Lifestyle
Bath salt related emergency department visits
Emergency Department Visits After Use of a Drug Sold as "Bath Salts" --- Michigan, November 13, 2010--March 31, 2011
May 20, 2011 / 60(19);624-627
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Social Media: Preparedness 101: Zombie Apocalypse
The following was originally posted on CDC Public Health Matters Blog May 16th, 2011 by Ali S. Khan.
There are all kinds of emergencies out there that we ...
QuickStats: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Race and Sex --- United States
QuickStats: Life Expectancy at Birth, by Race and Sex --- United States, 2000--2009*
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
May 13, 2011 / 60(18);588
* Based on preliminary ...
Pathological gamblers face higher risk of coronary heart disease
By David Liu
A case-control study published online in the March 16, 2011 issue of Psychiatry showed pathological gamblers were at higher risk for coronary heart ...
Avoid breast cancer with a healthy lifestyle
by Aimee Keenan-GreenePut down the alcohol and get up and exercise to shed those extra pounds.If women lived a healthier lifestyle, about 20,000 cases of ...
Breastfed kids may be better behaved
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Breastfeeding a baby may pay off down the road with a better behaved kindergartner.
Scientists analyzed data from a large, prospective, nationally representative UK ...
Is This Common Activity Poisoning You?
Posted By Dr. Mercola | May 07 2011
Widely used fragranced products, including those that claim to be "green", can give off chemicals not listed on the label. Some ...
Weight loss, metabolism and the diabetes link
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneGastric bypass surgery may make diabetes disappear, according to researchers at Columbia and Duke Universities.Researchers studied severely obese diabetic patients who had weight loss ...
Infant growth spurts linked to sleep
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneUntil now, it has just been a theory that babies grow when they sleep.
Now, researchers can now link sleep and episodic (saltatory) growth ...
Family mealtime helps fight childhood obesity
by Aimee Keenan-GreeneSharing the dinner table with your kids could be a big step in the battle against childhood obesity.A new study in the journal Pediatrics says ...




