Healthy Living

Depression Tied to Crohn’s Disease Flare-Ups

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SATURDAY, May 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Depression may increase the risk of Crohn’s disease flare-ups in people with the inflammatory bowel disorder, an early new study suggests. The study included about 3,150 Crohn’s patients who completed online questionnaires about their disease, its treatment and how it affects their lives. They were also asked about … Read more

Many Parents Not Following Safe Sleeping Practices for Babies

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SATURDAY, May 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — As many as half of infants in some parts of the United States aren’t being put to sleep on their backs, new research finds, even though it would reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Overall, two-thirds of infants born at term sleep on their backs, … Read more

Here’s What You’ll Probably Die Of, According to the CDC

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May 3, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Here’s What You’ll Probably Die Of, According to the CDC May 2, 2014 | By Health Editor Twitter By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People in the southeastern United States have a much greater risk of dying early from any … Read more

Doctors Regrow Large Areas of Muscle Lost in Injured Soldiers

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By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Doctors now can grow back large amounts of muscle lost to a traumatic injury, using tissue drawn from pigs as a “homing beacon” to coax the body’s own stem cells into repairing the wound. Five patients with huge wounds in their leg muscles — … Read more

Calling Girls ‘Fat’ May Increase Their Obesity Risk as Teens

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Apr 30, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Calling Girls ‘Fat’ May Increase Their Obesity Risk as Teens April 29, 2014 | By Health Editor Twitter TUESDAY, April 29, 2014 (HealthDay News) — When people tell a young girl that she’s fat, that in itself increases her risk of eventually becoming obese, according … Read more

Induced Labor May Lower Risk for C-Section, Study Finds

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MONDAY, April 28, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women whose labor is induced are 12 percent less likely to need a cesarean delivery than those whose doctors take a “wait-and-see” approach, a new review of the data shows. The findings challenge the widely held view that inducing labor actually boosts the odds that a woman … Read more