July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Too Much TV, Too Little Sleep Makes Toddlers Overweight
April 8, 2008 – 4:02 pm | 4 Comments

The value of a good night’s sleep is becoming more and more evident as studies increasingly identify health risks associated with a lack of sleep. Several recent studies have shown how sleep deprivation leads to …

An Hour of Child’s Play a Day Keeps Teenage Heart Disease at Bay
April 7, 2008 – 7:48 am | One Comment

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends one hour of moderate-intensity activity every day during childhood although children today follow a lifestyle much more sedentary than ever before. Researchers at the University of …

Today’s Husband Creates 7 Extra Hours of Housework Each Week
April 5, 2008 – 7:00 pm | 34 Comments

That’s according to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a federally funded, diary-based study of family dynamics conducted by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research. They’ve been tracking household labor since 1968.

90,000 Babies In US Mistreated During First Year of Life
April 4, 2008 – 4:45 pm | 5 Comments

Researchers for the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported the findings of a study that identifies more than 90,000 infants who were neglected or received poor parental care during their first …

Curiosity Quenched About 8×8 Water Recommendation
April 3, 2008 – 5:11 pm | 25 Comments

Just as most of the rest of us have, two doctors at the University of Pennsylvania have always heard that we need to drink eight glasses containing eight ounces of water every day for optimum …

Could Schizophrenia Be Entirely Genetic?
March 29, 2008 – 9:11 am | 59 Comments

The latest gene-scanning technology may have shed some much-desired light on a potential cause for schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions and scrambled thought processes. The disease is believed to affect 1% of the …

Singulair May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Suicide
March 28, 2008 – 5:22 am | 21 Comments

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency is evaluating available data for a potential link between some serious issues involving mood changes and behavior affecting patients who take Singulair (montelukast) …

Real Geeks Don’t Wear Glasses
March 27, 2008 – 7:29 pm | One Comment

It’s true! Researchers in Australia included the study of personality, as well as environment and genetics, in a four-year study of the factors involved with myopia. Also called nearsightedness or short-sightedness, people with …

Will an Hourglass Figure Keep You Sane?
March 27, 2008 – 11:18 am | No Comment

In recent years, medical science has discovered a growing list of health issues that are associated with a person’s body type. It seems the “apple” type, where excess weight is situated in the abdominal area, …

The Relationship Between Dieting and Partnerships
March 27, 2008 – 8:37 am | No Comment

Researchers at Ryerson University in Toronto have recently looked at how partners can assist each other with making dietary and fitness lifestyle changes. Their results show that partners can significantly improve the ability to achieve …