News tagged with good health


Colonoscopy may detect curable cancer in elderly: study

(HealthDay) -- Colonoscopies helped doctors detect a high rate of curable cancer in elderly people who had the screening for the first time, a new study indicates.

Cancer created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Team care of chronic diseases seems cost-effective

The collaborative TEAMcare program for people with depression and either diabetes, heart disease, or both appears at least to pay for itself, according to a UW Medicine and Group Health Research Institute report in the May ...

Health created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most americans getting adequate amounts of vitamins, nutrients

(HealthDay) -- Most people in the United States are getting adequate nutrition, but some groups experience lower levels of vital nutrients than that which is recommended for good health, according to the Second ...

Health created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low socioeconomic status means worse health -- but not for everyone

Poverty is bad for your health. Poor people are much more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and cancer than wealthy people, and have a lower life expectancy, too. Children who grow up poor are more likely to have health ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Poland pulls food suspected of having road salt

(AP) -- Polish health authorities have ordered the withdrawal from the market of more than 230,000 kilograms (500,000 pounds) of pickles, bread and other food suspected of containing industrial salt, the latest development ...

Health created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many elderly now bring companion on doctor's visit

(HealthDay) -- About one-third of seniors still living on their own take a companion -- usually a spouse or other family member -- to their routine doctor's office visits, researchers report.

Health created Feb 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teen school drop-outs three times as likely to be on benefits in later life

Teen school drop-outs are almost three times as likely to be on benefits in later life as their peers who complete their schooling, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 13

Research highlights key role grandmothers play in mother and child nutrition and health

Grandmothers and other senior female family members should play a key role in nutrition and health programmes for children and women in non-Western societies. However, they are often overlooked by health organisations that ...

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making healthy choices easy for shoppers

FoodSwitch, an Australian-first iPhone app, has been launched recently to help shoppers make healthier food choices in the supermarket and reduce high levels of fat, salt and sugar from their diets.

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HIV uncertainty pushes Malawians to want children earlier

People in Malawi who are uncertain about their HIV status are more eager to start families than those who are certain of their HIV status, according to researchers.

HIV & AIDS created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Food served in children's hospitals rated largely unhealthy

Given the obesity epidemic among the nation's young, one would hope that children's hospitals would serve as a role model for healthy eating. But hospitals in California fall short, with only 7 percent of entrees classified ...

Health created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Testing protein leverage in lean humans: a randomised controlled experimental study

Proper protein intake crucial for moderating energy intake, keeping obesity at bay.

Health created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Even with regular exercise, people with inactive lifestyles more at risk for chronic diseases

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25 percent of Americans have inactive lifestyles (they take fewer than 5,000 steps a day) and 75 percent do not meet the weekly exercise recommendations (150 minutes ...

Health created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New model predicts environmental effect of pharmaceutical products

Most synthetic chemical products used in consumer goods end up unchanged in the environment. Given the risks this could pose for the environment and human health, researchers from the Autonomous University ...

Other created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies evaluate the association between physical activity and lower rates of cognitive impairment

Engaging in regular physical activity is associated with less decline in cognitive function in older adults, according to two studies published Online First by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journa ...

Health created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast