NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The weights and lengths of babies born in southwestern Ohio have been growing in recent decades, a new study found, but no link to obesity later in childhood was seen. The new research, published in The Journal of Pedia… View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Haiti’s two most prominent health care organizations are preparing a new assault on the country’s deadly cholera epidemic: the dispatch of hundreds of workers to remote villages and gritty alleys in the capital to administer a vaccine against the … View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Reducing salt in the diets of the general population may not have an overall positive health impact, according to a review of more than 160 scientific studies published Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
A new report from the U.S. Government Accounting Office chronicles the government’s handling of AIG bailout in 2008. In all, the government had invested and made loans worth more than $182 billion for the insurer. The 152-page report, titled “Financial … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
In a small new study, women pregnant with twins who gained more weight than current guidelines suggest were not at higher risk of serious pregnancy complications and they gave birth to bigger babies — a welcome result since twins are more likely … View full post on Yahoo! Health News
The euro and stocks rallied on Thursday after European leaders struck a deal to provide debt relief for Greece, but analysts warned the plan would fail to halt the euro zone’s two-year-old debt crisis unless crucial details were resolved soon. … View full post on Insurance Journal » News
Doctors sometimes call the anesthesia drug by its nickname — milk of amnesia. Patients are calling it the “Michael Jackson drug.” View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Researchers this week said there's not much evidence to support a common theory behind weight-loss programs known as the "stages of change" model. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Proteins that scientists once thought might hold the key to extending life in humans didn't seem to affect how long worms or fruit flies survive in a new study. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
Some 93,000 people have been implanted with DePuy's ASR hip system worldwide. View full post on Yahoo! Health News
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