—TIMOTHY CHURCH, director of preventive medicine research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge and lead author of a new study associating the decline of physical activity in the modern workplace and the steady increase in obesity in the U.S. In 1960, one out of two jobs required moderate physical activity; today only [...]
Every parent thinks they’re baby is exceptionally smart — and cute, too. But while it can’t be true that every infant is above average, Lake Wobegon-style, it turns out that babies become able to reason surprisingly well at a very young age.
More Americans are praying about health issues — both for themselves and for the health of others — according to a new study [PDF] published in the journal Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.
Want a healthier heart? Try adding fish to your diet. But be careful how it’s cooked, a new study warns: baked or broiled fish will boost heart health, but fried fish is probably better left uneaten.
Muammar Gaddafi continues to hold tightly to power even as NATO bombs rain down on Tripoli.
Rate of high blood pressure in young adults aged 24 to 32, according to data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The new estimate is markedly higher than the hypertension rate of 4% found by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which examined a similar population (aged 20 to 39) during the [...]
Pharmaceutical companies have recently paid out the largest legal settlements in U.S. history — including the largest criminal fines ever imposed on corporations — for illegally marketing antipsychotic drugs.
What if you could make the difference between life and death for your baby, simply by being patient? A new study published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology shows that mortality rates are halved by waiting until at least 39 weeks rather than 37 weeks to give birth.
So far this year, 118 cases of measles have been reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — the highest number for the January-to-May period since 1996 and double the median number of yearly cases reported from 2001 to 2008.
Pigs may seem cute, but from a virological perspective, they’re oinking time bombs. That’s because swine can become infected with both avian and human flu viruses, making them influenza mixing bowls.
