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Infant gut microbiota influenced by caesarean section and breastfeeding practices

Method of birth (vaginal birth s. cesarean delivery) and feeding practices (breastfeeding v. formula-feeding) influence the development of gut bacteria in newborns and thus may affect lifelong health, according to a new study ...

Pediatrics created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood vaccine schedule is safe, report says

(HealthDay)—The standard vaccine schedule for young children in the United States is safe and effective, a new review says.

Medications created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Report updates impact of hypoglycemia in diabetes

(HealthDay)—An update of the current state of knowledge about the impact of hypoglycemia on patients with diabetes reviews outcomes, strategies to prevent hypoglycemia, and current knowledge gaps, and has ...

Diabetes created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Additional research must be done to ensure safety of pit latrines, new study says

Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Strong evidence ...

Health created Mar 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Public health researcher connects rise in obesity to generational 'knowledge gap'

A growing generational disconnect between adults and children is putting thousands of years of cultural tradition and culinary knowledge in southern Arizona in jeopardy, according to a recent study by a researcher ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Irregular heart beat elevates risk of kidney failure

Many people who suffer from chronic kidney disease progressively lose their kidney function over time and eventually develop a condition called end-stage renal disease – the complete failure of the kidneys – placing them ...

Cardiology created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK medical school teaching on physical activity virtually 'non-existent'

UK medical school teaching on physical activity is "sparse or non-existent," finds research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine today.

Health created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Estrogen and cardiovascular risk in menopausal women

Women are less prone to cardiovascular disease then men; but this difference between the sexes becomes less marked after the menopause. This observation is behind a great deal of received wisdom, where oestrogen is assumed ...

Cardiology created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ongoing research analyzes formulas, mother's milk

Soy-based baby formula nourishes millions of America's infants. Now, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded scientist Jin-Ran Chen is taking a close look at the effects that soy formula, cow's-milk formula, ...

Health created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How can Lyme disease be prevented and controlled?

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne disease in the United States, with the majority of cases occurring in the Northeast. It has been three decades since the agent of the disease, the spirochete Borrelia bu ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Many chemicals unproven to raise breast cancer risk

Women who want to reduce their risk of breast cancer may have heard they should avoid exposure to industrial chemicals but scientific evidence has so far not proven a direct link, said a US group Wednesday.

Cancer created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medication: Take it, leave it or sometimes forget

Patients on medication for long-term conditions can often face difficulties with taking their medication as directed by their doctor.  In addition to the potentially detrimental effect on their health, the ...

Health created Feb 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lack of basic evidence hampering prevention of sudden heart attacks in sport

Big gaps in basic knowledge about the numbers and causes of apparently inexplicable heart attacks among young sportsmen and women are seriously hampering our ability to prevent them, says a sport and exercise medicine specialist ...

Cardiology created May 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

National guardsmen face a high risk of developing alcohol abuse problems following deployment

Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journa ...

Health created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds injectable treatment for blood clots in advanced cancer patients increases

The use of an injectable, clot-preventing drug known as Low Molecular Weight Heparin to treat patients with advanced cancer complicated by blood clots increased steadily between 2000 and 2007, according to a new study published ...

Cancer created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0