Mom’s age linked to newborn’s size
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Pregnancy • Feb 07 11
Older women are more likely to give birth to bigger babies, while smaller newborns are more common among younger moms, Dutch researchers say.
Prior…
Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk
• Dieting • • Obesity • Feb 07 11
Babies raised on formula who start eating solid foods before they are 4 months old may be more likely to become obese than those…
Pay gap widening between male, female doctors
• Public Health • Feb 04 11
Newly trained female doctors in the United States make nearly $17,000 less than their male counterparts, even though women increasingly are choosing careers in…
Obesity epidemic risks heart disease “tsunami”
• Heart • • Obesity • Feb 04 11
More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese - more than double the number in 1980 - as…
Research suggests V8 100% vegetable juice can help people meet key dietary guidelines
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 04 11
Studies show drinking V8® 100% vegetable juice may be a simple way for people to increase their vegetable intake and may help them manage…
New national study finds mountain bike-related injuries down 56 percent
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 04 11
Mountain biking, also known as off-road biking, is a great way to stay physically active while enjoying nature and exploring the outdoors. The good…
Rheumatoid arthritis researchers redefine remission
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 03 11
The American College of Rheumatology today announced the release of two new provisional definitions of rheumatoid arthritis remission, which are to be applied to…
Coffee, Energy Drinkers Beware: Many Mega-Sized Drinks Loaded with Sugar, MU Nutrition Expert Says
• Dieting • Feb 03 11
Starbucks recently announced a new-sized 31-ounce drink, the “Trenta,” which will be in stores this spring. The mega-sized coffee joins the ranks of other…
Homeless people without enough to eat are more likely to be hospitalized
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Feb 03 11
Homeless people who do not get enough to eat use hospitals and emergency rooms at very high rates, according to a new study. One…
GSA Supports New U.S. Call for Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — commends the federal government’s recent…
New mosquito type seen making malaria fight harder
• Infections • Feb 03 11
Scientists have discovered a new type of mosquito in Africa unlike any documented before and say it could further complicate the fight to control…
U.S. “stroke belt” also hit by heart failure
• Heart • • Stroke • Feb 03 11
People who live in the southeastern U.S., already dubbed the nation’s “stroke belt,” may have a higher-than-average rate of death from heart failure as…
More Americans Turn to Lower-Cost Alternative Meds, Especially Whites
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 03 11
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies experienced a significant growth in the United States in the last decade, and a new…
New Approach Suggested for Monitoring Child Health in Developing Countries
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Feb 03 11
In a paper published in the January issue of the journal Economics and Human Biology, a team of applied economists including William A. Masters,…
Facelift Makes You Look 12 Years Younger
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Feb 03 11
Patients who have undergone a facelift rate themselves as looking an average of 12 years younger after surgery, according to a study in the…
MD Anderson’s Web-Based Anti-Smoking Program Targets Hispanic Youth
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 03 11
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s popular web-based teen prevention and smoking-cessation program, ASPIRE (A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience), now speaks Spanish.
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Dental Implants Can be Successful with Less Root than Crown
• Dental Health • Feb 03 11
Dental implants are now a common way to replace a tooth. But a dentist must first determine that an implant restoration can be successful…
Say Cheese! Five Ways to Enjoy Cheese at Your Super Bowl Party
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11
Whether or not you’re a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead, you’ll probably serve the tasty, high-fat, high-calorie American classic at your Super Bowl party.
Although…
UCLA Stroke Center Makes American Heart Association’s ‘Target: Stroke’ Honor Roll
• Stroke • Feb 03 11
The UCLA Stroke Center has been named to the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Target: Stroke” honor roll for its commitment to and success…
Widespread school closures needed to stop strain on hospitals during epidemics
• Infections • • Public Health • Feb 03 11
Selective schools closures has been considered as a means of reducing transmission between children and hence reducing the number of cases at the peak…
Gum, patches help reluctant quitters smoke less
• Dental Health • • Public Health • Feb 02 11
When smokers don’t want to quit, nicotine gum or patches can help them smoke less, says a new study from Hong Kong.
And any…
U.S. health system not helping heart disease: CDC
• Heart • • Public Health • Feb 02 11
Most Americans with the biggest risks for heart disease are not doing enough to control these risks, and the fragmented U.S. healthcare system is…
Taking Unpleasant Surprises Out of Cosmetic Surgery
• Cosmetics • • Surgery • Feb 01 11
For some plastic surgery patients, expectations are unrealistically high. Basing their hopes on the before-and-after albums offered in surgeons’ offices, they expect to achieve…
High-spending hospitals may save more lives
• Public Health • Feb 01 11
Studies have shown that regions spending more on medical care, such as Miami, do not have better health outcomes than regions that spend relatively…
Moderate aerobic exercise in older adults shown to improve memory
• Brain • • Aging and Gerontology • • Neurology • Feb 01 11
A new study shows that one year of moderate physical exercise can increase the size of the brain’s hippocampus in older adults, leading to…