AAP Statement on: Children and Advertising
Are kids being bombarded with way too many ads on tv, the internet, and through every type of media outlet? Are these ads leading to numerous health concerns: from obesity, to promiscuity, to violence?
Tiny eyes and ears are taking in countless... (Read more about AAP Statement on: Children and Advertising) |
ACL Injuries with NFL Players | Orthopedics
If you're at all a sports fan, or an athlete yourself, you've probably heard of the anterior cruciate ligament.
It's commonly injured.
Now a new study shows what happens to NFL players who are sidelined by their acl's, and it's not good news... (Read more about ACL Injuries with NFL Players | Orthopedics) |
AHA—DRINKING DANGERS WEB SCRIPT
You might have heard the expression, drink in moderation.
Now there’s evidence this is good advice.
Not only can heavy drinking promote heart attacks, it can also increase one’s risk of dying after a heart attack. There’s a point at which more... (Read more about AHA—DRINKING DANGERS WEB SCRIPT) |
Bursitis
A bursa is a liquid filled sac that provides lubrication between the moving parts of the joint. When these become inflamed, the condition is called bursitis. Pre-patella bursitis is a friction bursitis caused by the friction between the skin and... (Read more about Bursitis) |
Cirrosis
Cirrhosis of the liver is a disease in which normal functioning living tissue is replaced with fatty and scared tissue. Two major causes of Liver Cirrhosis are Hepatitis C and excessive alcohol consumption over a long period of time. (Read more about Cirrosis) |
E. Coli Prevention | Nutrition
This is a dirty problem we have on our hands.
According to the center for science in the public interest, in the U.S. alone, there are 76 million--that’s right, million-- illnesses due to food borne pathogens each year, and five thousands... (Read more about E. Coli Prevention | Nutrition) |
Fallen Arches
The condition of flat feet or fallen arches often has a childhood origin. However, flat feet in children are more likely a pad of fat under the foot rather that real fallen arches. (Read more about Fallen Arches) |
HALLOWEEN FOOD SAFETY
It’s Halloween this weekend, and parents need to take extreme care with Halloween food safety. Specifically, parents of children with food allergies need to take extra caution.
Halloween food safety is a particularly important consideration for... (Read more about HALLOWEEN FOOD SAFETY) |
JOBS AND ALZHEIMER’S RISK
Is your job keeping you mentally active, enough so, that it can help protect you from going senile? There’s new research which shows the type of job you hold could play a role in the prevention of Alzheimer’s. (Read more about JOBS AND ALZHEIMER’S RISK) |
LONG WORKING HOURS
Do you feel like you work too many hours? Are you fried? Are long working hours leaving you exhausted? Even getting sick from too much time spent at the workplace?
New research says that long working hours can be more harmful than thought.... (Read more about LONG WORKING HOURS) |
LYME LANDSCAPING
It is Lyme disease season again.
The disease has become one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States. Cases have been reported in all 50 states with the greatest number being reported in New England. Lyme disease was first... (Read more about LYME LANDSCAPING) |
POOL SAFETY
For Janet Browne, her family and neighbors, the backyard is a slice of summer heaven. With her large pool and a slide that makes children’s eyes light up with excitement, it’s recreation and “R&R” for adults and kids alike. But, Janet lays down... (Read more about POOL SAFETY) |
PRE- HYPERTENSION TREATMENT
There is important new research out tonight that may be the start of a different approach in medicine: to treat high blood pressure before it even gets high.
The fact is about 69 percent of people who have a first heart attack, 77 percent of... (Read more about PRE- HYPERTENSION TREATMENT) |
Summer Travel and Children
With four children, 8 year old Tania, 6 year old Susie, 4 year old Ashley and 2 year old Michael, packing for the annual family vacation is a major production for mom, Antoinette. “I take towels, bathing suits, their wet shoes, medications like... (Read more about Summer Travel and Children) |
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New research out of the University of Rochester shows video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision.
People who played action video games for a few hours a day over the course of a month improved by about 20... (Read more about healthwrap_video games) |
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