Returning to Work After a Stroke New research has found that only about half of stroke survivors are able to return to work following the stroke.
FDA Scours Salt in Foods The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering limiting the amount of salt that different foods are allowed to contain.
How Does Your Hospital Stack Up? In an effort to improve the quality of care at hospitals around the country, federal health officials on Friday, March 28 released a new version of a website that allows people to compare and contrast about 2,500 hospitals.
March 27, 2008
Get Checked for Colon Cancer Even when they have a family history of colon cancer, black people are much less likely than white people to get colonoscopies, new research suggests.
Test Your Nutrition Knowledge! It’s hard enough to identify and commit to eating healthy foods—don’t let confusing health jargon make it any harder.
March 25, 2008
Eating Better=Better Grades
Eating healthy is not only good for your child’s growing body, but also for their brain.
Vitamin D and the Juvenile Diabetes Link So we already know that Vitamin D is good for the bones, but a new study suggests that it can also cut the risk of your child developing diabetes in the future
March 20, 2008
A Walking Cure For Tummy Fat
If you stop exercising for even a short period of time, belly fat will accumulate quickly, a new study reports.
Get Glaucoma Savvy According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, glaucoma is about six to eight times more common in African Americans than their white counterparts. Now, new research suggests that black people with glaucoma have a higher risk of dying from heart and vascular disease than white people.
Your Hidden Diet Mistakes Self magazine examined 10 “sneaky ways” your work habits, workout style and other aspects of your life can undermine your diet—and shared tips on how to correct them.
Attention, Caregivers: Don’t Forget Your Own Cardiovascular Health A study from New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center suggests that when a loved one is hospitalized for heart disease, their caregivers may be at higher risk for heart disease as well.
March 12, 2008
1 in 4 American Teenage Girls Has an STD According to a study released on Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in four teenage girls in the United States has at least one sexually transmitted disease, the Associated Press/FoxNews.com reports.
March 10, 2008
Prescription Drugs in Drinking Water An investigation by the Associated Press has found pharmaceutical residue—including antibiotics, mood stabilizers, anticonvulsants and sex hormones—in the drinking water supply of at least 41 million Americans.
Vaccine May One Day Treat High Blood Pressure A vaccine that works to relax blood vessels and lower blood pressure may one day be used to replace current blood pressure medications, according to a new study in the UK medical journal, The Lancet.
Beat Post-Heart Attack Blues After having a heart attack, a person’s increased risk of death associated with depression persists for at least five years, according to a new study.
March 06, 2008
Spanking Children Can Spark Future Problems Spanking children may do more than affect their self-esteem; it could also affect their sex lives, say researchers from the University of New Hampshire.
The Link Between Depression and Black Teen Pregnancy Teenage African-African mothers who are depressed are two times more likely to have another child within two years says a new study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Attention: New Colon Cancer Testing Guidelines To urge more men and women to get tested for colon cancer, medical experts have recommended that doctors offer a virtual colonoscopy—a less invasive method—along with a stool DNA test to test for polyps and cancerous lesions.
March 03, 2008
Keep Talking to Your Kids About Sex Having that little talk with your kids isn’t easy. And now research shows that just one talk may not be enough. A study in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics suggests that parents should have an ongoing dialogue with their kids about sex.
Natural Birth OK After C-Section? A new study examining racial differences in attempting vaginal birth after having a C-section (VBAC) has found that black women who give birth vaginally after having a cesarean delivery have a lower chance of uterine rupture than women of other races.
The Breakfast Club Teens who regularly eat breakfast tend to lead healthier lifestyles and weigh less than those who do not, according to new research.
