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| Riding with impaired drivers tied to riskier teen driving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who've been in cars with impaired drivers may be more likely themselves to get behind the wheel drunk or drugged, a recent study suggests. And the more times they're driven around by an impaired driver, the more risky ...
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Colon cancer rates drop sharply due to screenings Colon cancer rates have fallen by 30% over the past decade in people over age 50, and colonoscopies are getting much of the credit, according to a report released Monday. "This is one of the great public health success stories of the decade," says Richard ...
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A plunge in US preschool obesity? Not so fast, experts say NEW YORK (Reuters) - If the news last month that the prevalence of obesity among American preschoolers had plunged 43 percent in a decade sounded too good to be true, that's because it probably was, researchers say. When the study was published in ...
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| Intercept says liver disease drug effective in trial NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Sunday its experimental liver disease drug was effective in a third late-stage clinical trial and that the results set the stage for the company to file for marketing approval. The drug, obeticholic acid ...
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Taking ADHD Drugs as a Child Linked to Later Obesity The latter is particularly puzzling to scientists for two reasons: First, hyperactivity doesn't seem like it should lead to gaining weight. Second, the most common medications for treating ADHD are stimulants, which help to balance out excitatory chemicals in the ...
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One Run for Boston kicks off in Santa Monica, Calif. John Odom starts the One Run for Boston, the coast-to-coast running relay to raise funds for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, like himself. / Dan MacMedan, USA TODAY. USA Today ...
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| A chocolate pill without the chocolate It won't be nearly as much fun as eating candy bars, but a big study is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients in dark chocolate can help prevent heart attacks and strokes. The pills are so packed with nutrients that you'd have to eat a gazillion ...
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New vaginal gel protects monkeys from HIV Researchers divided the macaques into two groups, giving one a placebo supplement while the others received the experimental gel. New vaginal gel protects monkeys from HIV. Science Recorder | James Sullivan | Sunday, March 16, 2014. A new vaginal ...
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UNC Study: Parental Habits That Can Cause Child Obesity Common Across ... If you often encourage an infant to finish a big bottle of formula, or expose your child to television too early, you could be setting the stage for childhood obesity. A new pediatrics study by UNC found that these behaviors are all-too-common among parents in ...
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Flu: 77% With Seasonal, Pandemic Infection Asymptomatic Although 18% of the population was infected in recent outbreaks of seasonal influenza and in the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, only 23% of infections were symptomatic, and only 17% led to medical attention, according to a community-based study ...
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| New gene linked to heart attack risk identified Scientists, including two of Indian origin, have discovered a previously unrecognized gene variation that can help humans maintain healthier lipid levels and cut the risk of heart attack. The gene, which, according to the US and Norwegian scientists who ...
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ADHD treatment may be tied to obesity, study suggests Medicine to help treat Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder is associated with weight gain, a new study suggests. The stimulants used to treat ADHD might be making kids fat, a new study suggests. A study of more than 160,000 youngsters found that ...
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Jenny McCarthy Gets Slammed For Anti-Vaccine Crusade Via Twitter After ... Ouch! Jenny McCarthy was hoping for positive feedback, but instead received some harsh criticism via Twitter on Thursday, March 13. When the View co-host asked her followers what he or she "look for in a mate," many took the opportunity to reply that they ...
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States Urge Retail Giants With Pharmacies to Stop Selling Tobacco Products The New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, and others have called for retailers to follow the lead of CVS, which has said it will take tobacco products off its shelves by October. Credit Justin Sullivan/Getty Images. Continue reading the main story.
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Tequila plant is possible sweetener for diabetics—helps reduce blood sugar ... A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers said here today. The main reason it ...
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6-year-old gets to push button for demolition of nursing building If it's after 7 a.m. and you're reading this, you've likely missed the demolition of the Iowa Methodist School of Nursing building. The building's implosion was set to occur at 7 a.m. today and last 18 seconds. The cloud of dust kicked up by the building that's ...
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