Archive: 21/03/2012

As industry funding for medical education fades, new opportunities for improvements arise

Public scrutiny and the threat of government regulation are leading to a decline in industry-sponsored funding of accredited continuing medical education (CME) for physicians, and this decline represents an opportunity to ...

Mar 21, 2012

Brains of frequent dance spectators exhibit motor mirroring while watching familiar dance

Experienced ballet spectators with no physical expertise in ballet showed enhanced muscle-specific motor responses when watching live ballet, according to a Mar. 21 report in the open access journal PLoS ONE.

Mar 21, 2012

Weight gain linked to hot flashes after breast cancer

(HealthDay) -- Early-stage breast cancer survivors who gain at least 10 percent of their pre-diagnosis weight are significantly more likely to report hot flashes than those who remain weight stable, according to a study published ...

Mar 21, 2012

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Fatty meals could trigger inflammation for diabetics

(HealthDay) -- High-fat meals might boost inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says.

Mar 21, 2012

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Coffee, caffeine not linked to psoriasis in U.S. women

(HealthDay) -- Coffee and caffeine are not associated with psoriasis incidence after adjustment for smoking, according to a research letter published in the March issue of the Archives of Dermatology.

Mar 21, 2012

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U.s. underestimates long-term costs of obesity, experts say

(HealthDay) -- The costs of the obesity epidemic to the United States and the economic value of curbing it are not captured fully by current methods, according to a new report.

Mar 21, 2012

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Middle school teacher support lowers risk for early alcohol use

Anxiety, depression, stress and social support can predict early alcohol and illicit drug use in youth, according to a study from Carolyn McCarty, PhD, of Seattle Children's Research Institute, and researchers from the University ...

Mar 21, 2012

Discovery offers insight into treating viral stomach flu

Twenty million Americans get sick from norovirus each year according to data released last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Often called vomiting illness, it can spread rapidly on cruise ships, and in dormitories ...

Mar 21, 2012

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Memory problems may increase after being hospitalized

A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, according to research published in the March 21, 2012, online issue of Neurology.

Mar 21, 2012

Autism risk gene linked to differences in brain structure

Healthy individuals who carry a gene variation linked to an increased risk of autism have structural differences in their brains that may help explain how the gene affects brain function and increases vulnerability for autism. ...

Mar 21, 2012

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Archive: 21/03/2012

As industry funding for medical education fades, new opportunities for improvements arise

Brains of frequent dance spectators exhibit motor mirroring while watching familiar dance

Weight gain linked to hot flashes after breast cancer

Fatty meals could trigger inflammation for diabetics

Coffee, caffeine not linked to psoriasis in U.S. women

U.s. underestimates long-term costs of obesity, experts say

Middle school teacher support lowers risk for early alcohol use

Discovery offers insight into treating viral stomach flu

Memory problems may increase after being hospitalized

Autism risk gene linked to differences in brain structure

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