Dear Mayo Clinic: My daughter wanted to go to a tanning bed before prom, but, instead, she opted for a spray tan. But a lot of her friends are going to a tanning bed and think it's relatively safe. Is there such a thing as ...
Jun 8, 2017
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The combination of bed sharing and maternal smoking is extremely hazardous for infants, giving rise to a 32-fold increase in the risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), new research has found.
Jun 6, 2017
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Although the health risks associated with indoor tanning are clear, tanning bed use among college-aged women is still popular. A new study by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers suggests that adding images ...
Apr 24, 2017
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Parents know that co-sleeping is considered a no-no, but many still allow their children to crawl into bed with them at night.
Apr 13, 2017
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White female college students in Indiana who tan indoors know they are placing themselves at risk of skin cancer and premature skin aging, but most continue to tan indoors anyway, according to a study conducted by researchers ...
Jan 10, 2017
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A chemical that disrupts biological processes in female mosquitoes may be just as effective as insecticides in reducing the spread of malaria, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Dec 15, 2016
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(HealthDay)—One week of bed rest is associated with a substantial reduction in skeletal muscle mass and decreased whole-body insulin sensitivity, according to a study published online June 29 in Diabetes.
Jul 13, 2016
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A new systematic review by the RTI International-University of North Carolina (UNC) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC), published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine, identified several effective options for treating ...
Jun 29, 2016
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Transcranial direct current stimulation, or tDCS, has proved effective for binge-eating disorder for the first time, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
May 10, 2016
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(HealthDay)—For patients with prostate cancer (PCa), increasing biologically equivalent dose (BED) of external radiation therapy (RT) is associated with freedom from biochemical failure (FFBF), but not with improvement ...
Apr 4, 2016
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