Obesity ballooning in developing world: report
The number of obese and overweight people in the developing world nearly quadrupled to almost a billion between 1980 and 2008, a think-tank report said Friday.
View ArticlePregnancy tops list of most google-searched symptoms
(HealthDay)—The top 10 most Google-searched symptoms in 2013 included those for pregnancy, influenza, and diabetes, but not those for cancer or heart disease, according to an article published Dec. 18...
View ArticleIsotonic fluids safer for pediatric maintenance IV therapy
(HealthDay)—For children requiring maintenance intravenous (IV) fluids, isotonic fluids are safer than hypotonic fluids in terms of plasma sodium (pNa) levels, according to a meta-analysis published...
View ArticleA little respect for skin pickers, hair pullers
Do you pick your skin until your arms are pitted with scabs? Bite your nails down to bloody nubs? Tear the calluses off your heels until walking is painful?
View ArticleScientists make advance in cancer research
A protein that has been at the centre of cancer drug design for the last 20 years should not be given up on according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). The most advanced version...
View ArticleFew persons with metabolic syndrome adhere to nutrition recommendations
Adherence to dietary recommendations is weak among people suffering from metabolic syndrome or having increased risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the Nordic SYSDIET study led by the University...
View ArticleParkinson's patients utilization of deep brain stimulation treatment reduced...
Among Parkinson's disease (PD) patients, female, black, Asian and patients are substantially less likely to receive proven deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery to improve tremors and motor symptoms,...
View ArticleStimulating brain cells stops binge drinking, animal study finds
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found a way to change alcohol drinking behavior in rodents, using the emerging technique of optogenetics, which uses light to stimulate neurons.
View ArticleSevere mental illness tied to higher rates of substance use
People with severe mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have a higher risk for substance use, especially cigarette smoking, and protective factors usually associated with lower...
View ArticleLoss of function of a single gene linked to diabetes in mice
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that dysfunction in a single gene in mice causes fasting hyperglycemia, one of the major symptoms of type 2...
View ArticleBattle over GMO labeling rumbling in US
A GMO labeling battle is rumbling in the United States, with those demanding full disclosure of genetically modified organisms in food products pitted against big companies.
View ArticleNew-onset sciatica tied to age, obesity, mental workload
(HealthDay)—Management of obesity may prevent new-onset sciatica, according to a Japanese study published in the Dec. 15 issue of Spine.
View ArticleSleep-disordered breathing may worsen pregnancy outcomes
(HealthDay)—Evidence from published observational studies suggests that maternal sleep-disordered breathing is associated with increased risk of gestational hypertension and gestational diabetes,...
View ArticleCombination protocol accurately diagnoses appendicitis in kids
(HealthDay)—A clinical pathway combining the Samuel's pediatric appendicitis score (PAS) and selective use of ultrasonography (US) has high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing appendicitis in...
View ArticlePeople in poor neighborhoods are twice as likely to have gambling problems,...
The poorer the neighborhood, the higher the risk for problem gambling, according to a study from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions (RIA).
View ArticleResearch breakthroughs advance understanding of genetic causes of vascular...
(Medical Xpress)—The world's leading voices in the fight against pulmonary hypertension have compiled a special publication detailing the breakthrough research into the causes of this debilitating...
View ArticleImmune profile of lymph nodes nearest to tumor may predict melanoma progression
(Medical Xpress)—Melanoma patients who had a specific subtype of immune cells called CD30-positive T cells in the lymph nodes closest to their tumors were more likely to have their disease progress...
View ArticleAbility to recognise expression tied to listening and emotion
West Australian researchers have developed two new tests that examine a typical person's ability to recognise basic facial expressions.
View ArticleGel reduced daily tremors in Parkinson's disease
(Medical Xpress)—An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease reduced by nearly two hours on average the period each day when medication failed to control patients' slowness and shaking, according...
View ArticleDietary fibres protect against asthma
The Western diet probably has more to do with the asthma epidemic than has been assumed so far because developing asthma is related to the amount of fruit and vegetables consumed. Gut bacteria ferment...
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