Vitamin D :: Hip fractures in elderly linked with Vitamin D deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency is nearly universal in cases of hip fractures, researchers in Scotland reported online in Current Medical Research and Opinion.
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Vitamin C :: Vitamin C help stabilize heart rhythm – atrial fibrillation
Oral vitamin C appears to cut the risk of early recurrence of abnormal health rhythm, as know as atrial fibrillation, after patients undergo electrical cardioversion, according to a new study. Vitamin C also appears to reduce the low-level inflammation that accompanies this condition.
ADHD :: Smoking in pregnancy raises ADHD risk for child
Women who smoke during pregnancy are nearly twice as likely to have children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study finds.
Obesity :: Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance
Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Asthma :: Xolair – omalizumab – humanised antibody for allergic asthma
Xolair? (omalizumab) add-on therapy significantly reduces attacks in patients with severe allergic asthma. Separate analysis shows first humanised antibody for allergic asthma reduces dependence on steroids to manage attacks.
Weight Gain :: Dairy fat not linked to weight gain
In a new extensive study set to fuel the ongoing debate about the health benefits of milk, researchers find dietary calcium and skimmed milk are linked to weight gain, while dairy fat is not.
Influenza :: Promise Against H5N1 Influenza Virus
Experiments in mice show that an antiviral drug currently used against annual influenza strains also can suppress the deadly influenza virus that has spread from birds to humans, killing dozens of people in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand since early 2004. This study, the first published report conducted on oseltamivir against the H5N1 influenza strain circulating in Vietnam, found that the drug, sold commercially as Tamiflu, dramatically boosted the survival rate of infected mice.
Health :: Air Travel With Infants
If you’re taking your infant or toddler on a plane trip, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center offers these safety tips:
Skin Care :: Cosmetic Procedures Safer When Performed in Doctor’s Office
As state medical boards and legislatures propose regulations to restrict surgeries performed in physicians? offices, two new studies report such action would have little impact on the overall patient safety of medically necessary procedures.
Allergy :: Food Allergy Research Consortium Focuses on Peanut Allergy
The only advice doctors can give to the 4 percent of Americans with potentially life-threatening food allergies is to avoid the culprit food, often nuts or shellfish. But that may change as researchers in a new Food Allergy Research Consortium, announced, strive to develop therapies to treat and prevent food allergy.