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Shoulder Tapping: Young Men More Willing To Purchase Alcohol For Underage Youth, Study Finds
June 25, 2007 Nearly 20 percent of young males are willing to purchase alcohol for underage youth when approached outside of an alcohol establishment, according to researchers. Most underage drinkers obtain ... > full story -
Laziness Increases Back Pain Risk
June 7, 2007 Office workers who rarely exercise are at increased risk of back injuries, according to researchers working on a European Space Agency ... > full story -
Mystery Of 5,000 Year Old Glacier Mummy Solved
June 6, 2007 An Italian-Swiss research team proved the cause of death of the Iceman ("Ötzi," 3300 BC) by modern X-ray-based technology. A lesion of a close-to-the-shoulder artery has been found thanks to a ... > full story -
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Aggressive Treatment For Whiplash Does Not Promote Faster Recovery
May 25, 2007 Whiplash, the most common traffic injury, leads to neck pain, headache and other symptoms, resulting in a significant burden of disability and health care utilization. Although there are few ... > full story -
Naprapathy Effective On Back And Neck, According To Study
May 23, 2007 Naprapathy may work better on back and neck trouble than conventional recommended treatments, suggests a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The study is the first major ... > full story -
Indoor Smoking Bans: Are They Creating Unhealthy Outdoor Zones For Secondhand Smoke?
May 22, 2007 With the growing number of smoking bans in restaurants and bars driving smokers outside, researchers are hoping to find out whether secondhand smoke from smokers clustered outside these ... > full story -
New Treatment Offers Relief From Chronic Back Pain
May 18, 2007 Chronic back pain is a condition that affects a significant part of the population, with patients falling into three major groups; those with herniated discs, spinal stenosis (a nerve affecting ... > full story -
Tobacco And Alcohol Use Independently Increase Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer
May 15, 2007 Cigarette smoking is more strongly associated with head and neck cancers than drinking alcohol, according to a new study. Scientists found that smoking is responsible for a quarter of head and neck ... > full story -
Exercise, Acupuncture Help Women Turn Their Backs On Pregnancy Pain
May 6, 2007 Stretching exercises, special pillows and acupuncture could help relieve back and pelvic pain that often occur during pregnancy, according to an updated review. More than two-thirds of pregnant women ... > full story -
New Procedure Allows Diagnosis Of Lower Back Pain Cause
May 4, 2007 Functional anesthetic discography (FAD), a new diagnostic procedure involving injecting anesthetic directly into a spinal disc, can be used to confirm the presence of injured discs as the source of a ... > full story
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