News articles tagged with 'health' (Page 2)
Health care IT providers need to do more to solicit user feedback
— 30 Mar 2011 17:31 | HealthInformation technology (IT) companies need to bring in doctors and other health care stakeholders in order to ensure that new technologies and applications are actually useful to the…
Babies who sleep with smoker parents exhibit high nicotine levels
— 29 Mar 2011 17:22 | Health'Third-hand smoke' stuck to skin or clothing is responsible for the high nicotine levels seen in babies who share a bedroom with their smoker parents. This is the conclusion of a study…
Childhood psychological problems have long-term economic and social impact, study finds
— 29 Mar 2011 16:28 | HealthPsychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing…
Mothers abused during childhood at risk for having low birth weight babies
— 29 Mar 2011 16:04 | HealthMothers who were maltreated as children have increased risk for giving birth to low birth weight babies. The findings, by researchers at the University of Washington, are the first…
Avoiding health risks could prevent more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation
— 29 Mar 2011 15:46 | HealthReducing cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and being overweight could potentially reduce more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation, according…
Early indications of Parkinson's disease revealed in dream sleep
— 29 Mar 2011 15:40 | HealthDuring a large-scale study of the socioeconomic costs of this neurodegenerative disease, Danish researchers, some from the University of Copenhagen, discovered that very early symptoms…
Road traffic pollution doubles risk of rejection after lung transplant
— 28 Mar 2011 18:27 | HealthLung transplant patients have double the risk of organ rejection and death within five years of the procedure if they live near a main road, indicates research published online in Thorax…
Even mild stress is linked to long-term disability
— 28 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthEven relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community…
Some women worry too much about breast cancer returning, U-M study finds
— 28 Mar 2011 15:02 | HealthMost women face only a small risk of breast cancer coming back after they complete their treatment. Yet a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre finds…
Who owns our blood?
— 28 Mar 2011 14:57 | HealthThe absence of specific laws which define the ownership, storage and use of blood drops taken from every Australian baby since 1971 could threaten public trust in newborn screening…