Researchers have, for the first time, described the genetic basis of endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women that is marked by chronic pelvic pain and infertility. The researchers' discovery of a new gene mutation provides hope for new screening methods.

In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution to basic science, but the findings may also hold implications for identifying when dune landscapes like those in Nebraska's Sand Hills may reach a "tipping point" under climate change, going from valuable grazing land to barren desert.

Title: Too Few American Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations: CDC
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012

Title: Mouse Study Suggests Alzheimer's Spreads Through Brain Like an Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 2/2/2012 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2012

It is extremely difficult to manage character-disturbed individuals -- for those who are in relationships with them and also for therapists trying to help. This is Part 1 of a three-part series on how to get the right kind of help with character disturbance, including tips for finding therapy that works, plus red flags that indicate when it probably won't.

Tags: character disturbance, personality disorders, therapy

Beginning in the 1950s, Albert Ellis laid the foundations for a major portion of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with his colorful descriptions of negative thought patterns, descriptions that remain useful to the present day. Yet these venerable tools also have their limitations and misuses.

Tags: CBT, emotions, in practice, mindful awareness, society, therapy

A study published in BMJ Open reveals that infants tend to eat healthier and be a healthy weight as they get older if they are allowed to feed themselves with finger foods from the start of weaning (baby led weaning), compared to infants who are spoon fed. According to the researchers, findings from the study indicate that baby led weaning may help prevent childhood obesity. Findings from the study were based on 155 children aged between 20 months and 6.5 years, whose parents filled out a survey regarding their children's food preferences and weaning style...

A study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health reveals that adolescents are nearly three times more likely to be on benefits in the future if they drop out of school than those who complete their education. The researchers examined the self-rated health of nearly 9,000 Norwegian adolescents between the ages of 13 to 19, who were already participating in the Young-HUNT study between 1995 and 1997...

Designed to cover half the surface area of a pack, new proposed labels are meant to vividly remind smokers of tobacco’s dangers.

Caregivers of veterans report greater difficulties than do those of other disabled adults.

Title: Coping With Chronic Rheumatic Diseases
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 8/4/2000 3:27:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/1/2012

Title: Lack of ZZZs May Fuel Appetite
Category: Health News
Created: 1/24/2012 8:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/25/2012