Bacteria in the gut may trigger obesity—study
• Obesity • May 09 10
Some of the common causes for obesity are family history, heredity, nutrition and exercise. Now, researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center claim that the risk…
Gut bug may influence obesity
• Obesity • May 07 10
Obese patients who test positive for methane on their breath have a significantly higher body mass index (BMI) than their peers, according to…
Caffeine may help prevent cataract formation
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • May 06 10
Caffeine may be effective in protecting the lens against damage that could lead to the formation of cataracts, according to a study presented on…
How Dark Chocolate May Guard Against Brain Injury from Stroke
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Stroke • May 06 10
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals…
Bar-code system lowers medication errors: study
• Public Health • May 06 10
Using a bar code on patient wristbands cut drug errors by more than half, researchers at one U.S. hospital reported on Wednesday.
Researchers at…
It’s Time for Parents to Turn the Tide on Childhood Obesity
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 06 10
Everyday life has become so busy that it can be hard to follow through on the things we want to do to ensure the…
Many don’t seek prompt help after ‘mini-stroke’
• Stroke • May 05 10
Three out of 10 people who suffer a minor stroke or a “mini-stroke” don’t get medical help in time, upping their likelihood of going…
Dietary protein may reduce hip fractures in the elderly
• Public Health • May 05 10
Seniors who consume a higher level of dietary protein are less likely to suffer hip fractures than seniors whose daily dietary protein intake is…
Kids with Hearing Loss in One Ear Fall Behind in Language Skills
• Children's Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • May 05 10
By the time they reach school age, one in 20 children have hearing loss in one ear. That can raise significant hurdles for these…
Faster Salmonella Detection Possible with New Technique
• Infections • May 05 10
Using technology available through a local company, an Iowa State University researcher is working on a faster method to detect and genetically identify salmonella…
Painkiller overuse can trigger headaches
• Headaches • May 05 10
Could your headache be caused by the same painkiller you use to treat it? Many people rely on painkillers to get rid of a…
Tension-Type Headache
• Headaches • May 05 10
Tension-type headache is a nonspecific headache, which is not vascular or migrainous, and is not related to organic disease. The most common form of…
Stress and Anxiety Can Cause Tension and Migraine Headaches
• Headaches • • Migraine • May 05 10
Oh, my aching head! We all get headaches, and we all know how much fun they are.
June 6-12 is National Headache Awareness Week,…
Glaucoma’s unique protein expression could enhance diagnosis and treatment
• Eye / Vision Problems • May 04 10
An eye under pressure appears to express a unique set of proteins that physicians hope will one day help them better diagnose and treat…
Growth hormone may up sprint speed, not strength
• Endocrinology • May 04 10
Growth hormone injections may increase recreational athletes’ sprinting speed, but does not seem to boost endurance, muscle strength or power, according to a study…
FDA still probing recall of some Tylenol products
• Drug Abuse • May 04 10
Food and Drug Administration staff is still investigating Friday’s recall of some of Johnson & Johnson’s Tylenol children’s products, but have not ruled out…
Study shows vitamin A doesn’t cut maternal deaths
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Mortality and Morbidity • May 04 10
Giving vitamin A to women 15 to 45 years old living in poor nations does not cut maternal death rates, scientists said Tuesday in…
Cost of Obesity
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 04 10
Over the past decade in Tennessee, cases of obesity have increased from 19% to 31%; a third of us are overweight.
And with obesity…
High obesity rates in disabled children
• Children's Health • • Obesity • May 04 10
Washington, May 4 (ANI): Children who are disabled are at increased risk of becoming obesity. Now, a team of researchers has described possible ways…
Toys banned from kids’ fast food in California county
• Children's Health • • Dieting • May 04 10
California’s Santa Clara County has become the first county in the U.S. to ban toys as rewards or promotion from fast food children’s meals,…
Causes Of Headache
• Headaches • May 04 10
What we refer to as headaches may occur very frequently in various areas of the head like for example behind the head, in the…
UF Researchers Get $250,000 to study Cell-Based Epilepsy Treatment
• Epilepsy • • Neurology • • Public Health • May 04 10
University of Florida researchers will receive $250,000 to study an inventive cell-transfer therapy to treat cortical dysplasia, a condition where the brain develops abnormally…
Researchers Find Chronic Injury in Kidneys of Healthy Adults
• Urine Problems • May 04 10
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that the kidneys of healthy adults show signs of chronic mild injury that increase with age. This damage is…
Retention of Urine
• Urine Problems • May 03 10
Retention of urine is the inability to pass urine voluntarily when the bladder is not empty. It is classified as acute or chronic retention…
Stress (Pressure Tension)
• Neurology • May 03 10
What Is Stress?
Stress is ‘the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them.’
Pressure is…