Weight Loss :: High Cal, Low Fiber Diets Driving Kids to Obesity
High-calorie, low-fiber diets can promote hormonal imbalances that lead children to overeat, one researcher warns.
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Pregnancy :: Infants more heavy today than 20 years ago
By examining more than 120,000 children under age 6 in Massachusetts over 22 years, a newly published study shows that young children – especially infants – are now more likely to be overweight.
Pregnancy :: Pregnant Teens Have Unrealistic Views of Motherhood
Many pregnant teenage girls have unrealistic views of how their lives will be with a new baby, a new study finds.
Health :: Antioxidants protect against Rocky Mountain spotted fever – tick-borne
For hikers, campers and others who enjoy the outdoors, summer can bring concerns about tick bites and related illnesses such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Researchers are investigating the role that antioxidants — alpha-lipoic acid and potentially others like green tea and vitamins C and E, for example – might play in preventing or treating the deadly rickettsia bacteria.
Eczema :: Prebiotic Reduces Risk of Eczema in Infants
Adding a supplement to infant formula that encourages the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria lowers the chances of high-risk babies developing eczema, an international team of researchers report.
Insomnia :: More Than Half of Elderly Report Sleep Problems
More than half of older Americans have trouble sleeping and accept it as a normal part of aging. But there are steps elderly people can take to improve their sleep, a researcher says.
Heart Disease :: BioTel system to test methods of improving cardiac arrest
UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 institutions selected to oversee innovative clinical trials designed to test life-saving interventions for critical trauma and sudden cardiac arrest.
Infertility :: Smoking and obesity increase the risk of erectile dysfunction
A prospective study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has found that obesity and smoking are strongly associated with a greater risk of erectile dysfunction (ED).
Diet :: How about a potato and cheese snack that is good for your health?
Now you can hog on all the snacks you want to without worrying about your health, as researchers at Deakin University have developed a prototype tasty snack food with special health benefits.
Prostate Cancer :: A new test may determine the recurrence of prostate cancer
According to a research conducted by University of Southern California (USC) an analytical new test will be able to detect the recurrence of prostate cancer.