Kids Who Feel Left Out Are Less Active
2/6/2012
Children who feel left out, even for a little while, may be less active.
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Smoking in Men Speeds Up Mental Decline
2/6/2012
Men who smoke tend to have a more rapid mental decline than men who do not smoke, a new study shows. But the findings did not reveal a similar link between smoking and mental decline in female smokers.
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School Vending Machines Still Offer Too Many Sugary Snacks
2/6/2012
About half of elementary school students still have access to sugary snacks and other unhealthy options in school vending machines, according to a new study.
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Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat
2/6/2012
You may have heard about brown fat -- a unique type of fat that acts like a furnace in the body to burn calories instead of storing them as excess weight.
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Hard-Boiled Egg Recall Hits 34 States
2/6/2012
Listeria contamination of hard-cooked eggs has led to recalls of prepared salads, sandwiches, and other products in 34 states.
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Teens Exposed to Less Secondhand Smoke in Cars
2/6/2012
Secondhand smoke exposure in cars has declined in U.S. middle and high school students between 2000 and 2009.
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Does Online Dating Make You Luckier at Love?
2/6/2012
A new study shows that Internet dating sites help us get together, but they probably don’t make us any luckier in love, despite some companies’ claims to the contrary.
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Little Blows to Head Add Up to Big Risk
2/3/2012
Small hits to the head may add up to injuries for high school football players, according to a new study by the Purdue Neurotrauma Group at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind.
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Purple Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in Overweight People
2/3/2012
When overweight people included two servings of purple potatoes a day in their diet for a month, they not only reduced their blood pressure, but they also didn't gain weight in the process, a small study shows.
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Can Too Much Texting Make Teens Shallow?
2/3/2012
Teens and young adults who text frequently -- such as more than 300 text messages a day -- may be risking more than sore thumbs, according to a new study.
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Breastfeeding OK for Moms With Asthma
2/3/2012
New moms with asthma can safely breastfeed without worrying that the practice will increase their child’s asthma risk, a new study shows.
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Blood Test May Help Diagnose Depression
2/3/2012
Researchers say they have developed a new blood test that may reliably detect depression.
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Senior Moment or Something Worse? Yes/No Test May Tell
2/3/2012
When are “senior moments” just a normal part of healthy aging, and when are they a sign of something more serious such as Alzheimer’s disease? This is the million dollar question, and the Alzheimer’s Questionnaire, a set of 21 yes or no questions that can be answered by a loved one or caregiver, may help answer it.
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People Pleasers May Overeat at Parties
2/3/2012
People pleasers may want to steer clear of this weekend’s Super Bowl parties in order to avoid a dietary fumble.
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Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
2/2/2012
The rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) has more than doubled among middle-aged adults and the elderly over the last decade, but the reasons for this are unclear.
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Eating Behavior May Be Shaped by Who You Eat With
2/2/2012
How you eat may depend on who you’re eating with, according to a study published in the online journal PLoS ONE.
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New Heart Failure Risks: Fractures and Memory Problems
2/2/2012
Two new studies shine a light on some lesser known consequences of heart failure: fractures and memory problems.
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1 in 2 Stroke Survivors Has High Blood Pressure
2/2/2012
A disturbing 47% of people who have had a stroke have poorly controlled high blood pressure, researchers say.
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Itch Intensity and Scratching Pleasure Vary at Different Body Sites
2/2/2012
Did you know that scratching one part of the body is more pleasurable than scratching another?
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Norovirus Causes Most Hospital Infection Outbreaks
2/2/2012
Norovirus is the leading cause of infection outbreaks in hospitals throughout the country, a new study reveals.
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Sunny Skies Linked to Lower Stroke Risk
2/1/2012
People who live in sunny places may have a lower risk of stroke, new research suggests.
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In Dollars Alone, Cost of U.S. Child Abuse High
2/1/2012
Each year in the U.S., there are no fewer than 579,000 new cases of child abuse -- and as many as 2.2 million. The annual cost, $124-$585 billion, is higher than that of diabetes or stroke.
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New Drug Treats Fibroids With Fewer Side Effects
2/1/2012
The drug ulipristal acetate effectively controlled bleeding and shrunk uterine fibroids in two new studies.
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Signs of Alzheimer’s May Show Up Years Before Symptoms
2/1/2012
Amyloid protein plaques in the brain are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Now, new research shows that this plaque actually builds up gradually and causes subtle changes in memory and mental status even in some adults who are healthy.
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Silent Strokes
2/1/2012
A common sleep disorder is associated with an increased risk of symptomless, but serious, strokes called “silent strokes,” German researchers report.
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