5 Things NOT to Say to Your Partner About Losing Weight

Feb 3, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health 5 Things NOT to Say to Your Partner About Losing Weight January 31, 2014 | By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD Twitter A scene in the fantastic film Enough Said made me laugh out loud and cringe simultaneously. Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character tells James Gandolfini’s character she’s going to … Read more

Yet Another New Member

4Likes 2 Post By CrazyOldMan 1 Post By CrazyOldMan 1 Post By DataPacRat Yet Another New Member My new year’s resolution was to replace sugary drinks with water – which I’ve done. I’ve also started improving my diet, exercising, and am getting ready to start meditating. (Yes, I should have started all those things years … Read more

Total Solution Added Extras!?

Hallo All!! After successfully losing 3 stone on the Cambridge diet 2 years ago, I have battled with a stone that comes and goes as it pleases! A new and happy relationship and a Christmas have bought this back on so I’ve started Exante to shift a stone… And a half. I’m no stranger to … Read more

Abused Women Vulnerable to Unsafe Sex Practices

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Women who are victims of domestic violence are at increased risk for infection with HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, new research finds. The study included women seen at an upstate New York public clinic that treats people with sexually transmitted diseases. The women completed a questionnaire that … Read more

Health Reform Differs Across States: Report

By Karen PallaritoHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Californians’ experience with health reform is probably very different from that of, say, the citizens of Texas. California is one of 10 states that have done the most to roll out provisions of the Affordable Care Act, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report. … Read more

Blood Test Might Help Tell When Peanut Allergy Is Gone: Study

FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A type of treatment to help build up resistance in people with peanut allergy might leave telltale signs in the people’s immune-system DNA, a new study reveals. The findings suggest that a blood test for these DNA changes could be used to monitor the long-term effectiveness of so-called … Read more