Probiotics may have some benefits for kids
A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children.
South Beach Diet 101 ~ Why do You Lose Belly Fat First?
Learn more about the author of The South Beach Diet, Dr. Arthur Agatston.
30 Things About the SBD
The South Beach Diet is one of the most popular diet plans of all time. But that doesn't mean it's right for everyone. Before you decide if it's the diet for you, take a look at these thirty facts about The South Beach Diet.
Identifying Cleft Palate Before Birth of Little Help to Parents
SATURDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- There's little benefit to
parents or baby in learning before birth that a newborn will have a cleft
lip/palate, a new study suggests.
Don't Take a Holiday From Exercise
SATURDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- If you don't have time to
get to the gym during the holidays, you can incorporate exercise into your
daily activities, an expert says.
China surgery probe after death of TV personality
Chinese authorities have launched a probe into the death of an aspiring pop singer during plastic surgery, an incident that has sparked concerns about the dangers of going under the knife.
UK watchdog adviser: Cloned cattle meat likely safe
Meat and milk from cloned cattle show no difference in composition from that of traditionally bred cows and so are unlikely to pose a food safety risk, an advisory committee to Britain's food safety regulator said.
Colorado weighs difficulties of pot regulations
What's in that joint, and how can you be sure it's safe?
Fish health benefits may outweigh mercury concerns
It may be a red herring to worry over whether people who eat lots of fish may lose whatever heart benefits they might have gained because of an increased exposure to mercury, a new study shows.
SLeone to distribute three million mosquito nets
Sierra Leone health workers Friday began a massive campaign to distribute three million mosquito nets in an effort to cut malaria by up to 40 percent in the country of six million people.
New spermicide may be as good as nonoxynol-9
A new spermicide compound, not yet available in drugstores, may be as good a contraceptive as the drug now in existing gels, films, and foams, hints a new study.
Second-hand smoke kills 600,000 a year: WHO study
Around one in a hundred deaths worldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills an estimated 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization (WHO) researchers said on Friday.
Vaccine alliance says 5-in-1 vaccine cost to fall
The price of a life-saving vaccine against five deadly diseases is expected to drop further in 2011, allowing more of the world's poorest children to be immunized, the global vaccines group GAVI said on Friday.
Long-time statin users have lower gallstone risk
People who take cholesterol-lowering statins for at least one to two years appear to be less likely to develop gallstones, a study of nearly two million Danish residents shows.
EU guidelines clear way for biosimilar antibodies
European regulators on Friday set out broad guidelines for the approval of biosimilar antibody drugs, including lower hurdles than for new medicines and allowing the possibility of different diseases being addressed by the same copy antibody.
Health Tip: Dealing With a Sports Hernia
(HealthDay News) -- A sports hernia (medically called "athletic
pubalgia") can develop from playing sports that require sudden changes in
movement, such as wrestling, soccer, ice hockey or football. Although not
a traditional bulge in...
Health Tip: Feel Better Despite Fibromyalgia
(HealthDay News) -- Fibromyalgia is a disorder that causes
chronic pain all over the body, often at extra-sensitive "tender
points."
Parents of Bullies Urged to Open Lines of Communication
FRIDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- If you're told that your
child is a bully, you need to control your reaction and carefully consider
the situation, advises an expert.
Type 1 Diabetes Death Rate is Falling, But Not Fast Enough
FRIDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) Death rates have dropped
significantly in people with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
UN appeals for funds to prevent Haiti cholera jump
The UN called on donors to urgently fund its emergency appeal to help Haiti deal with a cholera epidemic, warning Friday that inaction could lead to a ten-fold rise in the number of people infected.