Each day about 3,900 children younger than 18 smoke their first cigarette, and more than 950 will become regular smokers, according to the American Lung Assn. But parents can deter their kids from taking up this life-shortening habit.
More...Imagine navigating a world of social situations in which you are a very poor judge of other people's motivations and state of mind. It could seem like a very random world indeed.
More...Women who don't have mammograms may have various reasons why they skip the test, according to a study, including fearing the pain they may experience and being too busy.
More...The doctor will see you now – and she has four legs and a tail.
More...Fewer things provoke more disgust (even though they present no public health threat) than head lice. More and more parents are discovering this tiny beast, which spreads from head-to-head contact, in young children’s hair.
More...Another reason to follow through with that New Year's resolution: Aerobic exercise keeps the aging brain -- as well as the aging body -- in fighting form. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Illinois, Rice University and Ohio State showed that a program of aerobic exercise, over the course of a year, can increase the size of the hippocampus -- a part of the brain key to memory and spatial navigation -- in adults ages 55 to 80.
More...Flu spreads faster in schools than rumors about a pop quiz. But science is revealing more about how germs jump from child to child and strategies that might prevent larger flu outbreaks.
More...The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans may seem unremarkable -- eat more vegetables, limit saturated fat, etc. But some nutrition scientists are pleased that they seem to do one thing more forcefully than before: Tell us to eat less.
More...Reducing obesity in America has become a top priority among healthcare professionals, but what if your doctor doesn't explain how to lose weight?
More...The following is a blog documenting two Los Angeles Times editors' attempts to lose weight. It all began on Jan. 10.
More...NOTE: This is a blog about two guys attempting to lose weight over a six-week period. They kicked off their weight loss "strategies" on Jan. 10.
More...Bill Gates is taking a tough stance on polio -- and not everyone in the research community agrees with it.
More...The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in a tough spot. It has said repeatedly that the HIV-fighting drug Truvada may be used to treat HIV in gay and bisexual men, but it initially issued a cautionary note on using the drug for prevention before it could issue more detailed guidelines for its use.
More...February is “American Heart Month,” and our e-mail inboxes are filling up with information about all sorts of cardiovascular-related events, including a celebrity-studded game of Capture the Flag at UCLA.
More...Breast implants might increase the risk of a rare type of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma -- or they might not.
More...Every year, some 300,000 Americans suffer a heart attack outside of a hospital, and the overall statistics are pretty grim: only 7.9% survive.
More...You've no doubt heard about the Food and Drug Administration’s investigation of the "possible association" between breast implants and a rare form of cancer known as anaplastic large cell lymphoma, or ALCL. And you've heard the media reaction (and possibly concerned friends or relatives or coworkers or...) Now let's hear from the folks who implant those implants.
More...Here’s a postscript to the UCLA survey in which college freshmen gave themselves low grades for their emotional health. The big stressors for the students might be the same big stressors parents face: how to pay for college.
More...NOTE: This is a blog about two guys attempting to lose weight over a six-week period. They kicked off their weight loss "strategies" on Jan. 10
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