When 'eat your vegetables' doesn't work
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:33:13 -0400
Many experts are searching for ways to help kids who are too heavy. About 32% of children and teens ages 2 to 19 — about 23 million — are either overweight or obese, putting them at an increased risk for... 		Don't stop the music: Musicians have higher IQs
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400
Good morning. If you're a musician, you should be feeling pretty pleased with yourself. Researchers at Vanderbilt University in Nashville found that professionally trained musicians have higher IQs and use their brain power more effectively than do their non-musical brethren.... 		Some kids' cereals are half sugar
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:30:52 -0400
Don't "Dig 'Em." Kellogg’s Honey Smacks and Post Golden Crisp are more than 50% sugar by weight, and nine other kids' cereals are at least 40% sugar, Consumer Reports finds. That's as much sugar as a Dunkin' Donuts glazed doughnut,... 		Study: Waterproof, greaseproof, non-stick chemical not linked to developmental problems
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400
A chemical used to make waterproof fabrics, greaseproof fast food containers and non-stick pans is not associated with delayed early development in babies, finds a Danish study funded by 3M and published in the October issue of the journal Environmental... 		Tips for fighting flu
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400
Good morning. The October issue of Harvard Men's Health Watch offers advice on how to protect yourself from the flu. You've heard this before but as cooler weather settles in, it bears repeating. Simple steps include washing your hands with... 		'Flexitarian' or not, keep these tips in mind while putting food in your mouth
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400
Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian in private practice in Chicago and a nutrition blogger for USA TODAY's Weight-Loss Challenge, wanted to be a vegetarian but didn’t want to give up meat and poultry altogether so she created her own... 		World's herpes epidemic calculated for first time
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0400
Herpes' World Tour continues, spreading genital misery everywhere, especially among women, according to the first calculation of the size of the global epidemic. More than 500 million people are infected with the herpes virus, and upwards of 20 million more... 		AIDS in people dates back about 100 years
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:56:03 -0400
Looks like a new analysis shows that the origin of the AIDS virus dates back many more decades than people previously thought. A new study in the journal Nature says that HIV has been circulating among people about 100 years,... 		Chew on this: No use suing over unpopped popcorn
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:00:00 -0400
Good morning! Something to think about as you contemplate your weekend: Most people don't think of movie theaters as particularly perilous. But they can put your dental work in danger, as a New York insurance broker found when he broke... 		Reactions to antibiotics put many in ER
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:06:22 -0400
An unexpectedly high number of visits to emergency departments are related to adverse reactions from antibiotics, accounting for almost one in five medication-related visits, according to a study by CDC scientists that first ran online in the journal Clinical Infectious...