COPD :: Cough and phlegm cause fourfold increase in COPD incidence
Young adults (ages 20 to 44) with normal lung function who later develop chronic cough and phlegm have a fourfold higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Obesity :: Health care expenditures significantly higher for children with obesity
Children and adolescents who are obese or overweight have higher health care utilization and a significantly higher average of health care charges than their healthy-weight peers, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Brain :: High-normal uric acid linked with mild cognitive impairment in the elderly
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins and Yale university medical schools have found that a simple blood test to measure uric acid, a measure of kidney function, might reveal a risk factor for cognitive problems in old age. Of 96 community-dwelling adults aged 60 to 92 years, those with uric-acid levels at the high end of the normal range had the lowest scores on tests of mental processing speed, verbal memory and working memory.
Sleep :: Narcolepsy caused by environmental exposures
A comprehensive review published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep finds that, as with other diseases characterized by selective cell loss, narcolepsy may be caused by environmental exposures before the age of onset in genetically susceptible individuals.
Palliative Care :: Palliative care medicine – enhancing the quality of life
As Americans continue to live longer with chronic disease, palliative care medicine is gaining a new appreciation. While advances in modern medicine have benefited countless people and added years to peoples? lives, a new focus includes enhancing the quality of life.
Diabetes :: Diabetes outreach clinic at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio
In partnership with the United States Air Force Medical Service, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has begun operating a diabetes outreach clinic at Wilford Hall Medical Center on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio to provide primary care and comprehensive case management for people with diabetes.
Sleep :: Depression in children linked to insomnia and hypersomnia
According to a study published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep, sleep-disturbed children are more severely depressed and have more depressive symptoms and comorbid anxiety disorders compared with children without sleep disturbance.
Health Care :: WFP emergency food reaches people affected by massive flooding in Aceh
Within hours of the first reports of devastating floods this week in the Indonesian province of Aceh, WFP moved rapidly to deliver emergency supplies by air and road to some 127,000 displaced people in the hardest hit districts of Aceh Tamiang and Gayo Lues.
Heart Disease :: Heart disease leading killer in US
Heart disease hits Americans who live in southern states harder than residents of other regions of the country, according to the latest annual survey of cardiovascular disease in the United States.
Cholesterol :: NHS could save millions through smarter prescribing of cholesterol-busting drugs
New figures published show that the NHS could save at least ?85m a year through more efficient prescribing of statins, the drugs that lower cholesterol. Second ‘Better Care, better value’ indicators show productivity gains across the NHS.