Public Health

Patients Misled By Internet Health Advice, Doctors Say

Although the internet has given anybody with a computer access to a seemingly limitless amount of information, it has also had a profound effect on clinical medicine--and not necessarily a good one. Doctor's writing in the New England Journal of Medic ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 25 2010 - 12:12pm

Iraq War Making Children Shorter, Says Study

In a study sure to delight the Lamarckian in you, and not part of our annual April Fool's Day science content, a new study by Royal Holloway, University of London, says Iraqi children born in areas affected by high levels of violence are shorter in he ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 28 2010 - 8:55pm

Misinformation About Antibiotics Spreads Via Twitter

Researchers studying the health information content of Twitter updates say misunderstandings about antibiotics have the potential to spread widely through social networking sites. Writing in the American Journal of Infection Control, they stress that becau ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2010 - 3:34pm

More Fat, Fewer Carbs At Breakfast Could Keep You Healthy

Most obesity research focuses on what kinds of foods people eat and how much. But a news study from the University of Alabama suggests that timing may be equally important when it comes maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding metabolic syndrome. Publishe ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 30 2010 - 4:11pm

Kids Who Do Cocaine At Higher Risk For Aids

Adults with a history of cocaine use face an increased risk of HIV as a result of engaging in unprotected sex. And a new study in Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse suggests that the link may hold true for adolescents as well. Researchers foun ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 31 2010 - 11:46am

High Soda Taxes Could Stem Obesity, Study Claims

Small sales taxes on soft drinks are insufficient to reduce consumption of soda or curb obesity among children, according to a new a new study in Health Affairs. Such small taxes may reduce consumption in some subgroups, such as children at greater risk fo ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 1 2010 - 10:36am

Fat Babies Slower To Develop Motor Skills

However cute they may be, fat babies are likely to develop motor skills slower than their thinner counterparts, says a study just published in the Journal of Pediatrics. The findings are based on observations of 217 African-American first-time mothers who ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 1 2010 - 5:43pm

Researchers Study Disease During Spaceflight

ASU Biodesign Institute researchers are using the unique conditions of spaceflight to examine how cells remain healthy or succumb to disease, particularly in the face of stress or damage. Their experiment will be launched into low earth orbit on April 5 ab ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 2 2010 - 1:31pm

Prescribe Exercise More Often For Depression, Experts Say

Exercise can alleviate depression and anxiety symptoms and should be more widely prescribed to patients who can't access or won't accept traditional therapies, say mental health experts from Southern Methodist University and Boston University. Th ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 5 2010 - 12:30pm

Chomping Away At Diet Math

As if Mondays aren't bad enough, I found out today courtesy of my Wall Street Journal RSS feed that perhaps researchers have been mistaken in their calculations of calorie consumption and weight loss. So all of the little steps I was taking really don ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Apr 5 2010 - 1:57pm