Health Headlines - May 3

Stores Help With Meals for Those on the Go

If you don't have time to make dinner at home, you have plenty of company. Supermarkets are selling wider varieties of prepared meals and trying to make customers' trips to the store quicker.

Health Tip: Treating Lazy Eye

Amblyopia, or "lazy eye," is the most common cause of visual impairment in childhood.

Health Tip: Playing Golf with Arthritis

Now that it's spring, it's time for golf enthusiasts to hit the links. If you have arthritis, your condition doesn't have to slow you down, experts say.

Piercing Ears Early Lowers Risk of Keloids

Ear piercing is seen by many young girls -- and some boys -- as a rite of passage, an outward sign that they're starting to grow up.

Movie Ratings Miss the Violence

Movie ratings flop when it comes to warning parents about violence on the silver screen, new research suggests.

Acid in Animal Fats May Increase Blood Pressure

A lower intake of arachidonic acid -- a fatty acid found in animal fats -- is related to lower systolic blood pressure, according to a new international study.

Vitamin C May Help Protect Babies of Smoking Moms

High doses of vitamin C may help reduce fetal lung damage linked to maternal smoking, according to new research in monkeys.

Income May Help Fuel Obesity, Study Finds

Higher-income Americans have rapidly packed on the pounds over the past three decades, new research released Monday claims.

Plastics Compound May Cause Prostate Abnormalities

Even very low levels of a chemical found in plastic containers and tin cans boosts risks for prostate abnormalities in mice, and may do so in humans as well, researchers report.

Meditation Study Shows Life Gains

People who practiced Transcendental Meditation lived longer than people who didn't, experiencing a 23 percent reduction in death rates.

Diet Can Circumvent Heart Disease

New research pinpoints ways to protect your heart with what you put in your mouth.

Full-Time Workers Fall Short on Exercise

If you work all day long, you probably spend precious little time exercising, what with the siren call of TV, the Internet and video games, a new study finds.

Food Fact:
"Pea" is for Protein.

Can eating peas save your eyesight?

Fitness Tip of the day:
Bring the kids!

Your children will pick up your attitudes about exercise -- make it a positive one!

FAQ of the day:
Are there different diets for diabetics?

There are different diets for controlling type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The basic dietary principles for any healthy diet apply to both types of diabetes, but the top priorities are different. In Type 1 diabetes, which requires insulin injections, it's most critical to match the amount of food you eat at each meal and snack with your injection schedule. For Type 2 diabetes, the top priority usually is limiting overall calories to lose weight; meal-to-meal variations are less critical.