug Glumetza due to the presence of traces of a certain…
Low, high manganese levels may affect the infant brain
• Children's Health • • Brain • Jun 17 10
Babies with either relatively high or relatively low levels of manganese in their blood may be slower to hit certain developmental milestones in their…
Extreme obesity ups pregnancy complication risk
• Obesity • • Pregnancy • Jun 17 10
So-called “super obese” women are at sharply higher risk of a potentially fatal pregnancy complication compared to their normal-weight peers, especially if they gain…
Exercise might aid asthma control: study
• Asthma • Jun 17 10
Adults whose asthma is not fully controlled by medication might gain some benefits from adding an exercise routine to their lives, a small study…
Swine flu shot protects against 1918 flu: study
• Flu • • Swine Flu • Jun 16 10
People who got vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu virus may also be protected against the strain of influenza that killed 50 million to…
Why don’t more nearsighted Chinese kids wear glasses?
• Children's Health • • Eye / Vision Problems • Jun 16 10
It’s estimated that up to 60 percent of school-age children in rural China need glasses to see clearly, but most either don’t have…
Low Back Pain Is No Reason to Stay in Bed
• Backache • • Pain • Jun 16 10
For much of the 20th century, “rest” - which generally meant a few days to a week in bed - was the standard prescription…
Higher Stress Disorders in Women May Have Biological Basis
• Gender: Female • • Neurology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 15 10
There may be a biological reason why depression and other stress-related psychiatric disorders are more common among women compared to men. Studying stress signaling…
Want to Quit Smoking? Study Seeks Adult Smokers Nationwide for a Free, Online Smoking-Cessation Study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 15 10
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that it is launching a new online study to help people quit smoking. The study, called…
Teenage boys really do eat a lot: study
• Dieting • • Fat, Dietary • Jun 15 10
Parents of teenage boys often believe they are being eaten out of house and home. A new study suggests they’re right.