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Monday, October 7, 2013

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


How binge drinking impairs healing of broken bones

Posted: 06 Oct 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Physicians have long observed that binge drinking impairs healing of broken bones. A new study is providing insights into how alcohol slows healing on the cellular and molecular levels. The findings could lead to better treatments to improve bone healing.

High rates of unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics continue

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:12 AM PDT

For decades, there has been a significant effort to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing. Despite this work, new research finds only incremental improvement in antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute bronchitis and sore throat.

Why do humans pig out?

Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:01 AM PDT

Researchers have discovered big differences in the variability of eating habits among pigs. A newly published study showed that for some overeating was normal behavior and for a particular group of pigs there was clear evidence they were genetically programmed to eat more food than others.

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