News tagged with medical symptoms

How much vitamin D do I need?

Vitamin D -- the so-called sunshine vitamin -- is the wonder nutrient of the moment. While the vitamin is best known for helping build strong bones and absorb calcium, a vitamin D deficiency can raise the risk of everything ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Cannabis use precedes the onset of psychotic symptoms in young people

Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms, while continued cannabis use may increase the risk for psychotic disorder in later life, concludes a new study published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 01, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (7) | comments 8

Vapor rub relieves cold symptoms for children, helps them sleep better

Applying a vapor rub is effective for treating children with night-time cough and congestion and improves sleep for children with cold symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Study compares 2 nonsurgical treatments for reflux disease

Two non-surgical, non-pharmacological treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) both appear effective in reducing medication use and improving voice and swallowing symptoms, according to a report in the January ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tips for avoiding, treating swine flu

Swine flu has surfaced in the United States, and people are bound to have many questions as the illness arrives a step closer to home. Dr. Mark Dworkin, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Evidence of medical complicity in torture at Guantanamo Bay

Inspection of medical records, case files, and legal affidavits provides compelling evidence that medical personnel who treated detainees at Guantanamo Bay (GTMO) failed to inquire and/or document causes of physical injuries ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Scientists identify drug to treat opioid addiction

Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that a commonly available non-addictive drug can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from opioids with little likelihood of serious side effects. The drug, ondansetron, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fear of falling linked to future falls in older people

Fear of falling is likely to lead to future falls among older people, irrespective of their actual fall risk, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study shows people with mental health problems receive inadequate medical care

New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients

Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?

ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0