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Lower Levels of Lead Can Still Harm Children
This month, a federal panel is asking the U.S. government to lower the cutoff standards for lead poisoning in children. Citing recent research that shows that even low levels of lead can be damaging to...
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Positive Parenting May Prevent Obesity
An innovative new study links positive parenting during early childhood to significantly lower rates of obesity.In a new study published by the journal Pediatrics, experts have found an interesting...
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Sinus Infection? Skip the Antibiotics
Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have found that taking antibiotics for sinus infections has little effect on the length of time it takes patients to get better,...
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Hot Yoga: Not for Everyone
I've enjoyed practicing yoga as much as the next person &mdash ;I've taken yoga classes on and off for the last few years, much like many amateur practitioners. When I was living in Toronto,...
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Spring Break Binge Drinking Can Damage Brain
It's a familiar rite of passage for young people in high school and college — the parties and hedonism of Spring Break. But research shows that binge drinking, such as that which takes place during...
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Babies Healthier in Homes With Dogs
We live in an increasingly sterile world where it seems that, at every moment, we are bombarded with advertisements for cleaning products to make our lives cleaner. Whereas good old soap used to be...
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TV in Bedroom Linked to Poor Sleep and Obesity in Kids
A study from the University of Alberta has made the link between sleep, electronic devices, and increased obesity rates. Canadian researchers did a province-wide survey of Grade 5 students and found...
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Flu Can Kill Even Healthy Kids
If you're putting off getting your seasonal flu shot, new research presented last week at IDWeek 2012 in San Diego just might have you convinced that getting vaccinated against the flu should be a...
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Soft Drinks Linked to Stroke in Women
Research published this fall in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that women who frequently drink sugary soft drinks have an increased risk of stroke compared to women who seldom...
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GMO Corn May Cause Tumors, Organ Damage
A controversial study, the longest-term study of GMO corn to date, points to disturbing evidence that genetically-modified corn may not be as safe to consume as previously thought.The French study,...
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