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FDA Urges Parents To Read Infant Acetaminophen Labels Carefully

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on January 19, 2012 in Healthcare, Medication

Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used pain and fever relievers for infants and children and is safe and effective when used as directed. However, with recent dosing changes to liquid acetaminophen products for infants, the FDA last week issued a press release urging parents to know the concentration and read the label as the new, less concentrated form of the popular pain reliever arrives on store shelves. Included in this report is a video discussion of these recommendations by Dr. Jim Sears.

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Bariatric Surgery Associated With Reduction In Cardiovascular Events And Death

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on January 3, 2012 in Health | Fitness, Medical Science

Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA. The study was conducted by Lars Sjostrom, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and colleagues.

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Physical Activity And School Performance May Be Linked

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on January 2, 2012 in Health | Fitness

A systematic review of previous studies suggests that there may be a positive relationship between physical activity and the academic performance of children, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study was undertook by Amika Singh, Ph.D., of the Vrije Universiteit University Medical Center, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues.

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Researchers Identify Potential New Female Risk Factor For Developing Dementia And Alzheimer Disease

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on January 2, 2012 in Health | Fitness, Neurological

A hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD) in women, according to a study published Online First by the Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The study was completed by Thomas M. van Himbergen, Ph.D., from the Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, and colleagues.

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Cigarette And Alcohol Use At Historic Low Among Teenagers

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on December 31, 2011 in Health | Fitness, Substance Abuse

Cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future (MTF) survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according to this year’s survey results. However, this positive news is tempered by a slowing rate of decline in teen smoking as well as continued high rates of abuse of other tobacco products (e.g., hookahs, small cigars, smokeless tobacco), marijuana, and prescription drugs. The survey results, announced today during a news conference at the National Press Club, appear to show that more teens continue to abuse marijuana than cigarettes; and alcohol is still the drug of choice among all three age groups queried.

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Diet Patterns May Keep The Brain From Shrinking

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on December 28, 2011 in Cognition, Health | Fitness, Neurological

People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according to a new study published in the December 28, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study author was Gene Bowman, ND, MPH, of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and a member of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Quality Of Mother-Toddler Relationship Linked To Teen Obesity

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on December 28, 2011 in Family | Social, Health | Fitness

The quality of the emotional relationship between a mother and her young child could affect the potential for that child to be obese during adolescence, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed national data detailing relationship characteristics between mothers and their children during their toddler years. The lower the quality of the relationship in terms of the child’s emotional security and the mother’s sensitivity, the higher the risk that a child would be obese at age 15 years, according to the analysis.

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Brief, High-Intensity Workouts Show Promise To Help Diabetics Lower Blood Sugar

By Christopher Fisher, PhD on December 20, 2011 in Diabetes, Health | Fitness

Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle to meet exercise guidelines. The small proof-of-principle study, conducted on eight diabetics, appears in the latest edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology. Included in this report is a video summary of the study results by the lead researcher.

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