News tagged with warning signs


Nottingham researchers lead world's largest study into pre-eclampsia

Researchers from The University of Nottingham are leading the largest ever international research project into the genetics of the potentially fatal condition pre-eclampsia.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research about Facebook addiction

Are you a social media enthusiast or simply a Facebook addict?Researchers from Norway have developed a new instrument to measure Facebook addiction, the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Active children more likely to argue

(Medical Xpress) -- Preschool children who are more physically active are more likely to show behavioural problems, a study has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First contact: Early intervention key in diagnosis and treatment of serious mental illness

Early symptoms of major mental illness can be subtle personality changes. Therefore, initial warning signs can often be missed, or even ignored due to conventional wisdom that suggests it's better to wait for true behavioral ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dentists play key role in detecting oral cancer

(HealthDay) -- Not only do regular dental exams help keep your teeth and gums healthy, they can help detect oral cancer, the Academy of General Dentistry says.

Cancer created Apr 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer software monitoring detects implantable cardioverter-defibrillator malfunctions sooner

A software monitoring program that tracks implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) function could detect problems with the devices earlier than current monitoring processes, according to new research in Circulation: Ca ...

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

A push for family input to detect dementia earlier

(AP) -- Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Senator's stroke shows they can hit the young, too

(AP) -- When a stroke hits at 52, like what happened to Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois, the reaction is an astonished, "But he's so young."

Cardiology created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Educating women about heart attacks could save lives

Heart attacks in women go largely unrecognized 30 to 55 percent of the time and those who miss the warning signs and fail or delay getting help, run the risk of death or grave disability. But researchers at Binghamton University ...

Health created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research examines college students' knowledge about eating disorders

They're the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, yet new research out of the University of Cincinnati suggests that it could be difficult for college students to notice the warning signs. On Oct. 31, Ashlee ...

Health created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Premature babies at risk of ill health in later life, research suggests

Young adults who were born prematurely show multiple biological signs of risks to future health, research from Imperial College London has found. The scientists, reporting their findings tomorrow in the journal Pediatric Re ...

Health created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Program helps high school students overcome depression and thoughts of suicide

A suicide prevention program developed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has significantly helped teens overcome depression and thoughts of suicide, according to a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Falls, eye test may give clues to Alzheimer's

(AP) -- Scientists in Australia are reporting encouraging early results from a simple eye test they hope will give a noninvasive way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The best hospitals are run by physicians

Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital.

Health created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Article outlines principles for a conservative approach to prescribing medication

A shift toward more conservative medication-prescribing practices would serve patients better, according to a review article published Online First today by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The ar ...

Medications created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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