Health News

Antibiotics are 'overprescribed' among children for respiratory infections

Date: Sep-15-2014
Up to 11.4 million prescriptions for antibiotics to treat respiratory infections among children each year are 'unnecessary,' according to a new meta-analysis.

Schizophrenia 'made up of eight specific genetic disorders'

Date: Sep-15-2014
Schizophrenia is not an individual condition but is made up of eight genetically distinct disorders, according to a new study by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis.

Brain may 'work around' early Alzheimer's damage

Date: Sep-15-2014
A new study suggests the reason some older people with brain deposits of Alzheimer's protein do not develop dementia is because their brain works around the damage.

Glaucoma cure may lie in targeting 'stiff cells' that impede fluid drainage

Date: Sep-15-2014
Study shows for first time if cells in a barrier that allows fluid to drain from the eye via Schlemm's canal are too stiff, pressure builds up in the eye, a hallmark of glaucoma.

Small cell lung cancer: chest radiotherapy 'prolongs survival, reduces recurrence'

Date: Sep-15-2014
Chest radiation therapy, in combination with standard treatment, may reduce recurrence and prolong survival in patients with small cell lung cancer, according to a phase 3 trial.

Cycling or walking to work 'improves psychological health'

Date: Sep-15-2014
Researchers from the UK find that swapping driving for walking or cycling is accompanied by a boost to psychological well-being, on top of the well-known health benefits.

'Electronic skin' could revolutionize breast cancer detection

Date: Sep-15-2014
Scientists are developing an 'electronic skin' that could detect and image small lumps that are currently undetectable by clinicians.

Shared pain 'increases social bonding and cooperation'

Date: Sep-14-2014
Sharing painful experiences may boost social bonding and make us stronger, according to a new study led by the University of New South Wales in Australia.

Belly dancing 'associated with a positive body image'

Date: Sep-14-2014
A new study claims belly dancers are more likely to have a positive body image because they are less focused on how they look and more focused on the activity itself.

Shared pain 'increases social bonding and cooperation'

Date: Sep-14-2014
Sharing painful experiences may boost social bonding and make us stronger, according to a new study led by the University of New South Wales in Australia.