2 cups of milk per day best for toddlers, study finds
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Dec 18 12
Some pediatricians are advising that parents only give their toddlers two cups of milk a day, because too much of it could deplete them…
Hairstyles may keep some black women from exercise
• Gender: Female • Dec 18 12
A number of obstacles may stand between a person and exercise, and hairstyles may be one of them for African-American women, according to a…
Draft EU rules to open door to plain cigarette packets
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 12
The European Union’s executive Commission is to propose larger health warnings on cigarette packets and a total ban on flavorings such as menthol, a…
Hybrid tunnel may help guide severed nerves back to health
• Neurology • Dec 17 12
Building a tunnel made up of both hard and soft materials to guide the reconnection of severed nerve endings may be the first step…
Researchers identify role for protein linked to obesity, type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes • • Obesity • Dec 17 12
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have taken another step toward better understanding the metabolic functions of obesity and its connection to type 2…
Health insurance exchanges planned by 18 U.S. states: Sebelius
• Public Health • Dec 17 12
A total of 18 U.S. states are planning to start their own health insurance marketplaces, which will be available to consumers and businesses in…
Global malaria battle stalls as financing gets tight
• Infections • • Public Health • Dec 17 12
Global funding for the fight against malaria has stalled in the past two years, threatening to reverse what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says…
Even the smallest stroke can damage brain tissue and impair cognitive function
• Brain • • Stroke • Dec 17 12
Blocking a single tiny blood vessel in the brain can harm neural tissue and even alter behavior, a new study from the University of…
Cartenoids found to reduce hip fracture risk in lean men
• Trauma & Injuries • Dec 17 12
Speaking at the IOF Regionals Asia-Pacific Osteoporosis Meeting, researchers from the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Ministry of Health, announced a study…
Russian parliament votes for public smoking ban
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 17 12
Russia took a step towards clamping down on the tobacco industry on Friday as a bill to ban smoking in public spaces and…
Nearly 1 million in Mass. exposed to secondhand smoke from neighbors
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 15 12
Nearly 1 million Massachusetts residents who don’t smoke and live in apartments or attached houses are exposed regularly to cigarette smoke from their neighbors’…
Fatal Strokes Strike Distressed Seniors
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 15 12
Depression, stress, and a negative outlook on life among older individuals appears to predict their risk of dying from a stroke, a longitudinal study…
Simple Sit Test Predicts Long Life
• Public Health • Dec 15 12
How well middle-age and older adults can get up off the floor may predict their chances of long-term survival.
Each additional support needed to…
Obesity Hormone Linked to Pancreatic Ca
• Cancer • • Obesity • Dec 15 12
Low levels of the obesity-related hormone adiponectin are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers reported.
In a case-control study, pancreatic cancer…
Tooth found in kid’s ear after 3 years
• Dental Health • • Ear / Nose / Throat • Dec 15 12
According to a new “case study” described in Thursday’s British Medical Journal, the tooth fairy is alleged to have ventured from her typically benevolent…
Fatty food changes brain
• Brain • • Fat, Dietary • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 14 12
Eating fatty and sugary foods causes brain chemical changes so removing junk food from the diet may feel similar to drug withdrawal, Canadian researchers…
FDA to Hear R.J. Reynolds’ Smokeless Tobacco Petition
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 14 12
Changes in regulation could be coming to smokeless tobacco products. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hear the petition filed by…
Distress Tied to Higher Risk of Stroke
• Neurology • • Stroke • Dec 14 12
Older adults with high levels of distress are more likely to have certain kinds of strokes than those who aren’t as troubled, a new…
Globaly Disease Report: The World Is Fat
• Fat, Dietary • • Obesity • Dec 14 12
Well, shit - it’s not just Americans who are living longer but sicker lives, and it’s not just Western nations, either. The new Global…
We live longer, with more pain and illness
• Aging and Gerontology • • Public Health • Dec 14 12
The world has made huge progress fighting killer infectious diseases, but as a result we now lead longer and sicker lives, with health problems…
Blood pressure, smoking and alcohol: The health risks with the biggest global burden
• Heart • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 14 12
Over 9 million people died as a consequence of high blood pressure in 2010, making it the health risk factor with the greatest toll…
Unhealthy behaviors could slow progress in reducing heart disease, stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Dec 13 12
Poor eating and exercise habits could be the game-changer in the fight against heart disease and stroke deaths, according to the American Heart Association’s…
Tea and honey deployed in superbug fight as scientists warn of losing ‘arms race’
• Food & Nutrition • Dec 12 12
Traditional remedies such as tea and honey are being deployed in the fight against superbugs as scientists have warned antibiotics are becoming increasingly redundant.
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Women more likely to make it to 100 than men
• Gender: Female • • Aging and Gerontology • Dec 12 12
Want to make it to 100 and older? Your odds are better if you are a woman.
Statistics released from the 2010 census by…
Targeting kids’ salt intake may curb childhood obesity rates, study says
• Children's Health • • Obesity • Dec 12 12
When it comes to childhood obesity, experts are not shy about suggesting a link between consumption of calorie-filled sugary drinks and ballooning obesity rates…