Medicare Will Cover Obesity Screening and Treatment
Medicare, which covers some 42 million American seniors, will pay for obesity screening and behavioral therapy as part of its portfolio of preventive services.
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Arsenic in Apple Juice: A New Report Suggests Widespread Exposure
Common brands of apple juice and grape juice, which American children swig by the gallons, may have levels of arsenic that are high enough to increase the risk of chronic illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease over …
Frequent Soccer-Ball Headers Linked to Brain Injury
Coaches value players who have their head in the game, but a new study finds that may not be the healthiest thing for soccer players. Those who head the ball most frequently, the study showed, had damage in brain areas similar to …
Study: Kids’ Chickenpox Vaccine Helps Protect Babies Too
Some parents take their children to “pox parties” to expose them to the chickenpox virus and encourage immunity. Health experts suggest just vaccinating your kids instead.
Why Creative Types May Be More Likely to Cheat
Creative people think “outside the box,” a gift of psychological flexibility that, it turns out, may also apply to their ethics, according to the latest research from the American Psychological Association. Creative types, in …
Ocean Spray Craisins Recalled for Metal Fragment Contamination
(Updated) Dried cranberries are a great way to get some sweetness with your polyphenols, but if you’ve got Ocean Spray Craisins in the cupboard, it would be best to check the UPC code and expiration date.
Happy Thanksgiving, from the Healthland Team
The Healthland team is off having healthy dialogues with our families, eating a moderate amount, and hitting the gym to burn off that sliver of pie. Just kidding. We’re most likely falling into all the unhealthy holiday traps …
3 Heart Risks to Watch for on Thanksgiving Day
What’s not to love about a holiday that revolves around food, wine, family and football? For one thing, all those factors can trigger heart problems.
5 Ways to Keep Your Family From Ruining Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving may be a day to celebrate the things we’re grateful for, but for many, sitting around a table with 15 relatives may inspire anything but gratitude. Don’t worry, there are ways to cope.
How Painful Is Pepper Spray?
Video footage of police using pepper spray on peacefully protesting students at the University of California, Davis, on Nov. 18 has sparked national outrage. But the use of such brutal force against passive protesters isn’t as …
‘Terminator’-Style Contact Lens Projects Info Before Your Eyes
Those info-streaming retinal displays from the Terminator movies may be closer to fact than fantasy, according to researchers at the University of Washington and Aalto University, in Finland, who are developing a computerized …
Europe Bans Airport X-Ray Scanners. Should the U.S. Follow Suit?
As millions of American travelers take to the airways this Thanksgiving, they will increasingly face the new generation of full-body scanners at airport security — including the kind that Europe just banned for reasons of …
U.S. Birth Rates Hit Record Lows: Is It the Economy?
(Updated) Better birth control? No, it’s the bad economy. The national birth rate dropped for the third straight year, down another 3% in 2010, and experts say it’s because women fear they can’t afford the cost of kids.