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Are gender and ethnicity risk factors for metabolic syndrome in children?

Metabolic syndrome is more likely to affect children who are obese than overweight or non-overweight and who have other characteristics associated with the disorder, such as high blood pressure or insulin ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parkinson's treatment can trigger creativity

Parkinson's experts across the world have been reporting a remarkable phenomenon—many patients treated with drugs to increase the activity of dopamine in the brain as a therapy for motor symptoms such as ...

Parkinson's & Movement disorders created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Administration of clopidogrel prior to PCI associated with reduction in major cardiac events

Among patients scheduled for a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedures such as balloon angioplasty or stent placement used to open narrowed coronary arteries), pretreatment with the antiplatelet agent clopidogrel ...

Cardiology created Dec 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No evidence that doping enhances athletic performance

(HealthDay)—Although use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) is prohibited among athletes because it reportedly enhances performance, there is no scientific evidence that it does so, according ...

Medications created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treat snoring to avoid deadly heart failure

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have the same early cardiovascular damage as diabetics, according to research presented at EUROECHO and other Imaging Modalities 2012. The study1 was presented by Dr Raluca Mincu from ...

Sleep apnea created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

India's giggling guru says laugh yourself to good health

India's "guru of giggling" Madan Kataria, who has got thousands of people guffawing globally in pursuit of better health, has an unexpected confession—he hasn't got a very good sense of humour.

Health created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low levels of donor-specific antibodies increase risks for transplant recipients

Kidney transplant recipients who have even very low levels of preformed antibodies directed against a donated kidney have a significantly increased risk of organ rejection and kidney failure, according to a study appearing ...

Other created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Transporting hypothermia victims to advanced heart and lung care facilities 'worth the trip'

Hypothermia victims whose hearts have stopped functioning should be transported to a medical facility with advanced heart and lung support equipment, even if that means longer travel time, according to a new study by a University ...

Other created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk

Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Helmets save lives of skiers and snowboarders

The use of helmets by skiers and snowboarders decreases the risk and severity of head injuries and saves lives, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. The findings debunk long-held beliefs by some that the use of helmets ...

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

Open-source science helps father's genetic quest

One tiny flaw in one gene in one little girl. That explains why Beatrice Rienhoff, 8, is so lean and leggy.

Genetics created Oct 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lyme retreatment guidance may be flawed

(Medical Xpress)—Most doctors treat Lyme disease with antibiotics for two to four weeks after diagnosis, but if symptoms persist after that, medical guidelines recommend against antibiotic retreatment. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: statin therapy associated with lower risk of pancreatitis

Although some studies have suggested that use of lipid-lowering therapies may increase the risk of pancreatitis, an analysis that involved pooling of data from previous studies and included more than 150,000 participants ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identify link between kidney removal and erectile dysfunction

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a link between patients who undergo total nephrectomy - complete kidney removal - and erectile dysfunction. Results from the multi-center ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 30, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Among new HIV treatment recommendations, all adult patients should be offered antiretroviral therapy

Included in the 2012 International Antiviral Society-USA panel recommendations for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patient care is that all adult patients, regardless of CD4 cell count, should be offered antiretroviral ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0