Pregnancy :: Care over taking iron supplements for non-anaemic pregnant women
Taking iron during pregnancy has been recommended in the past as a preventive treatment to help promote fetal and placental growth.
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Fracture :: Delayed hip fracture surgery has worse health outcomes
Almost two-thirds (65%) of hip fracture patients aged 65 and older had surgery on the day they were admitted to hospital or the next day in 2005?2006, but new indicators published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) show that some patients have longer waits.
Smoking :: UK recommends Pfizer’s Champix for Smokers
Pfizer Inc announced that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has recommended Champix (varenicline) for use on the National Health Service for adult smokers who have expressed a desire to quit.
Chemotherapy :: Role of antioxidants in reducing chemotherapy toxicity
A new study showing a reduction in the toxic side effects of ROS-generating chemotherapies with concurrent antioxidant supplementation will be presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) that takes place June 1-5 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Drug Abuse :: Drug use is increasing among young American Indians
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center have completed a study that compared the age of first-time drug users across the nation to the age of first-time drug users on and near two different American Indian reservations.
Mental Health :: Subtle bias affects mental health of Korean immigrants in Canada
Subtle racism ? which can include social slights and ambiguous remarks that are hard to pin down ? is more dangerous to mental health than overt discrimination, according to a study of 180 Korean immigrants living in Canada.
Psychology :: UCL scientist develops a measure of distraction
A scientific indicator of how easily distracted you are has been designed by a UCL (University College London) psychologist. It could be used as another assessment tool during the recruitment process and would have particular benefits in fields where employee distraction could lead to fatal errors.
Back Pain :: Surgery Advantage for Spinal Stenosis & Slipped Vertebra
In one of the three most common back conditions for which patients seek treatment, surgery proved to have substantially better results than non-surgical remedies, according to Dartmouth-led research published in the May 31 New England Journal of Medicine.
Sleep :: Sleep deprived kids struggle at school
A University of South Australia study shows that school children between the ages of 10 and 15 years are averaging at least 30 minutes less sleep than children of the same ages did more than 20 years ago.
Heart Disease :: New hope for severe heart disease patients
Patients with severe heart disease may soon have access to a simple injection to help manage their symptoms and reduce their need for large amounts of pain relief medication if a groundbreaking new study at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is successful.