Archive: 12/11/2014
Puree helps kids make smooth transition to vegetables
Adding tiny amounts of vegetable puree to milk and then rice at the time of weaning makes children more likely to eat vegetables, new University of Leeds research shows.
Nov 12, 2014
Predicting US Army suicides after hospital discharge
It has long been known that patients recently discharged from psychiatric hospitalizations have a significantly elevated suicide risk. However, the rarity of suicide even in this high-risk segment of the population makes ...
Nov 12, 2014
Quarter of patients have subsequent surgery after breast conservation surgery
Nearly a quarter of all patients who underwent initial breast conservation surgery (BCS) for breast cancer had a subsequent surgical intervention, according to a report published online by JAMA Surgery.
Nov 12, 2014
Vitamin B may not reduce risk of memory loss, study says
Taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems after all, according to a new study published in the November 12, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal ...
Nov 12, 2014
Diabetes and sleep loss: Evil twins that can wreak further health havoc
David Lombrozo was never a good sleeper. "Then I started my own company, and it got worse," said the Marietta, Ga., owner of an information-technology management company. "I got to bed later, got up earlier, wasn't eating ...
Nov 12, 2014
Trouble swallowing pills? You're probably doing it wrong, study says
If you have trouble swallowing pills, it's not your fault. You've just been doing it wrong. And now a group of German experts is ready to show you a better way. Two ways, in fact.
Nov 12, 2014
Solving the mystery of early labor
Pregnant with her first child, Jamie Antisdel was determined to give her baby the best start. She did all the things she was supposed to do, such as exercising, eating well and maintaining a healthy weight. Yet, at 28 weeks, ...
Nov 12, 2014