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Some overweight adolescents may be at risk for weak bones
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Overweight adolescents already struggling with risk factors such as insulin resistance may need to add weak bones to their list of health concerns, researchers report.
A study of 143 overweight 14-18 year olds showed those wit…
Vaccinated children not at higher risk of infections or allergic diseases
May vaccinations put too much strain on or weaken children’s immune systems and are therefore harmful? Roma Schmitz and her colleagues from the Robert Koch Institute investigate exactly this research question in the current issue of Deutsches Ärzte…
Breast cancer survivors at higher risk for falls
St. Louis, MO, March 4, 2011 — The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. In a study scheduled for publication in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medic…
Doctors lax in monitoring potentially addicting drugs
March 3, 2011 — (BRONX, NY) — Few primary care physicians pay adequate attention to patients taking prescription opioid drugs — despite the potential for abuse, addiction and overdose, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einst…
New national study finds boxing injuries on the rise; youth head injury rates also concerning
The risk and nature of injury in the sport of boxing has generated a great deal of controversy in the medical community, especially in relation to youth boxing. A new study, conducted by researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy…
Researchers pinpoint patients who receive greatest benefit from heart failure treatment
Mild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganized electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT — D), according to a study published …
Lack of credit forces many small business owners to finance with personal assets
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Small businesses are seen as an important part of the American economy. These businesses often rely heavily on loans to stay afloat. The recent economic recession has created a reduction in available credit for many small businesse…
Watchful waiting no longer recommended for some high-risk Barrett’s esophagus patients
Bethesda, MD (March 1, 2011) — Endoscopic removal of pre-cancerous cells in patients with confirmed, high-risk Barrett’s esophagus is recommended rather than surveillance, according to a new “Medical Position Statement on the Management of Barret…
Foster parents receive more support than kinship caregivers, UT Southwestern study finds
DALLAS — Feb. 28, 2011 — Children who are placed with a relative because of mistreatment at home fare better in some areas than those placed in foster care, but they may have a higher risk of substance use and teenage pregnancy.
The findings b…
New way to identify patients at risk of dysphagia after head and neck cancer treatment
At the 3rd International Conference on innovative approaches in Head and Neck Oncology (ICHNO), Dr Hanna Rahbek Mortensen and colleagues at hospitals and institutes in Denmark presented results from a large prospective trial, the DAHANCA 6 & 7 study…
Multiple childbirth linked to increased risk of rare, aggressive ‘triple-negative’ breast cancer
SEATTLE — Full-term pregnancy has long been associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer, but a new study finds that the more times a woman gives birth, the higher her risk of “triple-negative” breast cancer, a relatively uncommon but particula…
Hospital infections and multidrug-resistant pathogens
Infections are among the most frequent complications of a stay in hospital and raise the complication and mortality rates. Calculations based on data from the Hospital Infection Surveillance System (Krankenhaus-Infektions-Surveillance-System, KISS) …
New hypothesis explains why drugs increase risk of heart attacks and strokes
CLEVELAND — February 21, 2011 — New research shows that medications which have raised safety concerns over heart attack and stroke risks may not have gotten approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) if the cardiovascular effects of fl…
Study links long-term use of osteoporosis drugs to unusual fractures
TORONTO, Ont., Feb, 23, 2011 — Women who take commonly prescribed drugs for osteoporosis known as bisphosphonates for five years or more may be at higher risk of certain kinds of fractures of their thigh bone, a new study has found.
However, th…
Higher vitamin D intake needed to reduce cancer risk
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut th…
Scientists identify new marker for heart disease
A new study from the Libin Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine is shedding light on an underlying cause of heart disease.
Published research led by UCalgary’s Dr. Todd Anderson and his colleagues at four sit…
Using EEGs to diagnose autism spectrum disorders in infants
Boston, Mass. — A computational physicist and a cognitive neuroscientist at Children’s Hospital Boston have come up with the beginnings of a noninvasive test to evaluate an infant’s autism risk. It combines the standard electroencephalogram (EEG),…
