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Fat substitutes linked to weight gain: Rats on high-fat diet gained more weight after eating low-calorie potato chips made with fat substitutes
June 20th, 2011, 3:10 pm
Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, a new study suggests.
Signaling pathway is 'executive software' of airway stem cells
June 20th, 2011, 3:10 pm
Researchers have found out how mouse basal cells that line airways "decide" to become one of two types of cells that assist in airway-clearing duties. Read more »
AMA blasts insurers for costly 20 percent error rate
June 20th, 2011, 2:06 pmHealth insurance errors cost health systems $1.5 billion in unnecessary administrative costs, according to new research released today from the American Medical Association (AMA), which studied the Read more »
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Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
When stressful life events, such as a layoff, happen to people with panic disorder, the result is often not an immediate and acute attack. Read more »
Discovery of parathyroid glow promises to reduce endocrine surgery risk
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
Researchers have discovered that parathyroid glands have a natural fluorescence that can be used during surgery to identify these tiny organs, which are hard to find with the naked eye.
'My dishwasher is trying to kill me': New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals
June 20th, 2011, 1:31 pm
A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances, researchers have found. Read more »
Healthcare could help speed economy recovery
June 20th, 2011, 12:32 pmAlthough moving slowly, the U.S. economy has seen modest growth of two to three percent, according to former White House advisors. Read more »
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Hospitals are overusing double CT scans, risking patient harm, CMS finds
June 20th, 2011, 12:21 pmAs imaging testing ranks as one of the fastest growing procedures, hundreds of hospitals may be needlessly irradiating patients by overusing double CT scans, according early data released from the Read more »
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Reducing lifelong disability from sports injuries in children
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
To protect children from lifelong injuries in sports, we need a public health approach similar to that mounted against smoking and drunk driving, according to experts.
Bodychecking and the risk of injury in youth ice hockey
June 20th, 2011, 12:20 pm
The age at which bodychecking is introduced in youth ice hockey does not appear to affect overall risk of injury and concussion, although introducing it at the Pee Wee level (ages 11-12) reduces the r Read more »
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