Health Medicine Posted September 23, 2013:

Posted September 23, 2013:

• No Association Between Frequency of Marijuana Use and Health or Healthcare Utilization


• Retail Investment: A Barometer for Teen Obesity?


• Booster Dose of New Meningitis Vaccine May Be Beneficial


• Identifying Trauma Risk in Small Children Early After an Accident


• Long-Term Hormonal Therapy in Prostate Cancer Patients Does Not Improve Overall Survival


• First Direct Measurement of Spinal Cord Myelin in Multiple Sclerosis


• Are Patients Making Cost-Effective Treatment Decisions?


• Putting the Spring Back in Broken Hearts


• It Takes A(n Academic) Village to Determine an Enzyme's Function


• How 'Bad' Cholesterol Causes Atherosclerosis in Humans: Stem Cells Play a Key Role


• Explaination for Increased Asthma Severity in Children Exposed to Diesel Exhaust from Traffic


• Rising Rates of Severe and Fatal Sepsis During Labor and Delivery


• Preventing Malaria in Travelers to West Africa Reduces Health Costs


• Public Says Childhood Cancer Should Be Top Children's Health Research Priority


• Research Uncovers Gene's Contribution to Asthma Susceptibility


• Smartphones, Tablets Could Provide Universal Access to Medical Monitoring


• How Bacteria Integrate Autotransporters Into Their Outer Membrane


• Walnuts in Diet Can Improve Endothelial Functions for Overweight Adults


• Sleep Education Helps Families of Children With Autism


• Patient Heal Thyself: Solution to Treatment for Chronic Infections Could Lie in Patient's Blood


• Smile! New Nanotube Surface Promises Dental Implants That Heal Faster and Fight Infection


• Immune System Fights Infection With Performance Enhancement


• Hunger Pains


• Clinical Trial Strives to Provide Optimal Care During High-Risk Pregnancies


• Breastfeeding Fraught With Early Challenges for Many First-Time Mothers


• Functional Disability High Among Newly Diagnosed Older Breast Cancer Patients


• A Snack Helps Reduce Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Children


• Most Painful Days of Your Life School Desks and Chronic Back Pain


• Mesothelioma: Two Groundbreaking Trials Into Treatments for Asbestos-Related Cancer


• Addiction: Can You Ever Really Completely Leave It Behind?


• Landmark Study Provides Key to Improved Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients


• Protein Group Affecting Lipid Dynamics at Cell Membranes Discovered


• Some Parts of Memory Still Developing Deep Into Childhood


• Encouraging Outcomes for Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Treated With Proton Therapy


• Simple, Two-Question Survey Accurately Screens Cancer Patients for Depression

Posted September 22, 2013:

• Brain Cannot Be Fooled by Artificial Sweeteners; Higher Likelihood of Sugar Consumption Later


• Targeting Memory T-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes


• Protein Identified That Regulates Cellular Trafficking, Potential for Anti-Cancer Therapy


• Calming Fear During Sleep


• Scientists Closer to Universal Flu Vaccine After Pandemic 'Natural Experiment'


• Propofol Discovery May Aid Development of New Anesthetics


• A Boost for Cellular Profiling