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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
Lingering Tobacco Particles React With Common Indoor Air Pollutant to Form Cancer-Causing Compounds, Study Finds By Kelli Miller Stacy
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Taking a breath inside a smoker’s home or car could increase your risk of cancer, even if there is not a lit cigarette in sight.
Tobacco smoke residue lurking in carpets, upholstered furniture, and on other everyday Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
Almost a Third of Overweight Teenagers Don’t Believe They’re Overweight, Study Finds By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Nearly one in three overweight adolescents don’t think they have a weight problem.
A new study shows that nearly a third of adolescents who would be classified in medical terms as overweight do not think they are overweight. Researchers also Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
Beer Is a Rich Source of Bone-Boosting Silicon, Study Finds By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Drinking beer may be good for building more than just beer bellies. A new study suggests that drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content.
According to the National Institutes of Health, dietary silicon in the soluble form of orthosilicic Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
Following a Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Silent Strokes By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 – Avoiding potentially dangerous silent strokes may be another health benefit of following a Mediterranean diet.
A new study shows people who most closely followed a Mediterranean-style diet were 36% less likely to have areas of brain damage linked to silent strokes Read the rest of this entry »
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Monday, Feb. 8th 2010
The Older the Mother, the Higher Her Child’s Autism Risk By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — The older a mother is when she gives birth, the higher her child’s risk of autism, new data show.
A smaller effect also is seen for the age of the father, but only when the child is born to a father over age 40 and a mother under age 30.
The new findings come Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, Feb. 7th 2010
Study Says 2 Sodas Per Week Raises Pancreatic Cancer Risk; Beverage Industry Says Study Is Flawed By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.
”People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk — or nearly twice Read the rest of this entry »
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Sunday, Feb. 7th 2010
Study: Lifestyle Changes Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk by Nearly 40% By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 8, 2010 — Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests.
A study to be published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics says preschoolers could reduce their risk of obesity Read the rest of this entry »
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Saturday, Feb. 6th 2010
Study Shows Experimental Drug May Build New Bone by Decreasing Serotonin Levels in the Gut By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 7, 2010 — The hormone serotonin may hold the key to new treatments for reversing osteoporosis-related bone loss, new research finds.
When investigators at Columbia University Medical Center treated mice and rats with an experimental drug that stopped Read the rest of this entry »
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Friday, Feb. 5th 2010
Children Living in Traffic-Congested Areas May Be Less Likely to Walk, Bike, or Play Outside Regularly, Study Finds By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 5, 2010 — Traffic congestion may increase the risk of extra weight gain and obesity among children living in heavy traffic areas, new research indicates.
“When it’s not safe to play outside, kids are more likely to stay Read the rest of this entry »
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Friday, Feb. 5th 2010
Researchers Find No Evidence That Pregnant Women Have Memory Lapses Known as ‘Momnesia’ By Kathleen Doheny
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Feb. 5, 2010 — Pregnancy and motherhood don’t cause women to have memory lapses and other cognitive problems, even though the concept of ”pregnancy brain” and ”momnesia” are widely accepted, according to a new Australian study.
”When focused on a task, Read the rest of this entry »
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