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Report shows improvment in child health in England

(Medical Xpress)—Research published today gives an improved picture of child health in England. Young people in England were eating more fruit and smoking less and fewer were overweight.

Health created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baby's health is tied to mother's value for family

The value that an expectant mother places on family—regardless of the reality of her own family situation—predicts the birthweight of her baby and whether the child will develop asthma symptoms three years later, according ...

Health created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Even women who exercise sit too much

(HealthDay)—For women who love that great, self-satisfied feeling after a workout, a new study could be a disappointing surprise. Regular exercise, the study found, does not reduce the risk of an otherwise ...

Health created Nov 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Electronic visits offer accurate diagnoses, may lead to overprescribing of antibiotics

One of the first studies to compare patients who see their doctors in person to those who receive care through the Internet, known as an e-visit, underscores both the promise and the pitfalls of this technology.

Health created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Happy youngsters more likely to grow into wealthy adults

The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money as adults.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Community treatment of psych patients tied to less mortality

(HealthDay)—For patients with psychiatric disorders, community treatment orders correlate with a reduction in mortality, according to research published online Nov. 12 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadi ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

School psychologists can play key role in reducing obesity, raising scores

(Medical Xpress)—How school psychologists can help students prevent obesity and, in turn, achieve academic success is the focus of a study conducted by Neag School of Education researchers and published ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hispanics more heart-healthy than other americans: study

(HealthDay)—Hispanic Americans meet more heart-healthy goals than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a new study.

Cardiology created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fewer than 25 percent of Americans walk for more than ten continuous minutes in a week, study finds

Many people in the U.S. do not walk, bike or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new study in the American Jo ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Older adults who are frail much more likely to be food insufficient, according to national study

A national study of older Americans shows those who have limited mobility and low physical activity – scientifically categorized as "frail" – are five times more likely to report that they often don't have enough to eat, ...

Health created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Reactions to everyday stressors predict future health

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems—it's people's reactions to the stressors that determine whether they will suffer health consequences, according to researchers at ...

Health created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Regular physical activity reduces risk of dementia in older people

Regular physical activity may help older people reduce their chances of getting dementia.

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Even physically active women sit too much

Women who exercise regularly spend as much time sitting as women who don't, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Health created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise boosts satisfaction with life, researchers find

Had a bad day? Extending your normal exercise routine by a few minutes may be the solution, according to Penn State researchers, who found that people's satisfaction with life was higher on days when they exercised more than ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Exercise cuts atrophy, white matter lesion load in elderly

(HealthDay)—In older adults, physical activity is associated with less brain atrophy and white matter lesion (WML) load, according to a study published in the Oct. 23 issue of Neurology.

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast