How to have a healthier relationship with food and as a result, a healthier body.
FRIDAY, Jan. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A new study points to a possible added risk factor for type 2 diabetes: a wedding band. The Canadian review of data on more than 75,000 couples worldwide found that being married to someone with diabetes is linked to a higher risk that you’ll develop the disease yourself. … Read more
Jan 23, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Could Turning Down the Thermostat Help You Lose Weight? January 22, 2014 | By Health Editor Twitter By Mary Brophy MarcusHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Could your warm and cozy home be hindering your weight-loss efforts? Dutch researchers say keeping temperatures … Read more
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Could a doctor’s white coat or necktie help spread germs among patients? The jury’s still out on that question. But one of the world’s leading infection control organizations is raising that possibility under just-released germ control recommendations. “White coats, neckties, and wrist watches can become contaminated and may … Read more
Jan 21, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Sunlight Might Be Good for Your Blood Pressure January 20, 2014 | By Health Editor Twitter By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) — Sunlight is known to lower blood pressure, but now a team of British researchers has figured out why. What … Read more
Jan 20, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Recipe of the Day: Shredded Root Salad January 17, 2014 | By Hannah Campbell Twitter Need a reboot? You’ll love this shredded root salad. There’s something about the mixture of carrots, beets, apples, and radishes that just feels refreshing. But don’t mistake cleansing for tasteless. … Read more
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Rates of hepatitis C infection vary widely among different Hispanic groups in the United States, and Puerto Rican Hispanics are much more likely to be infected than other groups, a new study shows. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver. It’s transmitted from … Read more
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of having a baby with a cleft lip and cleft palate, the U.S. Surgeon General confirms in a new report. Each year in the United States, more than 7,000 babies are born with cleft lip or cleft palate and smoking increases the … Read more
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Up to half of women with postpartum depression — a mood disorder that can occur after childbirth — develop long-term depression, according to a new review. The findings show the need for doctors to closely monitor women with postpartum depression, said the researchers, from the University of Leuven, … Read more
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The banning of certain types of a common class of chemicals known as phthalates has reduced Americans’ exposure to the chemicals’ potential harms, a new study suggests. However, the researchers also found evidence of increased exposure to other phthalates that could pose similar health … Read more