Night owls may be more sedentary, less motivated to exercise
• Physical activity -exercise • Jun 04 14
A new study suggests that night owls are more sedentary and feel that they have a harder time maintaining an exercise schedule.
Results show…
“Cool” factor separates e-cigarettes from nicotine inhalers
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jun 04 14
Why are e-cigarettes so popular among Americans who want to quit smoking, even though so little is known about their safety or effectiveness? The…
Immigrant parents less likely to read to their children: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Jun 02 14
Minority children often lag behind their peers in language development when they start preschool. According to a new study, some of that disparity in…
Does your stomach bacteria protect you from obesity?
• Obesity • Jun 02 14
The germ Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most stomach ulcers, but new research in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics suggests that treating the bacteria…
‘Healthy’ component of red wine, resveratrol, causes pancreatic abnormalities in fetuses
• Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Jun 02 14
Here’s more evidence that pregnant women should be careful about what they eat and drink: A new research report appearing in the June 2014…
No harm in yoga: But not much help for asthma sufferers
• Alternative Medicine • • Asthma • Jun 02 14
Yoga has long been promoted as a method for improving physical and mental well-being. And although yoga is often suggested to asthma sufferers to…
MRI-guided laser procedure provides alternative to epilepsy surgery
• Epilepsy • • Surgery • Jun 02 14
For patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) that can’t be controlled by medications, a minimally invasive laser procedure performed under MRI guidance provides…
One in 4 children with leukemia not taking maintenance medication, study shows
• Children's Health • • Cancer • Jun 02 14
An estimated 25 percent of children in remission from acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) are missing too many doses of an essential maintenance medication that…
Certain kids with diabetes are most at risk for excess weight: study
• Children's Health • • Diabetes • • Obesity • May 31 14
Children and teens with type 1 diabetes are already at increased risk for becoming overweight or obese, but certain traits make the odds even…
Exposure to smoke in cars may worsen asthma: study
• Asthma • May 31 14
People with asthma may face increased risk from secondhand smoke exposure while riding in the close quarters of a vehicle, according to U.S.…
The dark side of acetaminophen
• Drug Abuse • May 30 14
There is a drug - probably sitting in your purse, desk drawer or medicine cabinet - that is widely considered one of the world’s…
Where one lives matters in the relationship between obesity and life satisfaction
• Obesity • May 29 14
A new study suggests that how one compares weight-wise with others in his or her community plays a key role in determining how satisfied…
How long should HCV treatment last? Study suggests answers are complex
• Infections • May 29 14
As new treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are approved, biomedical scientists are exploring their mechanisms and what they reveal about the virus. An…
Exercise reduces mobility problems among older adults: study
• Aging and Gerontology • • Physical activity -exercise • May 28 14
People in their 70s and 80s who took part in a moderate-intensity exercise program over several years were more likely to retain their ability…
Economic slowdown tied to rise in obesity in richer nations: OECD
• Obesity • • Public Health • May 28 14
The rate of obesity continues to climb across the world’s most developed countries, with certain nations and groups of people such as women and…
Migrating stem cells possible new focus for stroke treatment
• Stroke • May 27 14
Two years ago, a new type of stem cell was discovered in the brain that has the capacity to form new cells. The same…
What Role Does MSG Play in Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease?
• Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • May 27 14
The commonly used food additive monosodium glutamate (MSG) has been linked to obesity and disorders associated with the metabolic syndrome including progressive liver disease.…
E-cigarettes: Not a healthy alternative to smoking
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 14
Caveat emptor - or “buyer beware” holds true when it comes to the unknown health effects of e-cigarettes. An article in the June…
Fighting cancer with dietary changes
• Cancer • • Dieting • May 26 14
Calorie restriction, a kind of dieting in which food intake is decreased by a certain percentage, has been touted as way to help people…
Weight could be a factor in treating rheumatoid arthritis
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Weight Loss • May 26 14
People who are overweight when they are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to be able to control the disease well in…
Sound and vision: Visual cortex processes auditory information too
• Brain • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Neurology • May 26 14
Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes…
Groups call for more exercise after stroke
• Physical activity -exercise • • Stroke • May 23 14
People who have had a stroke can often benefit from moderate exercise, doctors and physical therapists report.
In a scientific statement from the American…
Study shows how common obesity gene contributes to weight gain
• Genetics • • Obesity • • Weight Loss • May 23 14
Researchers have discovered how a gene commonly linked to obesity - FTO - contributes to weight gain. The study shows that variations in FTO…
Health-care professionals must be aware of rarer causes of headaches in pregnancy
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pregnancy • May 23 14
Most headaches in pregnancy and the postnatal period are benign, but healthcare professionals must be alert to the rarer and more severe causes of…
Light exercise linked to less disability
• Physical activity -exercise • May 23 14
People who engage in plenty of light movement have a lower risk of developing a disability and losing their capacity to care for themselves,…