Little change in U.S. obesity rates in recent years
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of kids and adults in the United States who are obese has held steady over the last few years, two reports out Tuesday suggest. Government researchers found that in 2009 and 2010, about one in three adults and one in six kids and teens were obese. The rates represent no change from 2007 ... Read More »
Encouraging Exercise May Help Teens Quit Smoking
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Encouraging teenage smokers not only to quit, but to get physically active, may boost their odds of kicking the habit, a new study suggests. The study, reported in the journal Pediatrics, looked at the effects of adding exercise advice to a teen-focused smoking cessation program. Not On Tobacco (NOT) is the American Lung Association’s quit program ... Read More »
Yoga Improves Function for People Who Suffer from Chronic Back Pain
Yet another benefit of the ancient practice of Yoga has been revealed. A new British study found that yoga can improve back function for those who suffer from chronic back pain. The details of the analysis were recently published in the . Regarding the study findings, lead author Helen E. Tilbrook of the University of New York’s department of health ... Read More »
Yoga and Stretching Both Ease Chronic Back Pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weekly yoga classes eased pain and improved functioning in some people with chronic lower back pain—but the yoga sessions weren’t any better than regular stretching classes, according to a new study. Researchers found that participants in both types of classes had better functioning and fewer symptoms after three months than back patients who were only ... Read More »
Inactivity and Prolonged Sitting Raise Certain Cancer Risks
Being physically inactive and sitting for long periods of time may increase the risk for breast and colon cancers. A new study, presented at the annual conference of the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) in Washington, D.C., found that the lack of physical activity and too much time spent sitting down contributes to about 92,000 cancer cases each year ... Read More »
Common Causes of Premature Birth
Nature bestows many surprises upon a woman during pregnancy. That natural ‘glow’ she seems to have, the excitement of feeling that first ‘kick’, and even the more unpleasant one like ‘morning sickness’. But no expectant mother is prepared for the surprise of pre-term labor. Okay, so you have done everything right. You quit smoking, you don’t drink, you eat right, ...Read More »
The Effects of Smoking on Oral Health
Cigarette smoking has been linked to increased risk of heart disease, stroke, poorly controlled diabetes, respiratory disease and premature babies. In addition to all these, smoking is a major cause of tooth loss and periodontal disease. In the first ever study estimating the proportion of periodontal disease cases which can be attributed to cigarette smoking, published in the Journal of Periodontology, ... Read More »
Vitamin D, Vitamin Deadly?
Besides being the easiest vitamin to absorb (milk, sunshine) Vitamin D may also be the one we know the least about. This glowing vitamin has been popping up all over the news lately: as a preventative measure for colon, prostate and breast cancer, leading the fight against osteoporosis, promoting good bone health, and being lit up in the headlines that ... Read More »
Premature Infants: Factors In Survival
Each year in the U.S., approximately 40,000 babies are born between 22 and 25 weeks’ gestation, far ahead of the normal 40 weeks. Some of the most agonizing decisions in medicine are when physicians and parents are forced to decide how much, if any, treatment to give an extremely premature infant. Traditionally, gestational age is used to determine the type ... Read More »
Binge Drinking and Its Consequences Up Among American College Students
Scott Krueger, a freshman student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), likely bore dreams of achieving academic glory and a long life of happiness and success. But those dreams were cut short when, in 1997, he died of alcohol poisoning with his blood-alcohol level at five times the drunken driving standards in that state. His fraternity brothers reported that he ... Read More »
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