Eating potatoes is not only good for bowel health, but also for the whole immune system, especially when they come in the form of a potato salad or eaten cold.
In a study on an animal model, researchers in Spain found…
Eating potatoes is not only good for bowel health, but also for the whole immune system, especially when they come in the form of a potato salad or eaten cold.
In a study on an animal model, researchers in Spain found…
Thousands of youngsters are risking their sight by buying fashionable sunglasses that offer little or no protection from harmful UV rays, experts have warned. Teenagers and young adults often choose sunglasses purely on the basis of price and style without…
SUNDAY - For people with type 1 diabetes, a little extra weight may be associated with better coronary health, new research shows.
According to a team at the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, people with diabetes tend to…
NEW YORK - If there,s any good news about morning sickness, this may be it. Women who experience nausea and vomiting during pregnancy may have a lower risk of breast cancer later in life, according to new research.
Dr. Jo Freudenheim…
WASHINGTON - Boys at the top of the pecking order?-either by birth or because their older siblings died?- score higher on IQ tests than their younger brothers. The question of whether firstborn and only children are really smarter than those…
NEW YORK - An experimental treatment for Parkinson,s disease seemed to improve symptoms?- dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man?- without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients.
The gene therapy treatment involved slipping billions of copies of…
CHICAGO - Aggressive efforts to curb smoking led to a sharp drop in the number of smokers in New York City in the past few years, U.S. health experts said on Thursday.
Just 17.5 percent of adults in New York smoked…
Coffee and tea lovers may have a slightly reduced risk of developing kidney cancer, research hints.
The findings, based on an analysis of 13 previous studies, suggest that coffee and tea may be protective against kidney cancer, while milk, soda and…
Men are 12 times more likely than women to be bitten by another person, most commonly by other men in late-night drunken brawls, according to Irish research.
Writing in the Emergency Medicine Journal, researchers analyzed the cases of 92 people who…
WASHINGTON - Women who have a male twin are less likely to marry and have children, perhaps because of being exposed to their brother,s testosterone for nine months in the womb, researchers reported on Monday.
A study of Finnish twins showed…
CHICAGO - A deadly gene,s path can hide in a family tree when a woman has few aunts and older sisters, making it appear that her breast cancer struck out of nowhere when it really came from Dad.
A new study…
Like many teenage girls, Lee Ann Thill was obsessed with her appearance. A diabetic, she was already suffering from bulimia ?a forcing herself to throw up to lose weight. But it wasn,t enough, and she,d recently put on 20 pounds.
Then…
(HealthDay News) - When some young children become frustrated, they throw temper tantrums. To help a child learn to deal with his or her emotions in a healthier way, follow these suggestions from the Nemours Foundation:
Help your child express what…
(HealthDay News) - Sun protection factor (SPF) is a rating given to sunscreens to help gauge the amount of protection they provide against the sun,s damaging UV rays. An SPF of 15 means you,ll have 15 times the amount of…
WASHINGTON - U.S. troops would no longer be asked to reveal previous mental health treatment when applying for security clearances under a proposal being considered by the Pentagon. The idea stems from the finding that service members avoid needed counseling…
The remains of a lunch at a shop north of Honoi, Vietnam, on May 15, 2007. Food safety is a daily issue in Asia where hot weather, a lack of refrigeration and the demand for cheap street food drives vendors…
CHICAGO - People who are often stressed out or depressed are far more likely to develop memory problems than those with sunnier dispositions, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that sheds light on early predictors of Alzheimer,s disease.
They…
Bathing babies too often may cause skin problems such as eczema and rashes, experts warn.
Today,s infants are twice as likely to suffer from skin problems than their parents, a British survey of 2000 parents has found. And scientists in Europe…
According to a new study, increasing intake of calcium and vitamin D could reduce the risk for cancer in women by at least 60 percent.
The four-year clinical trial included more than one thousand women over the age of 55 in…
NORTH BEND, Ore. - Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school,s drinking fountain water. And right he was.
For an English assignment, he tested the bacteria content at four water fountains and one toilet…