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Experts issue recommendations for treating thyroid dysfunction during and after pregnancy

The Endocrine Society has made revisions to its 2007 Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for management of thyroid disease during pregnancy and postpartum. The CPG provides recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of patients ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hong Kong tests babies over Japanese milk formula

Hong Kong said Thursday it will test babies who have consumed Japanese-made infant formulas found to have insufficient levels of iodine, after the products were ordered off the city's shelves.

Pediatrics created Aug 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone on cognitive function

Treatment with growth hormone-releasing hormone appears to be associated with favorable cognitive effects among both adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthy older adults, according to a randomized clinical trial ...

Neuroscience created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rejected Alzheimer's drug shows new potential

An international team of scientists led by researchers at Mount Sinai School Medicine have discovered that a drug that had previously yielded conflicting results in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease effectively stopped ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Greater availability of neurosurgeons could reduce risk of death from motor vehicle accidents

Researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire have found an association between increasing the distribution of neurosurgeons throughout the United States and decreasing the risk of death from ...

Neuroscience created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In utero exposure to diesel exhaust a possible risk factor for obesity

Pregnant mice exposed to high levels of air pollution gave birth to offspring with a significantly higher rate of obesity and insulin resistance in adulthood than those that were not exposed to air pollution. This effect ...

Overweight and Obesity created Jul 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poor sleep may age your brain

(HealthDay) -- Evidence is building that poor sleep patterns may do more than make you cranky: The amount and quality of shuteye you get could be linked to mental deterioration and Alzheimer's disease, four ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Hospitals in recession-hit areas see uptick in serious cases of child physical abuse

In the largest study to examine the impact of the recession on child abuse, researchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's (CHOP) PolicyLab detected a significant increase in children admitted to the nation's largest ...

Pediatrics created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gut microbes might reflect health, diet of older adults

(HealthDay) -- The health of elderly people appears closely linked with their diet and the type of microorganisms living in their gut, suggesting that what you eat may affect how well you age, according to ...

Medical research created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests poorer outcomes for patients with stroke hospitalized on weekends

A study of patients with stroke admitted to English National Health Service public hospitals suggests that patients who were hospitalized on weekends were less likely to receive urgent treatments and had worse outcomes, according ...

Neuroscience created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cambodian deaths tied to common child illness (Update)

(AP) — A deadly form of a common childhood illness has been linked to the mysterious child deaths in Cambodia that sparked alarm after a cause could not immediately be determined, health officials said ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cancer in childhood can have negative impact on career readiness

(Medical Xpress) -- Young adult survivors of childhood cancer often have problems maintaining jobs and relationships, researchers have found. A new study of childhood brain tumor survivors by disability researcher ...

Cancer created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study of retired NFL players finds evidence of brain damage

(HealthDay) -- Tests performed on a group of retired NFL players revealed that more than 40 percent suffered from problems such as depression and dementia, adding to a growing pile of evidence that repeated ...

Health created Jun 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Training people to inhibit movements can reduce risk-taking

New research from psychologists at the Universities of Exeter and Cardiff shows that people can train their brains to become less impulsive, resulting in less risk-taking during gambling. The research could pave the way for ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ritual in some jewish circumcisions raises risk of herpes infection: report

(HealthDay) -- The practice of "oral-genital suction" performed during some Orthodox Jewish circumcision ceremonies could leave the infant with a potentially fatal herpes virus infection, health officials ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2