Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity May 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, ... | |
Young people are intentionally taking drink and drugs for better sex May 09, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Teenagers and young adults across Europe drink and take drugs as part of deliberate sexual strategies. Findings published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal, BMC Public Health, reveal that a third of 16-35 ... | |
10M children worldwide die from lack of health care May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday. | |
Researchers create health, happiness index April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Staying healthy and happy is a struggle for about half of Americans, according to a massive survey that attempts to measure the nation's general welfare, much like the Dow Jones Industrial Average portrays the health ... | |
Fluctuating diet increases risk of sudden death April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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New research has revealed that binge eating then dieting may significantly reduce lifespan. | |
Physical activity, healthy eating and BMI not linked in older teens: study April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Contrary to what many researchers expect, physically active older teens don’t necessarily eat a healthier diet than their less-active contemporaries. And there appeared to be no link between body mass index (BMI) values and ... | |
Better-educated women are a healthier weight, new research reveals April 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new comparison of multi-national data, released this month, reveals that highly educated women have a healthier average weight than less educated women, but that the meaning of “healthier” changes according to a nation’s ... | |
Breastfeeding may improve children's intelligence scores May 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Long-term, exclusive breastfeeding appears to improve children’s cognitive development, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. | |
Swedish anti-nicotine vaccine to be tested in Nordic countries April 28, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
An anti-nicotine vaccine will be tested on 400 people in the Nordic countries over the next year aimed at helping smokers kick the habit, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said on Monday. | |
Swedish multinationals pamper employees to keep them fit April 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
High-tech gyms, free breakfasts, and programmes to help people lose weight or stop smoking: modern Swedish companies pamper their employees in a bid to combat one of Europe's highest absenteeism rates. | |
Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis May 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. | |
1 in 10 children using cough, cold medications May 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers from Boston University’s Slone Epidemiology Center have found that approximately one in ten U.S. children uses one or more cough and cold medications during a given week. These findings will be presented today ... | |
Mothers' high normal blood sugar levels place infants at risk for birth problems May 07, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Pregnant women with blood sugar levels in the higher range of normal—but not high enough to be considered diabetes—are more likely than women with lower blood sugar levels to give birth to babies at risk for many of the same ... | |
Waterpipe smoking on college campuses may contribute to growing public health problem May 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
More and more U.S. college students are smoking tobacco using waterpipes – or hookahs – and it’s becoming a growing public health issue, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher. | |
Advertisements saying dairy products help you lose weight are misleading May 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
There have been recent claims that dairy products can help people lose weight, and the dairy industry has hyped the assertion by investing millions of dollars in commercial advertising. However, a new review of the evidence ... | |
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