Health News
Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies raised on formula who start eating solid foods before they are 4 months old may be more likely to become obese than those who start later, suggests a new study.
Heart failure therapy twice as effective in women
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women derive twice the benefit from a device to treat heart failure as men, U.S. researchers said on Monday, underscoring the different ways in which men and women experience heart disease.
Smoking pot may hasten onset of mental illness
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking marijuana has been linked with an increased risk of mental illness, and now researchers say that when pot smokers do become mentally ill, the disease starts earlier than it would if they didn't smoke pot.
Coal stoves linked to growth problems in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children raised in homes heated by coal may suffer stunted growth from prolonged exposure to indoor air pollution, according to a study of families in the Czech Republic.
Breastfeeding linked to fewer seizures in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies that are breastfed may have fewer seizures after they're a year old, according to a recent study in Denmark.
Sun exposure and vitamin D linked to MS risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have spent more time in the sun and those with higher vitamin D levels may be less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study from Australia.
Republican governors take on insurance exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As Republican governors take on the U.S. healthcare reform law in courts, they are also challenging it on the administrative side, with 21 registering their discontent for insurance exchanges in a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Monday.
Radiation in heart procedures tied to cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who undergo radiation-based tests and procedures after a heart attack may have a heightened risk of developing cancer down the road, a study published Monday suggests.
Ethiopia, U.N. launch food appeal for 2.8 million people
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia and the United Nations said on Monday 2.8 millions Ethiopians will need emergency food aid in 2011, and appealed for $227 million to fund programs for the first six months.
Obesity epidemic risks heart disease "tsunami"
CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980 -- as the obesity epidemic spills over from wealthy into poorer nations, researchers said on Thursday.
Flu Season
Many Spanish speakers go un-immunized
Older Hispanics who prefer to speak Spanish or who live in communities where little English is spoken may be more likely to miss their pneumonia or seasonal flu vaccinations, suggests a large new study. Full Article
Healthcare Reform
Judge overturns healthcare law
A Florida judge became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law unconstitutional in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law. Full Article
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