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Our Food Labels Need to Tell Us the Bad News

...says a new report that wants calories, fat listed on the front of packages

(Newser) - It's time for food manufacturers to come clean about what's in their products, a new report on food labeling suggests. In addition to trumpeting the good (high fiber!) food labels should fess up to the bad ('high sodium!') on the front of the package, argue experts from the...

Eat Chocolate, Live Longer
 Eat Chocolate, Live Longer 
Oct 11, 2010 11:41 AM CDT

Eat Chocolate, Live Longer

Exciting news for chocoholics: It's good for your heart, brain, and more

(Newser) - Need an excuse to eat chocolate? The Daily Mail offers up not one excuse, but five, culled from recent research. But for these good things to apply, you'll need to get your fix from high-quality dark chocolate with a 70% or higher cocoa content:
  • It’s good for your heart:
...

Beck Taking Time Off for Medical Issues

Fox News host will undergo testing at hospital

(Newser) - Glenn Beck will take time off next week to deal with some health problems, he announced on his radio show today. Beck has been having problems with his vocal chords as well as feeling in his hands and feet, and said he will go to a hospital “out west”...

ADHD: Blame Genes, Not Parenting

Study shows a genetic link for the first time

(Newser) - The next time the kid at the table next to you at dinner won’t stop banging his spoon on the table, pause before inwardly berating his parents. He may have ADHD —and a new study shows that, contrary to popular belief, the disorder is not caused by bad...

Heavy Drinkers Outlive Abstainers

But moderate drinkers tend to live longest

(Newser) - Bad news for teetotalers: Drinking may be good for you, sort of. A new study suggests that drinkers, even heavy drinkers, tend to outlive those who abstain. "Moderate" drinkers, defined here as those who drink one to three glasses a day, were found to live longest, notes Time . The...

Breastfeeding Reduces Diabetes Risk for Moms

Benefits seen after only one month

(Newser) - Everyone knows breastfeeding is good for babies, but moms apparently get major health benefits, too, reports Scientific American's Observations blog reports. A new analysis confirms that moms who breastfeed, even for just one month, are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Even after accounting for age, race, and health...

Yoga Really Is Good for You
 Yoga Really Is Good for You 
Aug 26, 2010 2:56 PM CDT

Yoga Really Is Good for You

It reduces inflammation, asthma, depression: study

(Newser) - It goes without saying that yoga can help you calm down—but it turns out it can do much more than that. A new study shows that women who practiced yoga regularly for two years or more had less inflammation in their bodies, LiveScience reports . That could in turn lead...

9 Ways Live Longer
 Nine Ways to Live Longer 
Aug 22, 2010 12:00 PM CDT

Nine Ways to Live Longer

Having a big butt helps—seriously

(Newser) - Sure, diet and exercise keep you healthy. And yes, smiling will extend your life . But the secrets of aging aren't all so straightforward. Here, courtesy of The Week, are 9 unusual ways to live longer:
  • Win the Nobel Prize: Winners live 1.4 years longer than those who were nominated.
...

1 in 5 Teens Has Hearing Loss
 1 in 5 Teens Has Hearing Loss 
Study says
Aug 18, 2010 8:33 AM CDT

1 in 5 Teens Has Hearing Loss

Are earbuds to blame?

(Newser) - Oh no, mom was right: It looks like those always-blaring headphones actually are hurting our ears. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that one in five American teens now suffer some form of hearing loss, a 31% rise since researchers studied the phenomenon...

Health Reform Saves Medicare $8B by 2011: White House

Overhaul could save $575B over the next decade

(Newser) - The new health overhaul law is starting to produce savings for Medicare and will eventually add more than a decade of solvency to the program's trust fund, the Obama administration said in an upbeat report released today. Medicare will save about $8 billion by the end of next year, and...

