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Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage
Following a Mediterranean diet may help lower risk of brain damage related to silent strokes, new research shows.
WebMD Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:18:27 GMT

Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity
Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests.
WebMD Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:18:27 GMT

Nearly 1 in 3 Overweight Teens in Denial
Nearly one in three overweight adolescents don't think they have a weight problem.
WebMD Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:18:27 GMT

Fertile forties pregnancy warning
Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
BBC News | Health | World Edition, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:02 GMT

Brain injury linked to gambling
Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
BBC News | Health | World Edition, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:02 GMT

'Third-hand smoke' risk warning
Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
BBC News | Health | World Edition, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:51:02 GMT

Poor hand-grip strength associated with poor survival
Poor or declining hand-grip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found a new article. The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the group older than 85 years, classified as the oldest old.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

Detecting cancer early
A new testing method is being developed to detect cancer soon after the tumor has formed. It will identify characteristic substances in the blood which accompany a certain type of tumor. The first steps in the development have already been completed.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study.
ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

Drug shows promise for Huntington's disease
(University of Rochester Medical Center) An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve cognition. That is the conclusion of a study published today in the Archives of Neurology.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke
(DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

Gadgets not related to teenagers' brain pain
(BioMed Central) Use of most electronic media is not associated with headaches, at least not in adolescents. A study of 1,025 13- to 17-year-olds, published in the open-access journal BMC Neurology, found no association between the use of computer games, mobile phones or television and the occurrence of headaches or migraines. However, listening to one or two hours of music every day was associated with a pounding head.
EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health, Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:22:45 GMT

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