Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Dec 19 14

Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide

Internet addiction is an impulse-control problem marked by an inability to inhibit Internet use, which can adversely affect a person’s life, including their health… Internet addiction affects 6 percent of people worldwide   

 
 

Subtle but important memory function affected by preterm birth
• Brain • • Childbirth • Dec 18 14

Subtle but important memory function affected by preterm birth

A new study has found that children born prematurely show differences in a subtle but important aspect of memory: the ability to form and… Subtle but important memory function affected by preterm birth   

 
 

Weigh-in Once a Week or You’ll Gain Weight
• Dieting • • Weight Loss • Dec 18 14

Weigh-in Once a Week or You'll Gain Weight

Stepping on the scale is common among dieters but how does the frequency of weigh-ins impact weight? A new study in PLOS ONE showed… Weigh-in Once a Week or You’ll Gain Weight   

 
 

Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection
• AIDS/HIV • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 15 14

Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection

Researchers at Yale and Boston University and their Russian collaborators have found that occasional heroin use by HIV-positive patients may be particularly harmful to… Occasional heroin use may worsen HIV infection   

 
 

Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows
• Drug Abuse • Dec 15 14

Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows

Over prescription of antibiotics is a major factor driving one of the biggest public health concerns today: antibiotic resistance. In a first-of-its-kind study, research… Patients Don’t Understand Risks of Unnecessary Antibiotics, GW Study Shows   

 
 

Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease
• Immunology • Dec 15 14

Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that, in addition to gluten, the immune systems of patients with celiac disease react to specific… Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease   

 
 

Vitamin C may help people who suffer from respiratory symptoms after exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • • Respiratory Problems • Dec 08 14

Vitamin C may help people who suffer from respiratory symptoms after exercise

Physical activity increases oxidative stress, and therefore, as an antioxidant vitamin C might have particularly evident effects on people who are participating in vigorous… Vitamin C may help people who suffer from respiratory symptoms after exercise   

 
 

Three Drugs Top Two in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
• Neurology • Dec 08 14

Three Drugs Top Two in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma

Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma had a 9-month improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) when they received the proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib (Kyprolis) in addition to… Three Drugs Top Two in Relapsed Multiple Myeloma   

 
 

Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Pain • Dec 08 14

Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy

Individuals with epilepsy had insurance claims for opioid prescriptions and diagnoses of painful conditions that were substantially more common than in a control group… Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy   

 
 

Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Dec 08 14

Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA

The familial risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) cannot be explained fully by established genetic and environmental RA risk factors, so family history remains an… Family Hx Still Independent Risk Factor for RA   

 
 

People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV, Penn Medicine study finds
• AIDS/HIV • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 05 14

People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV

People with mental illness are more likely to have been tested for HIV than those without mental illness, according to a new study from… People with mental illness more likely to be tested for HIV, Penn Medicine study finds   

 
 

Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to 8 years
• Obesity • Dec 05 14

Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to 8 years

Tis the season to indulge. However, restraint may be best according to a new study led by investigators at the Research Institute of the… Obesity may shorten life expectancy up to 8 years   

 
 

Higher birth weight indicates better performance in school
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • Dec 05 14

Higher birth weight indicates better performance in school

It’s no secret that low-birth-weight babies face significantly greater risks for certain health problems early on, such as respiratory distress or infection. Now, a… Higher birth weight indicates better performance in school   

 
 

How Red Wine Prevents Cancer
• Cancer • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 04 14

How Red Wine Prevents Cancer

Alcohol use is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer. But an article published in the November issue of the journal Advances… How Red Wine Prevents Cancer   

 
 

Study discovers RX approach that reduces herpes virus infection
• Infections • Dec 04 14

Study discovers RX approach that reduces herpes virus infection

A multi-institutional study reports an effective treatment approach to inhibit and keep latent viruses like herpes simplex from reactivating and causing disease. The work,… Study discovers RX approach that reduces herpes virus infection   

 
 

Why does physical activity during childhood matter?
• Children's Health • • Physical activity -exercise • Dec 03 14

Why does physical activity during childhood matter

Over the past thirty years, physical activity among children has declined markedly. The public health implications of this decline include a growing prevalence of… Why does physical activity during childhood matter?   

 
 

Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 03 14

Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?

A study of active duty U.S. Marines who suffered a recent or previous concussion(s) examined whether persistent post-concussive symptoms (PPCS) and lingering effects on… Do concussions have lingering cognitive, physical, and emotional effects?   

 
 

Brain Study Uncovers New Clues on How Cues May Affect Memory
• Brain • • Neurology • Dec 03 14

Brain Study Uncovers New Clues on How Cues May Affect Memory

A new study from the UT Dallas Center for Vital Longevity shows that the brain activity prior to seeing an item is related to… Brain Study Uncovers New Clues on How Cues May Affect Memory   

 
 

Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed
• Children's Health • • Asthma • Dec 01 14

Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed

In a new register study in the scientific journal BMJ,  researchers at Karolinska Institutet are able to dismiss previous claims that there is a… Causal link between antibiotics and childhood asthma dismissed   

 
 

Natural ‘high’ could avoid chronic marijuana use
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 01 14

Natural 'high' could avoid chronic marijuana use

Replenishing the supply of a molecule that normally activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain could relieve mood and anxiety disorders and enable some people… Natural ‘high’ could avoid chronic marijuana use   

 
 

Stroke damage mechanism identified
• Stroke • Nov 28 14

Stroke damage mechanism identified

Researchers have discovered a mechanism linked to the brain damage often suffered by stroke victims—and are now searching for drugs to block it.

Strokes… Stroke damage mechanism identified   

 
 

Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Nov 24 14

Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later

The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say… Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later   

 
 

Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients
• Children's Health • • Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 17 14

Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients

When you think of hip replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful osteoarthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger… Hip replacement an excellent option for young juvenile arthritis patients   

 
 

Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet
• Dieting • • Obesity • Nov 17 14

Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet

People who frequently cook meals at home eat healthier and consume fewer calories than those who cook less, according to new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg… Study suggests home cooking is a main ingredient in a healthier diet   

 
 

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 17 14

Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options

You can offer young children healthier food choices in the elementary school cafeteria, but will they actually put it on their trays and eat… Young children take but often barely touch healthy school cafeteria food options   

 
 
Page 27 of 644 pages « First  <  25 26 27 28 29 >  Last »

<< Back to main