General Health | Articles As the first of the 75 million baby boomers touch 60 in January, there's good news for the men: They are catching up to women in life expectancy. A new "Longevity Index" by Credit Suisse First Boston shows that while women still live four...
Cancer | Articles The World Cancer Research Fund has recently reported an even more convincing link between body fat and cancer. They now link fat to six types of cancer, including colorectal (bowel) and post-menopausal breast cancer. Ten years ago they reported a...
Weight Loss | ArticlesThe World Cancer Research Fund has recently reported an even more convincing link between body fat and cancer. They now link fat to six types of cancer, including colorectal (bowel) and post-menopausal breast cancer. Ten years ago they reported a...
General Health | Articles Recent research finds that In-home care for terminally ill patients can improve patient satisfaction while reducing medical care costs. These findings, claim researchers, provide "strong evidence for reforming end-of-life care." Dr. Richard...
Mother/Infant/Child | Articles April showers bring May flowers, but this year they've also brought a bumper crop of grass, ragweed and early-budding trees that means misery to millions of allergic Americans. Experts across the country say they are recording the...
Mother/Infant/Child | ArticlesIn children with arthritis, stress and mood are important predictors of disease symptoms, research shows, suggesting that non-drug interventions, such as stress management and cognitive behavioral therapy, may be useful in improving...
Mother/Infant/Child | Articles Exposure to at least one course of antibiotics in the first year of life may increase the risk of asthma later in childhood, results of a meta-analysis suggest. There may even be a dose-response relationship, with higher risk with each...
Mother/Infant/Child | ArticlesThe recommendation that babies sleep only on their backs has significantly reduced the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but always lying in the supine position may contribute to delays in early motor development. A recent...
Mother/Infant/Child | ArticlesAmong thousands of 27- to 44-year-old women involved in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study II, those who consumed the most vitamin D and calcium-rich foods had the lowest risk of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), researchers report. "Our...
Women's Health | ArticlesAmong thousands of 27- to 44-year-old women involved in the ongoing Nurses' Health Study II, those who consumed the most vitamin D and calcium-rich foods had the lowest risk of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), researchers report. "Our findings,...
Mother/Infant/Child | ArticlesA recent study of colicky infants indicates that symptoms can be improved through a treatment of the probiotic organism Lactobacillus. Colic is a condition described as excessive crying in otherwise healthy, well-fed babies and it can be...
Mother/Infant/Child | ArticlesThere are growing concerns that environmental toxins may play a larger role in children's developmental disorders than previously thought. This outcome came from a recent conference focused on the prevention of "childhood diseases of...
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