Breastfeeding Duration and Weaning Diet May Shape Child’s Body Composition
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Obesity • May 28 09
Variations in both milk feeding and in the weaning diet are linked to differences in growth and development, and they have independent influences on…
Strict maternal feeding practices not linked to child weight gain
• Dieting • • Dieting To Lose Weight • • Obesity • May 26 09
A new study published online in the journal Obesity provides further evidence that strict maternal control over eating habits – such as determining how…
Nearly 1 million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
• Public Health • May 26 09
Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according…
Scientists identify gene that may explain hair loss
• Genetics • • Hair Loss • May 26 09
Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that appears to determine cyclical hair loss in mice and believe it may also be responsible…
Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection
• Children's Health • • Infections • May 26 09
Children of parents who refuse vaccines are 23 times more likely to get whooping cough compared to fully immunized children, according to a new…
Evidence Backs Web- and Computer-Based Stop-Smoking Programs
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 26 09
Available evidence supports the use of online or other computer-based smoking cessation programs for helping adults quit smoking, according to a meta-analysis of…
Inner Ear Balance Disorders Linked to Falls Among Older Americans
• Ear / Nose / Throat • May 26 09
An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have…
Pediatrician Creates Easier Way to Identify Kids’ High BP in Kids
• Children's Health • May 26 09
Pediatricians now have a new and simple way to diagnose a serious problem facing our nation’s children – thanks to David Kaelber, M.D., Ph.D.,…
Well Water Should be Tested Annually to Reduce Health Risks to Children
• Children's Health • May 26 09
Private well water should be tested yearly, and in some cases more often, according to new guidance offered by the American Academy of Pediatrics…
Scientists find shared genetic link between the dental disease periodontitis and heart attack
• Dental Health • • Heart • May 25 09
Vienna, Austria: The relationship between the dental disease periodontitis and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been known for several years. Although a genetic link…
Skin color tied to nicotine dependence
• Addiction • • Tobacco & Marijuana • • Skin Care • May 25 09
Research shows that African-American smokers tend to have a tougher time quitting, and now a preliminary study suggests that darker skin, itself, may make…
H1N1 flu spreads to Taiwan, Kuwait, Iceland - WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • May 25 09
The World Health Organisation said on Monday the H1N1 flu strain has spread to Taiwan, Kuwait, Iceland, Switzerland and Honduras, but with still few…
Vitamin D May Halt Lung Function Decline in Asthma and COPD
• Asthma • • Respiratory Problems • May 20 09
Vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in the ability to breathe that can occur in people with asthma as a result of human…
Clinical Trial Tests Protein to Reduce Angina Pain
• Pain • • Respiratory Problems • May 20 09
As part of a multi-center clinical trial, UC San Diego Medical Center is evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a potential new way to…
Women who smoke more prone to lung damage: study
• Respiratory Problems • • Tobacco & Marijuana • May 19 09
Women may be especially susceptible to the toxic effects of cigarette smoking, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
They said women who smoke develop lung…
Email program may improve workers’ diet, exercise
• Dieting • May 19 09
A workplace program that uses email messages to encourage healthy behaviors may get employees to eat better and get moving, a study published Tuesday…
New gene linked to autism risk, especially in boys
• Genetics • • Psychiatry / Psychology • May 19 09
UCLA scientists have discovered a variant of a gene called CACNA1G that may increase a child’s risk of developing autism, particularly in boys. The…
Obstructive sleep apnea, retinopathy linked in diabetes
• Diabetes • • Eye / Vision Problems • May 19 09
The eyes may be the window into the soul, but they may also contain important medical information. According to new research to be presented…
Obese moms, asthmatic kids
• Children's Health • • Asthma • • Obesity • May 19 09
Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented on May…
Environmental Exposures May Damage DNA in as Few as Three Days
• Cancer • • Genetics • • Public Health • May 18 09
Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation…
There Are More than 100 Reasons to See a Rheumatologist
• Rheumatic Diseases • May 14 09
While many people believe that arthritis is a stand-alone disease, it is actually a term used to describe over 100 different rheumatic diseases.
Parental Guidelines, Consequences May be Why Fewer Black Teens Smoke than Whites
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 14 09
It’s a curious paradox. Black adults are more likely to smoke than white adults and most smokers start as teenagers. But statistics show…
Americans wait weeks for routine doctor visit
• Public Health • May 14 09
Many Americans who need to see a family physician or specialist may have to wait weeks or even months for an appointment, a new…
H1N1 flu cases and death toll rise: WHO
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 14 09
The number of confirmed cases of the new influenza A (H1N1) has climbed to 6,497, including 65 deaths, the World Health Organisation said on…
Mexico flu slowing, death toll not over 100
• Flu • • Swine Flu • May 14 09
The H1N1 flu virus is making fewer people in Mexico sick and will likely cause no more than 100 deaths in the country, Health…