Farming at young age may lead to bone disease in adulthood July 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Although farm chores are likely to keep young boys in shape and out of trouble, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health experts caution that it could be harmful to overall bone health if done too often at a young ... | |
89 percent of children's food products provide poor nutritional quality July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Nine out of ten regular food items aimed specifically at children have a poor nutritional content – because of high levels of sugar, fat or sodium - according to a detailed study of 367 products published in the July issue ... | |
Positive thinking is prescription for the heart July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Optimism is good for heart health, at least among men, a new study shows. University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Robert Gramling, M.D., D.Sc., found that men who believed they were at lower-than-average risk for ... | |
Low health insurance caps leave patients stranded July 13, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Mary Wusterbarth thought her toddler was struggling with an ear infection when she seemed sluggish. Instead, a virus had attacked the little girl's heart, damaging it beyond repair. Brea needed a transplant. | |
 Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses July 12, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong ... | |
 Lightning claims 5 young lives in a week July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Five young lives have been ended by lightning in less than a week, a deadly reminder of one of summer's leading hazards. | |
Binge drinking tied to conditions in the college environment July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Heavy alcohol use, or binge drinking, among college students in the United States is tied to conditions in the college environment. That is one of the key findings from research conducted by researchers with the Harvard School ... | |
Non-parental care of infants tied to unfavorable feeding practices July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
With more new mothers in the workplace than ever before, there has been a corresponding increase in the number of child-care facilities in the United States. At the same time, data from a variety of sources point to a growing ... | |
New pharma ethics rules eliminate gifts and meals July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Drug company sales representatives will have to stop doling out coffee mugs and pens that push their products when they visit doctor's offices. But they can still sneak in the occasional free lunch. | |
Hospital says its pharmacy error led to infant ODs July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- A hospital in Corpus Christi said Thursday that a mixing error that led to a blood thinner overdose in as many as 17 infants was caused by its pharmacy. Two of the babies involved have died. | |
Learning to talk to teens about sex -- while at work July 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Sex is one of the most difficult topics a parent can bring up with an adolescent, but a new study finds that parents who are taught specific communication skills can more readily tackle these conversations and sustain them ... | |
Alcohol's impact on heart and stroke risk may differ for men, women July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The volume of alcohol consumption may have a significantly different effect on heart and stroke risk in men and women, according to a study of Japanese people published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. | |
Fewer nonsmokers breathe cigarette fumes, CDC says July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday. | |
Online courses boost infection control skills that could prove vital in a pandemic July 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Online courses are helping staff to develop the skills they need to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and this expertise could also prove vital in a pandemic, according to a study published ... | |
Long-term care fraught with uncertainties for elderly baby boomers July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The continued decline of the nursing home — once the mainstay care for the frail elderly — and an upsurge in popularity of assisted living will lead to many dramatic changes in long-term care, according to a University of ... | |
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