Researchers Take a Closer Look at Weight-Loss Surgeries
In two new studies, researchers confirm the benefits of gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, while noting that a riskier, lesser-used operation may work even better for the super obese
Alexandra Sifferlin
Alexandra Sifferlin is a writer and producer for TIME Healthland. She is a graduate from the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
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New Diet Pill Qsymia Is Available Today
Starting today, the newly FDA-approved diet drug Qsymia is available by prescription.
Q&A with the White House Chef on Healthy Eating
White House chef Sam Kass says simple tweaks can make Americans’ diets healthier and help end childhood obesity
Teen Sexting Linked to Real-World Risky Sexual Behavior
Teens aren’t using digital sexual behavior as a safer alternative to real-world sex, a study finds
Work Stress Linked to More Heart Attacks
Thank God it’s Friday. A recent review of 13 studies by a group of European researchers links high work stress with an increase in heart attack risk.
Why Sex Doesn’t Gross You Out When You’re Aroused
Getting turned on overrides women’s natural disgust response, a study suggests, making them more willing to do things they otherwise wouldn’t
Scientists Restore Hearing in Animals Using Human Stem Cells
The new advance holds great promise for people with hearing loss, but scientists won’t know for years whether a similar treatment would really work in humans
9/11 World Trade Center Health Program Will Fund Cancer Care
Survivors of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, as well as the first responders, construction workers and volunteers who helped rescue and recover 9/11 victims and clean up the site, have even more reason to be hopeful today.
Study: Painkillers After a Heart Attack May Be Risky
People who have survived a heart attack may want to reconsider taking painkillers known as NSAIDs, says a recent study published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Mom’s Depression May Lead to Shorter Kids
Mom’s mood in early childhood can have wide-reaching effects, both physically and mentally, for children
It’s O.K. to Let Babies Cry It Out at Bedtime
Sleep-training a crying baby isn’t easy, but a new study finds that certain techniques work in the short term without causing later psychological harm
A Rare but Potentially Treatable Form of Autism
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a rare, hereditary form of autism that may be treatable with nutritional supplements, a new study reports.
Household Hazard: Kids Swallowing Laundry Detergent Capsules
Kids will put just about anything in their mouths, including potentially toxic single-dose laundry detergent gel packs — the small, soft and colorful capsules that tend to draw children’s interest.