Sit Less, Live Longer
 Sit Less, 
 Live Longer 
Jul 23, 2010 5:51 AM CDT

Sit Less, Live Longer

Even daily exercisers are at risk from prolonged sitting

(Newser) - Plug this in to your fitness calculus: Even gym rats may face an early grave if they spend a good chunk of their leisure time sitting, a new study suggests. Women who spend 6 or more hours a day sitting as they watch TV or surf the web or whatever...

Beware Toxic Beauty Products
 Beware Toxic Beauty Products 
Jul 20, 2010 11:37 AM CDT

Beware Toxic Beauty Products

Attention finally being paid to potentially unsafe cosmetics

(Newser) - With all the fervor over organic food, it’s surprising that so little attention has been paid to the many chemical ingredients we put on our face each day—until now. A February protest by a group of students in Maine was one of a number that have been recently...

Breast Cancer Linked to Cleaning Products

Mold, mildew cleaner particularly worrisome

(Newser) - As if anyone needed another reason to stop scrubbing, here's another: cleaning products have been linked to breast cancer in a new study. Scientists also found a link between an increased risk of developing the cancer to air fresheners and insect repellents. Women who regularly used a combination of cleaning...

To Fight Fat, Make Junk Food as Taboo as Tobacco

US must get a handle on public health crisis

(Newser) - A widespread vice has a negative effect on Americans' health, and it's up to the government to do something about it. That approach worked for tobacco, David Lazarus writes for the LA Times , and it can work for obesity, too. "The answer seems obvious," he argues. "If...

Pesticide Patrol: The Dozen Worst Fruits and Veggies
 Pesticide Patrol: 
 The Dozen Worst  
 Fruits and Veggies 


in case you missed it
Jun 5, 2010 2:51 PM CDT

Pesticide Patrol: The Dozen Worst Fruits and Veggies

Soft, thin skin more susceptible to chemicals

(Newser) - Fruits and vegetables with soft skin are more likely to absorb pesticides than others, a new food safety investigation finds. Dubbing them America's "dirty dozen," the Environmental Working Group says they contain as many as 47 to 67 pesticides per serving even after being washed with a USDA-approved...

A Few Nasty Germs May Actually Help Babies

Scientists investigate healing power of dirt

(Newser) - Babies in America tend to be a lot cleaner than those in, say, Namibia, and that has some advantages—most notably a drastically lower infant mortality rate. But scientists are beginning to wonder if our obsessively sanitary culture has actually given rise to various health issues, they tell the Wall ...

The Internet Actually Makes People Happier

Research links web use to well-being, especially in women

(Newser) - Turns out the hours you spend online might be helping, not hurting , you. Research from Britain's Chartered Institute of IT finds a link between internet use and well-being. "Put simply, people with IT access are more satisfied with life," one researcher tells Time . "IT has an enabling...

Why Carrying an Extra 10 Pounds Might Not Hurt - WSJ.com
 10 Extra Pounds 
 Might Be Good 
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May 1, 2010 1:25 PM CDT

10 Extra Pounds Might Be Good

New research is focusing less on the bathroom scale

(Newser) - Those carrying 10 to 15 extra pounds might be able to stop feeling guilty about the bathroom scale. A spate of studies show a little extra weight isn't such a bad thing, the Wall Street Journal concludes. In fact, it might even ward off diseases such as osteoporosis and help...

Health Reform Bill Won't Stop Premium Hikes

Action on curbs didn't make final cut, leaving 'very big loophole'

(Newser) - Turns out the big health care reform bill doesn't actually rein in those out-of-control premium rate hikes. The Democrats used outrage over whopping increases to corral support for the overhaul, but the bill doesn't deliver, finds the Los Angeles Times , because it doesn't give the government the regulatory authority. "...

Women in Healthy Nations Prefer Metrosexual Look

Macho look popular in disease-plagued countries

(Newser) - Whether a woman finds herself attracted to big-jawed macho types or softer, more feminine-looking men may be a question of health. A new study of women in 30 countries found that those in places where life expectancy is low and disease rates are high, like Mexico, preferred men with masculine...

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