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Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury have brain abnormalities

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), including concussion, is one of the most common types of neurological disorder, affecting approximately 1.3 million Americans annually. It has received more attention recently because of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian crime commission reveals illicit substance abuse in sport

The use of banned performance enhancing substances and illicit drugs is widespread in Australian sport and sometimes supported by coaches and scientists, according to a new report released by the Australian Crime Commission today. ...

Health created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With benefits unproven, why do millions of Americans take multivitamins?

(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans take multivitamins and other supplements, but convincing scientific evidence of any true health benefit is lacking, experts say. Now a new study explores why people continue ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Physicians' roles on the front line of climate change

Physicians can and should help mitigate the negative health effects of climate change because they will be at the forefront of responding to the effects of global warming, argues an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Associati ...

Health created Feb 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New NIH resources help growing number of Americans with vision loss

A 20-page large-print booklet and a series of videos to help people adapt to life with low vision are available from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health. The materials were released ...

Ophthalmology created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medical societies to launch large-scale study on vein filter use

The Society of Interventional Radiology and Society for Vascular Surgery jointly will launch PRESERVE—the first large-scale, multispecialty prospective study to evaluate the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters and related ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Germany clears genetic testing of embryos

Germany's upper house of parliament on Friday gave its green light to testing embryos after in vitro fertilisation in certain cases after a passionate ethical debate in the country on the issue.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Feb 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jocks beat bookworms on brain test

English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France's Top 14 club rugby players, and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (10) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Treating constipation in seniors: A review of current treatments

For seniors who are constipated, the use of polyethylene glycol and lactulose are effective, according to a review of current treatments published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The article reviews the l ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA panel wants limits on hydrocodone painkillers

Federal health advisors want new restrictions on hydrocodone, the highly addictive ingredient found in Vicodin and other widely abused prescription painkillers.

Medications created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers say it's time to treat anemia seriously

Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Queen's and NSPCC publish Northern Ireland's first child death and serious injury review

The first ever review of abuse cases related to child death or serious injury in Northern Ireland will be launched at Queen's University today (24 January 2013). The review, Translating Learning into Action, was commissioned ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds abortions are safe when performed by nurses practitioners, physician assistants, certified nurse midwives

(Medical Xpress)—First trimester abortions are just as safe when performed by trained nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified nurse midwives as when conducted by physicians, according to ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Web learning improves nurses' triage skills

(HealthDay)—Web-based learning is effective at standardizing training for triage skills of registered nurses (RNs), according to a review published in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.

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

Inserting breathing tube may not be best for victims of cardiac arrest

(HealthDay)—When a person's heart stops beating, most emergency personnel have been taught to first insert a breathing tube through the victim's mouth, but a new Japanese study found that approach may actually ...

Cardiology created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast