Childhood Obesity Leads to Enlarged Heart
Obese children grow up to have bigger left ventricles in their hearts, putting them at risk for heart disease, researchers said on Monday.
Obesity in Women Linked with Brain Tissue Loss
Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden
Study Finds Bleeding Problem with Antidepressants
Some patients who are new users of antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac and other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may run a risk of abnormal bleeding, researchers said on Monday.
Chocolate May Hold Cure for Coughs
An ingredient in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines, researchers said on Monday.
Report: Bayer Delayed Warning on Cholesterol Drug
Bayer AG may have known its withdrawn cholesterol-lowering drug Baycol caused a high rate of a serious muscle condition more than a year before it added a warning to its label, according to a prominent medical journal.
Low-Dose Supplements Ward Off Cancer in Men
Taking "nutritional doses" of antioxidants seems to reduce men's risk of cancer, according to the findings of a French study. This approach doesn't do much for women, however, probably because they eat more healthily than men to begin with.
Medicare Drug Plan to Help Poorest Elderly Most
Medicare's new prescription drug coverage should help most elderly, including some of the poorest beneficiaries, save money, but nearly a quarter will pay more for medicine, according to an analysis released on Monday.
Enjoy Thanksgiving Meals, They Can Be Good for You
Here's another reason to give thanks this holiday season: the succulent turkey, cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes included in many Thanksgiving day meals may not only look and taste good, but may also be good for you.
Old Habits Really Do Die Hard, Study Shows
New research may help explain why people find it so easy to fall back into old habits after they've decided to change their ways.
No More Christmas Candles? Church Air Poses Risk
A visit to church may be good for the soul but not so good for the lungs, a new study shows.
Study: Older Americans Not Eating Well
Two-thirds of older Americans take part in leisure-time physical activities, but poor nutrition remains a problem, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables, according to the latest snapshot of aging.
Malnutrition Rising Among Iraq's Children
Malnutrition among Iraq's youngest children has nearly doubled since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq despite U.N. efforts to deliver food to the war-ravaged country, a Norwegian research group said Monday.
Typhoid in Congo's Capital Kills 16
An outbreak of a severe form of typhoid has killed at least 16 people in Congo's capital, sickening at least 144 more, health officials said Monday.
New ID Tag Could Prevent Surgical Errors
A radio frequency tag that patients can affix like a bandage to ensure doctors perform the right surgery on the right person won government approval Friday.
Nobel Prize Winner Sir John Vane Dies
Sir John Vane, who shared the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1982 for his work in discovering how aspirin works, has died at the age of 77.
Malnutrition Leads to Antisocial Behavior
Children who are malnourished in their first few years of life are more likely to be aggressive and antisocial throughout childhood and into their late teens, says a University of Southern California study.
System That Regulates Blood Pressure May Also Affect Aging
The same system -- the renin-angiotensin system -- that helps the body regulate blood pressure may also play a role in aging, says research by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center scientists.
Chronic Back Pain Shrinks Brain
Chronic back pain can shrink the gray matter in your brain by as much as 11 percent in one year, the same amount of brain density that's lost in 10 to 20 years of normal aging, says a Northwestern University study.
Looking at Blood Pressure Drug Use in Kids
The first study to examine the safety of the blood pressure-lowering drug sodium nitroprusside in children will be led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Risks Outlined for Women With Breast Cancer Gene
There is good research news for women with breast cancer who carry a cancer-causing gene and are treated with breast-conserving therapy: the risk that cancer will recur in that breast is no higher than for women who don't carry the gene.
Health Tip: Turkey Tiredness
Popular thinking says that you feel tired after Thanksgiving dinner because of the turkey -- or, more precisely, because of a substance in the turkey called L-tryptophan.
New Way to Spot Lung Trouble
One in three of 1,500 former or current smokers tested positive for lung abnormalities when they were screened for lung cancer using low-dose spiral computed tomography.
Study: Men Benefit More From Antioxidants
A long-running French study finds that a low-dose cocktail of antioxidants reduces the incidence of cancer in men but not in women.
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