Health Discoveries in General Health News
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Study_ Targeting smoker groups may lower national quit rate
March 17, 2010
By targeting certain groups of smokers, including those with anxiety disorders and racial minorities who have a high incidence of smoking, researchers hope to reduce the overall national smoking cessation rates.
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People with anxiety disorders may show the way to controlling emotions
March 12, 2010
How people handle their emotions in every day life may be easier to understand, based on the findings of a new study at Stanford University School of Medicine.
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Gouts link to heart attacks in men now shown for women
March 12, 2010
Gout, an inflammatory condition affecting the joints and known to increase the risk of heart attacks in men, may have the same health risk for women, a Canadian study found.
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Infants seem to know when they are manipulated or teased
March 12, 2010
Based on their reactions, babies as young as 6 months old appear to detect when they are being teased and manipulated, a study from the UK demonstrates.
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Childrens desire for sugary sweets linked to family alcoholism
March 12, 2010
Children's desire for intensely sweet treats may have a biological component that is linked to a family history of alcoholism, a new study suggests.
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Electronic media may not cause headaches, but music might
March 11, 2010
A German study found no link between the use of electronic media and teenagers' headaches; however, listening to one or more hours of music every day can be the cause.
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Acupuncture may be a treatment for depression during pregnancy
March 11, 2010
Acupuncture may be effective in treating depression during pregnancy in place of anti-depressants that can harm the developing fetus.
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Less sleep needed as part of healthy aging, study finds
March 10, 2010
As people age, they should require less sleep if they are healthy and not suffering from sleep disorders, according to a study published in a recent issue of the journal SLEEP.
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Colon screenings advised as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
March 10, 2010
Regular colon screenings for both men and women are the number one step in preventing or detecting early signs of colorectal cancer, according to the Prevent Cancer Foundation.
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Family routines have significant effect on child obesity
March 10, 2010
An Ohio State University study has found that three family routines may curb the incidence of obesity in children – regular family dinners, getting enough sleep and a limit on weekday TV viewing time.
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Age-related health issues for older cancer survivors need more attention
March 10, 2010
Older cancer survivors may require more attention to health issues as they age, compared to healthy seniors with age-related impairments, a recent study found.
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Diet to control seizures appears to have no long-term side effects
March 8, 2010
Controlling seizures by following a high-fat diet appears to have no long-term side effects, according to scientists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
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Genes show an inherited metabolic disorder in stuttering
March 5, 2010
Three genes identified by researchers indicate that stuttering may be an inherited metabolic disorder, researchers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders (NIDCD) report.
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Being bored to death may have some basis in reality, study finds
March 5, 2010
Boredom, coupled with other unhealthy behaviors, may lead to a shortened lifespan, as reported by statistics in a long-term London study. London civil servants who reported significant boredom in their work and lives when interviewed in the late 1980s were found to have had a higher death rate when their cases were revisited in 2009.
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National institute renews financial support for research on aging
March 2, 2010
Over the next five years, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) will commit more than $36.7 million for continued support and expansion of its Centers on the Demography and Economics of Aging.
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Artificial pancreas device may improve sugar control for those with diabetes
March 2, 2010
British scientists are testing an artificial pancreas to determine whether the device may improve blood sugar control in diabetes patients better than conventional treatment.
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A rest break after learning something new may help preserve memory
March 1, 2010
Taking a rest break soon after learning something new will help preserve the memory of the learned information, researchers from New York University reported in a recent issue of Neuron.
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Central and side vision fails and leads to falls as people age, study finds
March 1, 2010
Impaired central and peripheral (side) vision may increase the risk to senior citizens of falling, as well as sustaining injuries that result from those falls, a new study has found.
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Missing DNA may be linked to significant number of obesity cases
February 26, 2010
A European study has found a significant number of obese people are missing a section of their DNA, according to a report published in Nature.
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Long-term testing shows bakers yeast may kill cancer cells
February 26, 2010
After two decades of research, a California researcher is close to concluding that common baker's yeast kills cancer cells and could offer a natural therapy for the disease.
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