Many parents fail to set rules to limit children's exposure to tobacco smoke, according to new study
...tion (such as bronchitis and pneumonia) as well as middle ear diseases and worsening of asthma have been attributed to environmental tobacco smoke. The results show the need for more public health efforts to ban smoking in public and other enclosed places, say the authors, in order to protect children form...In treatment of depression, cognitive therapy and medication both effective
...the first four weeks, once or twice weekly for the middle eight weeks, and then once weekly for the final four weeks. At eight weeks of treatment, response rates were 50 percent in the medication group, 43 percent in the cognitive therapy group, and 25 percent in the placebo group. Of the 47 patients who r...Insomnia, falls in elderly linked
...ls. People with insomnia may get out of bed in the middle of the night, running into or tripping over objects in the dark or just becoming confused about their surroundings. Insomnia is known to cause daytime sleepiness and clumsiness, as well as cognitive deficits. It slows down a person's reaction time, w...Dr. Gutin selected as Fulbright Senior Specialist
...s and vice versa. He and his colleagues are in the middle of the MCG FitKid Project, funded by a $3.3 million NIH grant, looking at whether after-school hours filled with physical activity, healthy snacks, homework and academic enrichment skills can help turn the tide of the 'obesogenic' environment of inac...In years preceding medicare eligibility, many older adults at risk of being uninsured
... of chronic disease, uninsured individuals in late middle age may be especially vulnerable to the adverse co...k of death. "The proportion of U.S. adults in late middle age at risk from being uninsured over a ten-year follow-up period was two to three times higher than...Steady rise in allergic diseases over quarter of a century
...ons and adult atopy. These data show that atopy in middle aged men has increased during the last quarter of the 20th century, and that the prevalence of atopy does not decline with increasing age, as previous studies have suggested, say the authors. The reason for the increase in atopy is unknown, but it i...Long term outcomes for children who undergo ear tube placement surgery
...s for hearing, as such, but in the case of chronic middle ear infection may be insufficient to retain normal hearing or restore it to normal levels," the authors write. At the 14 years' follow-up 177 (74.7 percent) of the children's ears had healed, up from 156 (65.8 percent) at five years following surger...Obesity in middle age increases risk of dementia in later life
Obesity in middle age increases the risk of dementia in later life, ...ex and risk of dementia. Obesity and overweight in middle age is strongly associated with an increased risk of dementia in old age, regardless of the presence...Low-dose MDCT 'better option' than x-rays for imaging children's sinuses
...ive in diagnosing conditions such as sinusitis and middle ear fluid with a radiation dose comparable to stan...e presence of adenoid hypertrophy and fluid in the middle ears is frequently seen in children with recurrent upper respiratory infections and this can be diag...Decline in major heart disease offset by rise in diagnosed angina among British men
...s of heart attack and coronary death among British middle aged men have fallen steadily since the late 1970s, but this has been largely offset by an increase in the rate of diagnosed angina, finds a study in this week's BMJ. These results emphasise the ongoing need for health service resources for angina, s...Health geography study finds health care resources distributed unevenly in Kansas
...rn Kansas are on their own if they get sick in the middle of the night. And, the situation doesn't get better when the sun comes up. A rural resident is likely to drive three hours or more to reach the nearest medical facility. An urban resident likewise will travel hours to the nearest doctor or clinic, al...Asymptomatic HIV-infected newborns may benefit from early drug treatment, Stanford study shows
...or infection by their first birthday; those in the middle and late groups were assessed within the first month. Those in the late group benefited from the introduction of a special type of antiretroviral drug called a protease inhibitor. They followed the children for the first three years of life, tracking...Spinoff company receives $2.5 million NIH grant to build prototype scanner
... the resulting images, small tumors located in the middle of the breast may be lost among the overlapping layers of healthy tissue above and below (structural overlap). "CBCT eliminates structural overlap for a clearer view of early tumors," Ning said. "At the same time, the prototype machine captures ima...OHSU study says national injury prevention program working
...u who it affects," Burns said he tells elementary, middle and high school students from his wheelchair. "You...t increase in knowledge of injury prevention among middle and high school students. Data from an early form of the program's spinal cord injury prevention pro...The Lancet calls for higher tax on cigarettes
...ny high-income countries, people living in low and middle income countries will be the worst affected, state...y 4% in high income countries and by 8% in low and middle income countries. The Lancet comments: "We urge all governments to commit to annual price increases...Lifestyle, rather than fetal or childhood factors, critical for adult bone health
... the most important determinants of bone health in middle age in this cohort." Cutting the risk of poor bone health in middle age means adopting a healthy lifestyle, they add....Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...d expansion of the school day for such programs in middle and high schools may provide opportunities for all students to be physically active." "We need to educate teachers and administrators that physical education is important for youngsters," says Dr. Malina, noting that historically when concerns about ...Children need 60 minutes of daily physical activity, expert panel says
...d expansion of the school day for such programs in middle and high schools may provide opportunities for all students to be physically active." "We need to educate teachers and administrators that physical education is important for youngsters," says Dr. Malina, noting that historically when concerns about ...Invasive treatment may be more effective for heart attack patients presenting late to hospital
...ilization of the catheterization laboratory in the middle of the night? Probably not. Although the BRAVE-2 investigators proceeded with urgent PCI in the patients who were included in this trial, the trial results do not reveal whether this urgency was justified." "The BRAVE-2 trial results are a noteworthy...Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
...inate the headlines, it is older drinkers in their middle years that are most likely to succumb to alcohol-related death. He argues that it is the logic of the market and not the logic derived from careful data analysis that informs government policy on alcohol. As a society, we embrace the 'night-time econ...