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Positive attitude required for weight-loss efforts

Pep talk and self-encouragement have always remained a key factor for those wishing to achieve improved fitness success, especially those who are attempting to lose weight. While there are many reasons an individual may face difficulties in the face of a weight-loss plan, a recent article from She Knows highlights the importance of maintaining a positive attitude throughout these goals.

2 Jan 2013

Vaginal transobturator tape boosts incontinence cure rates

Implantation of tension-free vaginal transobturator tape is a highly effective and long lasting treatment for women with stress urinary incontinence.

31 Dec 2012

Small numbers of ANA- and RP-negative patients with systemic sclerosis

There exists a very small subgroup of patients with systemic sclerosis who lack circulating antinuclear antibodies and who do not have Raynaud's phenomenon, research shows.

31 Dec 2012

Domestic cleaning sprays linked to increased asthma risk in women

Study findings suggest that women who use at least two types of cleaning spray on a weekly basis to clean their homes may be putting themselves at an increased risk for asthma.

31 Dec 2012

World Trade Center rescue workers may face increased cancer risk

People who were involved in the rescue and recovery operation at the World Trade Center are at an increased risk for certain types of cancer, including prostate, thyroid, and myeloma, study findings suggest.

31 Dec 2012

Insights into tissue-based T cells

US researchers have, for the first time, characterized T cells located in human tissues, rather than in the blood.

31 Dec 2012

Hospitalist handoff needs action

Active listening occurs infrequently between hospitalists as they handoff patients during shift and service changes, show US study results.

31 Dec 2012

Few hepatitis C patients receive complete treatment

Less than 10% of patients with hepatitis C receive the treatment they need to achieve a sustained virologic response, results from a systematic review show.

31 Dec 2012

Improvement needed in at-home cardiac care for elderly

Elderly patients with coronary heart disease who refuse an offer of center-based cardiac rehabilitation and receive an at-home plan instead fare no better after 12 months than their counterparts who receive usual care, report researchers.

31 Dec 2012

Insufficient evidence for low oxygen in preterm resuscitation

Using low- rather than high-oxygen-concentration resuscitation gas for preterm infants cannot be recommended on the basis of available evidence, say researchers.

31 Dec 2012

Active surveillance of prostate cancer patients encouraged

Active surveillance is an effective way of monitoring patients with low-risk prostate cancer and is associated with a low risk for systemic progression, say researchers.

31 Dec 2012

Weight gain after adolescence has repercussions for hypertension

Individuals who gain weight in adulthood as well as those who are overweight in adolescence and adulthood are at increased risk for hypertension, research suggests.

31 Dec 2012

Stent placement ‘effective alternative to IVT in stroke patients’

In stroke patients in whom intravenous thrombolysis is either contraindicated or has failed, intra-arterial revascularization with cerebral angioplasty and stent placement is an effective and well-tolerated treatment, say Czech researchers.

31 Dec 2012

Refined mapping finds over 200 Crohn’s Disease genes

Researchers have used a genetic mapping technique to identify more than 200 genes associated with Crohn’s Disease, making it the most well-characterized disorder to date.

31 Dec 2012

Hospital type plays a role in racial disparities and appendicitis outcomes in children

When researchers from UCLA Medical Center investigated the link between racial disparities and appendicitis outcomes in children, they found that the type of hospital in which black, Hispanic and other minority patients receive care-community, children's or county-affects their odds of developing a perforated appendix. The study published in the January issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons is a first-of-its-kind look at the role hospital type plays in race-based treatment variances among this patient subset.

29 Dec 2012

Early problems in processing knowledge-based information linked to Alzheimer's disease

People who study or treat Alzheimer's disease and its earliest clinical stage, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), have focused attention on the obvious short-term memory problems. But a new study suggests that people on the road to Alzheimer's may actually have problems early on in processing semantic or knowledge-based information, which could have much broader implications for how patients function in their lives.

29 Dec 2012

Over 1,500 scientists to present at Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology annual meeting

The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), one of the oldest and most prestigious interdisciplinary biological organizations, will hold its annual meeting at the Hilton San Francisco, Union Square, in San Francisco, CA, from January 3 to 7, 2013. More than 1,500 scientists will present the latest research on animal ecology, evolution, physiology, neurobiology, and biomechanics, offering journalists a rich assortment of news and feature possibilities.

29 Dec 2012

Clinical approach to swallowing of foreign bodies

It is a well known fact that children often swallow things. Children aged 6 months to 6 years are most often affected, but even adults sometimes end up with a foreign body stuck in their throats-and not only there.

29 Dec 2012

Developer of Boron Neuron Capture Therapy bestowed National Medal of Science honor

President Barack Obama named University of Missouri researcher M. Frederick Hawthorne as recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the country to scientists. Hawthorne is the director of the International Institute of Nano and Molecular Medicine at the University of Missouri, as well as Curators' Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Radiology.

29 Dec 2012

Cancer is rare among children, but is also a leading cause of death

Childhood cancer is rare—children with cancer account for less than 1 percent of all new cancer cases in the United States. But did you know that cancer is the second leading cause of death (after accidents) among children ages 1 to 14? It is estimated that in 2012 in the United States, more than 12,000 children (ages 0 to 14) will be diagnosed with cancer and more than 1,300 will die from it.

29 Dec 2012