UC team studies link between Parkinson's disease and depression 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A patient who receives a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease might become depressed, and understandably so. But does the depression then exacerbate the progression of Parkinson's? | |
Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions, according to animal study 7 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Blood transfusions are a valuable treatment mechanism in modern medicine, but can come with the risk of donor disease transmission. Researchers are continually studying the biology of blood products to understand how certain ... | |
Common treatment to delay labor decreases preterm infants' risk for cerebral palsy 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Intravenous magnesium sulfate supplementation before preterm delivery cuts the risk for handicapping cerebral palsy in half, according to research led by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) obstetrician Dwight Rouse, ... | |
Low levels of brain chemical may lead to obesity August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic ... | |
Not all fat is created equal August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients. | |
Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death, say researchers August 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Patients discontinuing statin medication following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) increase their risk of dying over the next year, say researchers at McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). ... | |
Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels, study shows August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ... | |
 More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ... | |
Report suggests allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens with hypertension August 26, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27 issue of JAMA. | |
Research examines variations of rare lung disease August 26, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a rare but serious lung disease that may cause severe respiratory symptoms in patients. The often-fatal disease has no cure. | |
Clinical study to examine role of vitamin D in kidney disease August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Vitamin D is the key to preventing rickets and osteoporosis, but Rockefeller University scientists suspect it may also play a role in heading off atherosclerosis in people with chronic kidney disease. | |
Stick with simple antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid super bugs, says researcher August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne study. | |
Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Babies delivered by Caesarean section have a 20 per cent higher risk than normal deliveries of developing the most common type of diabetes in childhood, according to a study led by Queen's University Belfast. | |
Medication slows progression of myopia in children August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Daily treatment with a medication called pirenzepine can slow the rate of progressive myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, reports a study in the August issue of the Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric ... | |
Infections linked to premature births more common than thought August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. | |
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