Antibiotics before age 2 increases childhood obesity risk
While early antibiotic use has been associated with a number of rare long-term health consequences, new research links antibiotics to one of the most important and growing public health problems...
View ArticleDepression among US young adults linked to social media use
The more time young adults use social media, the more likely they are to be depressed, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. This was the first large,...
View ArticleAnthim injection approved to treat inhalational anthrax
U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Anthim (obiltoxaximab) injection to treat inhalational anthrax in combination with appropriate antibacterial drugs. Anthim is also approved to prevent...
View ArticleEnhanced warnings for opioid pain medications
In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced required class-wide safety labeling changes...
View ArticleAntibiotics may have adverse impact on immune system of children
Scientists want to know whether taking antibiotics early in life can disrupt your immune system function lifelong. Regardless of our age, antibiotics at least temporarily wipe out many of the good gut...
View ArticleMediterranean diet linked to lower risk of heart attacks & strokes
A Mediterranean diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, is linked to a lower risk of heart attack and stroke in people who already have heart disease, according to a study of over...
View ArticleBiggest Loser winners regain the weight they lost
Most ‘Biggest Loser’ winners regain the weight they lost – and it reveals a disturbing truth. A central problem of most weight loss plans is that they’re designed simply to help you lose weight...
View ArticleYoga & aquatic exercise help multiple sclerosis patients
Exercise can have a positive influence on certain symptoms of multiple sclerosis: Patients who do yoga and aquatic exercise suffer less from fatigue, depression and paresthesia, as reported by...
View ArticleOmega-3 can reduce aggressive behavior in children in three months
Incorporating omega-3, vitamins and mineral supplements into the diets of children with extreme aggression can reduce this problem behavior in the short term, especially its more impulsive, emotional...
View ArticleMidlife fitness lowers stroke risks later in life
The more fit you are in your midlife, the less likely you are to have a stroke after age 65, says researcher Ambarish Pandey, M.D., from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas,...
View ArticleTraffic noise may raise heart attack risk
Your risk of heart attack increases with the amount of traffic noise to which you are exposed. The increase in risk – though slight – is greatest with road and rail traffic noise, less with aircraft...
View ArticleAerobic exercise training may help patients with heart failure
Heart failure is a common endpoint for many cardiovascular diseases. This syndrome is characterized by reduced cardiac output that leads to dyspnea, exercise intolerance and later death. More than 20...
View ArticleRoutine pap smear screenings may prevent cervical cancer in elderly women
A new study from the University of Illinois confirms a link between routine Pap smear screenings and a lower risk of developing cervical cancer in women over age 65. However, most American health...
View ArticleHigh blood pressure may not necessarily an emergency
Visits to emergency departments for patients with hypertension increased by 64 percent between 2002 and 2012 while hospitalizations for those visits declined by 28 percent. A study published in Annals...
View Article10 hours weekly activity lowers risk of 5 chronic diseases
Higher levels of total physical activity are strongly associated with lower risk of five common chronic diseases – breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, finds a study in The BMJ...
View ArticlePeople who read books live longer – longevity mantra
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Yale University, a chapter a day may keep the coroner away, which found that reading books can help a person to live longer. Published in the...
View ArticleResveratrol in red wine and grapes can correct hormone imbalance in women...
Resveratrol–a natural compound found in red wine and grapes–can help address a hormone imbalance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of infertility in women, according to a...
View ArticleAntioxidant may protect offspring of obese mothers from fatty liver disease
Antioxidant pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) may prevent the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in offspring, revealed by researchers in The FASEB Journal. The research is the first to...
View ArticleVitamin B lowers effects of air pollution induced heart disease
B vitamins can mitigate the impact of fine particle pollution on cardiovascular disease, revealed by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Healthy non-smokers who took...
View Article3 lifestyle changes may slow onset of dementia
Evidence supporting three interventions that might slow cognitive decline and the onset of dementia is encouraging — Cognitive training, blood pressure management for people with hypertension, and...
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