Drinking more than a cup of coffee a day was associated with a 22% to 25% lower risk of stroke, compared with those who drank less, in a study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Low or…
Year: 2011
Certain Wii Games Can Provide Exercise Benefits
Playing two Wii Fit video games — step and hula — can provide adequate exercise to improve health and physical fitness, reports a study in the The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. These Wii Fit games “can be used…
High Mortality Rates Seen in Trauma Patients Several Years After Injury
A study of more than 120,000 adults treated for trauma during a 13-year period found 16% died within 3 years of their injury compared with an expected population mortality rate of about 6%, according to a press release from the…
Many Patients With Severe Cerebral Palsy Have Asymmetric Pelvic Bones
Paul Sponseller Johns Hopkins Children’s Center researchers have discovered that most children with severe cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones. The newly identified misalignment can affect how surgeries of the pelvis, spine and surrounding structures are performed, the…
Work-Related Communication at Home Takes Greater Toll on Women Than Men
Communication technologies that help people stay connected to the workplace are often seen as solutions to balancing work and family life. However, a new study suggested that there may be a “dark side” to the use of these technologies for…
Diabetes Belt Identified to Run Through 15 States in Southern U.S.
In an article published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers were identified clustered high prevalence areas, or a “diabetes belt” of 644 counties in 15 mostly southeastern states using data compiled for the first time of estimates of…
Breast Cancer Survivors May Fall More Often Than Peers
Cancer therapies may affect balance, according to new study in the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The combined effects of chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may increase the risk of bone fractures in breast cancer survivors. Researchers from the Oregon…
UTA Dedicates Engineering Research Building
Students, faculty and supporters of The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) celebrated the debut of the 234,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Engineering Research Building on March 4, 2011 with a dedication event and open house. Images: University of Texas…
Team Italy Voted IPC’s February Athlete of the Month
Team Italy was voted by the public as the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Athlete of the Month for February 2011. At the 2011 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championship in Solleftea, Sweden, Team Italy caused two major upsets to become…
Surgeons at UCLA Perform Hand Transplant
Patient rests with new right hand after surgeons performed a hand transplant at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. Surgeons at Ronald Reagan University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center performed the first hand transplant in the…