News tagged with american journal of medicine


Sleep apnea may offer unusual protection for heart attack patients

(Medical Xpress)—People who suffer from breathing disorders such as sleep apnea are usually at higher risk for cardiovascular disease. But an intriguing new study from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology scientists ...

Sleep apnea created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study offers novel, inexpensive approach on improving public health

(Medical Xpress)—A new study out of Washington University in St. Louis is one of the first to use technology to effectively measure the use of built environments—parks, greenways, trails and other man-made ...

Health created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teen physical activity and screen time influenced by friends

The company a teen keeps can influence how much time they spend either in front of a screen or participating in healthy physical activity, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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Two new genetic mutations associated with Cowden syndrome

Cleveland Clinic researchers from the Lerner Research Institute have uncovered two new genes associated with Cowden syndrome (CS) according to a new study, published today in the online version of the American Journal of ...

Genetics created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ceramic indoor cookstove use did not significantly lower child pneumonia risk in rural Kenya

Inexpensive, locally-produced ceramic cookstoves may produce less smoke than traditional indoor 3-stone firepits, but they don't significantly reduce indoor air pollution or the risk of pneumonia in young children, according ...

Health created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise can extend your life by as much as five years, researchers find

Adults who include at least 150 minutes of physical activity in their routines each week live longer than those who don't, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Promoting the ye ...

Health created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows that treadmill testing can predict heart disease in women

Although there is a widespread belief among physicians that the exercise treadmill test (ETT) is not reliable in evaluating the heart health of women, UC Davis researchers have found that the test can accurately predict coronary ...

Cardiology created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fractures take high toll on high school athletes

(HealthDay)—Fractures account for about 10 percent of all injuries suffered by U.S. high school athletes, and can have a major physical, emotional and financial impact on the young competitors, according ...

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Respiratory symptoms vary throughout menstrual cycle

(HealthDay)—The frequency of respiratory symptoms, including wheeze, shortness of breath, and cough, varies throughout the menstrual cycle, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in the American Jo ...

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Researchers develop novel treatment for prostate cancer

(Medical Xpress)—The work of a team of Wake Forest researchers developing a novel drug for prostate cancer treatment is featured on the cover of the Nov. 26 issue of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

Cancer created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study shows autism risk for developing children exposed to air pollution

Research conducted by University of Southern California (USC) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles scientists demonstrates that polluted air – whether regional pollution or coming from local traffic sources – is associated ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Nov 26, 2012 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bed alarms not proven to prevent patient falls in hospitals, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—Equipping hospital beds with alarms does not decrease patient falls and related injuries, according to University of Florida researchers and colleagues. The findings, published Nov. 20 in the Annals of ...

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Rate of suicide by hanging/suffocation doubles in middle-aged men and women

A new report from researchers with the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy finds the majority of the previously reported increase in suicide in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010 is attributable to an increase ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mechanism of breathing muscle 'paralysis' in dreaming sleep identified

A novel brain mechanism mediating the inhibition of the critical breathing muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep has been identified for the first time in a new study, offering the possibility of a new treatment target ...

Sleep apnea created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists report injectable formulation of malaria parasites achieve controlled infection

In a breakthrough that could accelerate malaria vaccine and drug development, scientists announced today that, for the first time ever, human volunteers were infected with malaria via a simple injection of cryopreserved sterile ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0