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| | Medical guidelines are needed for youngsters with the skin condition, researchers say | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 How children are treated for psoriasis may depend on whether they see a pediatrician, dermatologist or internist, a new study suggests. About 1 percent of children from birth to age 18 are affected by psoriasis, a skin condition that can lead to p... » Read the full article |
| | In early trial, highest dose slowed progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 An experimental drug may offer a thin ray of hope to people suffering from the rapidly fatal lung disease known as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The compound, currently known only as BIBF 1120, seems to slow the disease, decrease exacerbations an... » Read the full article |
| | Waiting 48 hours between kidney treatments seems to raise risk of death, hospitalization | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 Waiting more than a day between dialysis treatments ups the risk of death and hospitalization in people with kidney disease, new research suggests. Patients are more likely to die or head to the hospital for cardiovascular-related and other compli... » Read the full article |
| | But, radioactivity level was very low, posed no health risk, researchers report | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 Traces of radioactive fallout from the Japanese nuclear reactor damaged in the March earthquake were detected around San Francisco Bay, scientists report, but at such low levels they posed no health risk to residents. A magnitude 9.0 quake severel... » Read the full article |
| | Group of neurologists says the abnormal movements seem to be triggered by mental illness instead | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 Most depictions of movement disorders on the popular video-sharing website YouTube are not what they claim to be, warn a group of neurologists who reviewed them. Two-thirds of 29 videos on YouTube showing people with movement disorders such as Par... » Read the full article |
| | Rotavirus inoculation kept thousands of kids out of the hospital, saved millions in costs, study found | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 Since the 2006 introduction of routine inoculation against rotavirus -- a leading cause of diarrhea in infants and young children -- almost 65,000 fewer American children have been hospitalized and about $278 million in healthcare costs have been saved, a... » Read the full article |
| | Those who light up have more problems remembering tasks, small study suggests | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 In addition to the many known health benefits of quitting smoking, researchers have now discovered another good reason to kick the habit -- it may help improve your everyday memory. The team at Northumbria University in Newcastle, the United Kingd... » Read the full article |
| | Black women 9 times more likely than whites to experience stillbirth in later pregnancy, study finds | WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21 Women whose first baby died within a year of birth are at increased risk for stillbirth in subsequent pregnancies, and the risk is especially high among black women, researchers report. The new study looked at 2,483 wom... » Read the full article |
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