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600,000 Australians afflicted with osteoporosis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40536
According to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and Osteoporosis Australia, more than 600,000 Australians are affected by osteoporosis.

Sleep apnea associated with increased risk of death
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40456
Sleep-disordered breathing (also known as sleep apnea) is associated with an increased risk of death, according to new results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, an 18-year observational study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health.
New resource helps women with diabetes through healthy pregnancies
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40442
Pregnancy is a time of great excitement and anticipation. It also can be a time of anxiety, especially for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Pregnancy in women who have diabetes is automatically considered high-risk. But a new, easy-to-read booklet has information to help women with diabetes experience safe, healthy pregnancies.
Improving the prognosis for schizophrenic disorders
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40421
Throughout the world, scientists are attempting to recognize and treat schizophrenic disorders at an earlier stage. It is hoped that this will improve the prognosis, which has often been unfavorable.
Commonly used diabetes monitoring test could identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40419
A blood test currently used as the gold standard for monitoring people already under care for diabetes may have far wider use in identifying millions with undetected diabetes, a team led by a Johns Hopkins physician suggests.
Researchers link the extreme fatigue in pulmonary fibrosis to loss in body-rejuvenating R.E.M. sleep
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40372
Family, friends and neighbors remember Lisa Sandler Spaeth as an active mother of two in Potomac, Md., with a lot on the go, juggling her son's baseball games and her daughter's horseback-riding lessons with numerous committee obligations, organizing women's activities at her local synagogue. Add to this Spaeth's thriving home business turned wholesale supplier - making custom hair accessories for children - which she founded with her mother.
Rheumatoid arthritis doubles a person's risk of heart attack
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40368
People coping with rheumatoid arthritis or lupus already have a lot to deal with. Even so, paying attention to heart health may be especially important for this group.
Alcohol linked to increased risk of perennial allergic rhinitis
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40355
There is a link between alcohol consumption and increased risk of perennial allergic rhinitis, according to a recent Danish study of 5,870 young adult women.
Rochester launches first health survey of deaf population
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40331
This summer, researchers in the Rochester, N.Y., region are conducting the nation's first survey to measure the basic health status of deaf people and their knowledge of health issues.
Brits invited to tune in to a heart attack
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40316
Brits are being invited to "tune in" to a short film which shows how it feels to experience a heart attack.
Good news for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40314
Research presented at an international conference on Alzheimer's disease in Chicago offers hope for the treatment of the devastating disease.
Breakthrough in crippling childhood disease Friedreich's ataxia
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40310
University of Sydney scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for the crippling childhood disease Friedreich's ataxia.
Exercise shown to slow down Alzheimer's progress
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40290
According to a new study, patients with the early signs of Alzheimer's disease had less deterioration in the areas of the brain which control memory, if they exercised regularly.
Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world underestimated
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40281
Previous estimates of levels of dementia in the developing world may have substantially underestimated the problem, according to research published today. The findings suggest that policymakers in low-income and middle-income countries may need to re-examine the burden and impact that dementia places on their health services.
Knowing means simplifying: gluten-free diet alone is enough to cure the bones of pediatric patients with celiac disease
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=40276
Individuals affected by celiac disease (gluten intolerance) often present an altered calcium (Ca2+) metabolism that can cause osteopenia, a bone mass decrease due to the impaired adsorption of this mineral, which can lead to osteoporosis (in 35-85% of the cases).

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