Breastfeeding For a Month Cuts Mom’s Diabetes Risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Mothers who don’t breastfeed their newborns for at least one month are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives than women who do, a Pennsylvania study finds. Previous research demonstrated health benefits to moms who breastfed as long as six months or a year. The Pennsylvania results suggest that ... Read More »
Diabetes Tied to Colon Cancer in Men, Not Women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study confirms there is a link between type 2 diabetes and an increased risk of colon cancer—but the added threat may be less than previous research has suggested, and seems to be fading among women. A number of studies over the years have found that people with type 2 diabetes have a higher ... Read More »
Father’s Fatty Diet May Give Diabetes to Daughters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Fathers who eat a high-fat diet may give their daughters diabetes, a study using rats has suggested. Such studies are difficult to conduct in humans because it is hard to control other environmental factors. “If it is true in humans, then it may be potentially contributing to what seems to be the amplification of the obesity and ... Read More »
Is the Shingles Vaccine Worthwhile?
Every year, at least 1 million people in the U.S. develop shingles, yet studies show that fewer than 10 percent of the population has received the vaccine. With one out of every three Americans that will experience shingles in their lifetime, and approximately one-third ending up with debilitating life-long complications, like chronic pain syndrome called post-herpetic neuralgia, are you willing ... Read More »
Diabetics of Haitian descent may have a tougher time
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diabetics of Haitian descent may have a tougher time controlling their blood sugar than their African-American and white counterparts, a study at one U.S. hospital suggests. The study, published in the journal Diabetes Care, looked at blood-sugar control among more than 2,600 diabetes patients who received primary-care treatment at Boston Medical Center—a “safety net” hospital that ... Read More »
Saline or Silicone: Cancer Survivors Voice Preference
For many breast cancer survivors who have undergone a mastectomy, breast reconstruction is a viable option; one that has been shown to have ongoing benefits to women in the areas of self-esteem, body image and general well-being. And while there are numerous types of reconstructive surgery that can be done either at the time of the mastectomy or at some point after ...Read More »
Join in on the Great American Smokeout
Even though a lot of us have lived through the generations of “smoking” or “non-smoking” sections in restaurants, bars, airports, and so on, the ban of smoking indoors in the United States is relatively new considering people have been puffing away wherever and whenever they like for centuries. However, because of the danger posed by secondhand smoke, not to mention ... Read More »
U.S. Still Failing Premature Infants
Last year, the second annual Premature Report Card, a study compiled by the March of Dimes to heighten awareness of pre-term births across the nation, saw the United States receive a “D” rating, something that you might expect in Africa, parts of Asia and other developing areas. While this year’s report card shows some improvement, including the first drop in the ... Read More »
Teenage Marijuana Use May Damage Cognitive Function
From the knockdown that legalized pot took in the California election to Arizona approving the use of medical marijuana, rarely a day goes by without good old cannabis hitting the headlines. Marijuana has been a controversial drug for most of the twentieth century with both citizens and lawmakers jumping into the fray on one side or the other. One day ... Read More »
Teens with ADHD at Risk Behind the Wheel
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Teenaged boys are more likely than any other drivers to have car accidents, and a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increases their risk even further, a new study finds. Looking at more than 3,000 teenaged boys who had been in car accidents, a group of Canadian researchers found those who had been diagnosed with ... Read More »
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