Vaccine panel expands whooping cough coverage We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: CHICAGO (Reuters) – An independent U.S. advisory panel is amending its recommendations for booster vaccines to prevent whooping cough and expand protection from the [...]
Vote could change direction of healthcare reform We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With most Americans ambivalent about President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare overhaul or openly hostile to it, next Tuesday’s elections could [...]
Targeted training, fewer soccer injuries We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A series of 11 low-impact exercises designed specifically to prevent soccer injuries may do just that, new research shows. You [...]
First-time dads’ age tied to kids’ schizophrenia risk We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men who are relatively older at their first child’s birth may be more likely than younger first-time [...]
Teens lie about drug use, and so do their parents We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There is a huge discrepancy between the number of at-risk teens who admit to using [...]
Healthy life could prevent 23 percent of colon cancers We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: LONDON (Reuters) – Getting people to eat a healthy diet, not smoke, cut down on alcohol and exercise more could prevent [...]
Groups moving forward to develop AIDS gel We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Groups developing a gel to protect women from the AIDS virus say they are moving ahead to develop the product [...]
Stunting tall men tied to lower testosterone We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Being tall may not seem like a big problem to most teen boys, but in Europe a few [...]
Brisk walkers have lower breast cancer risk We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who take brisk walks regularly have a lower risk of developing breast cancer after menopause — and [...]
Metal pollution tied to Parkinson’s disease We’re back again at this Health and Fitness blog where there are more fascinating snippets of health related news stories for you to read about: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People living near a steel factory or another source of high manganese emissions are at higher risk of developing [...]
