A new study finds that corneas of people up to 75 years old appear to work just as well as those of younger donors. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 3:15 pm
There are dozens of ways to cut the fat and calories from recipes, but if it doesn't taste good no one will eat it, says Colleen Doyle, director of nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society.
A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday. The baby, Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:11 pm
Besides the hefty five or even six-digit price tags, the prominent presence of mobile phone brand Vertu at the world's largest watch show in Basel seemed somewhat out of place. Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:07 pm
But just because a mom isn't pondering politics and art or the latest dire reports on climate change doesn't mean she isn't using the best of her mind. There's value, too, in thinking about fostering curiosity, kindness, gratitude and good humor.
Recent clinical trials indicate that estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. A new study in mice has examined whether adverse effects of ERT are related to the doses used. The study found that moderate and high doses of ERT increased problems in the kidney and heart. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Leaky blood vessels that lose their ability to protect the spinal cord from toxins may play a role in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, according to research published in the April issue of Nature Neuroscience. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality worldwide. Several interacting environmental, biochemical, and genetic risk factors can increase disease susceptibility. While some of the genes involved in the etiology of CVD are known, many are yet to be discovered. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
The risk of osteoporosis (bone fracture) in women is highly recognized by the public. Less appreciated is the fact that the disorder also occurs in men. Some two million males have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and another three million are at risk. Gender-based hormones and age are thought to be major factors behind bone fractures in both sexes. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
'Mother cells' which produce the neurons affected by Parkinson's disease have been identified by scientists, according to new research published in the journal Glia.The new discovery could pave the way for future treatments for the disease, including the possibility of growing new neurons, and the cells which support them, in the lab. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
In 2006 researchers investigating the interaction between the brain, behavior, and the immune system found that simply anticipating a mirthful laughter experience boosted health-protecting hormones. Now, two years later, the same researchers have found that the anticipation of a positive humorous laughter experience also reduces potentially detrimental stress hormones. According to Dr. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Schizophrenia is a complex type of psychotic mental illness characterized by thoughts that are uncoupled from reality. Huge gains in the effective treatment of individuals with the disease began in the 1950s with the development of the first generation of antipsychotic drugs. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the in-herited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common acquired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker's lung, the ciga-rette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Despite the fact that millions of Americans are believed to have lost their sense of smell (hyposmia), no effective method exists to treat many of these people. That is due in part to the fact that the causes of smell loss are varied and complex, ranging from chronic allergies, viral infection, head injury, or no apparent reason at all. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
The ocular lens belongs to the optical apparatus and focuses incidental beams of light onto the retina. Now, a research team led by Professor Dr. Jochen Graw of the Institute of Developmental Genetics, of the Helmholtz Zentrum München, has been able to decipher a genetic defect responsible for small eyes and an incomplete, clouded lens in the so-called Aey12 mouse mutants. Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 8 Apr 2008 | 2:00 pm
Among women with coronary heart disease, advanced renal dysfunction predicts sudden cardiac death, according to findings from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS). Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Apr 2008 | 12:57 pm
Intensive lipid lowering with atorvastatin significantly reduces cardiovascular events in patients with coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD), new research shows. Moreover, this treatment seems to improve the kidney dysfunction as well. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Apr 2008 | 12:55 pm
Pluripotent stem cells derived from fibroblasts can be induced to differentiate into neurons, according to new research. When engrafted into the adult midbrain in a rat model of Parkinson's disease, such neural precursor cells programmed to secrete dopamine restored physical function. Reuters Health Information Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 8 Apr 2008 | 12:52 pm
Kylie Minogue reveals on US TV that the first doctor she saw failed to diagnose she had breast cancer. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Apr 2008 | 9:37 am
Tests show a Chinese man probably contracted bird flu from his son - renewing fears about the risk to humans. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 8 Apr 2008 | 8:02 am
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta will receive $200 million from a private foundation with ties to Coca-Cola, hospital officials said. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 6:31 am
A new study reports that in each year from 1991 to 2005, an average of 2,660 people older than 65 were injured while riding escalators. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 5:46 am
Some patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 5:44 am
The private records of more than 60 patients, including the actress Farrah Fawcett and the state’s first lady, Maria Shriver, were improperly viewed by workers. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 5:00 am
Alaskan villagers without running water have high rates of lung and skin infections, according to a study released last week. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 4:37 am
The tendency to have a breech delivery is inherited, a new study reports, and it is apparently inherited equally through the father and the mother. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 4:35 am
Infants who do not get enough sleep may have an increased risk for being overweight in childhood, a new study suggests. Source: NYT > Health | 8 Apr 2008 | 4:34 am
Lack of sleep and regular TV viewing increases the risk of babies and toddlers becoming overweight, a US study says. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:49 pm
Most people who use sunbeds signficantly increase their risk of life-threatening skin cancer, experts warn. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:48 pm
People who have had depression may be more prone to Alzheimer's disease, research suggests. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 11:47 pm
The US teen birth rate increased for the first time in 14 years in 2006, and the number of cesarean deliveries and births to unmarried women hit all-time highs, according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
WebMD Health News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:15 pm
This intervention by pediatric providers and older peer counselors proved feasible and effective in discouraging smoking initiation and increasing abstinence rates in adolescents. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a retrospective cohort study, neonates born at 23 weeks' gestation had 82% reduced risk for death if their mothers completed a regimen of antenatal corticosteroids. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a longitudinal study, patients who slept for short or long durations experienced an increase in weight vs those who slept for an average duration of 7 to 9 hours. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
In a longitudinal cohort study, insomnia appeared to be comorbid with, rather than secondary to, depression in young adults. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
A review provides a description of metabolic disorders included in expanded newborn screening programs, recommended practices, and other resources for primary care clinicians. Medscape Medical News Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 7 Apr 2008 | 9:00 pm
Two people die in Spain after contracting the human form of "mad cow disease", Spanish media say. Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 7 Apr 2008 | 2:49 pm
This week, the world has come together to focus on a major public health issue that affects thousands of children and their families around the world -- autism.
