Tag: reuters-health
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Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone probably won’t kill you, a U.K. study suggests. “We found that after accounting for poor health and other lifestyle choices, being happier doesn’t make you live longer, and being…
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New equipment rules tied to fewer injuries for World Cup skiers
By Roxanne Nelson (Reuters Health) – New restrictions on “aggressive” design for Alpine skis appear to have reduced injuries among World Cup skiers in recent years, according to a new study. The International Ski Federation Alpine Skiing World Cup is the top international circuit of Alpine skiing competitions. Starting with the 2012-2013 season, organizers restricted…
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How to tell your child that daddy was a sperm donor
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – There may be no simple way to explain sperm donor conception to children too young to understand “the birds and the bees,” but parents may still find these conversations flow more easily when they begin at an early age, a small Swedish study suggests. Sweden’s backdrop of mandatory donor…
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How to tell your child that daddy was a sperm donor
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – There may be no simple way to explain sperm donor conception to children too young to understand “the birds and the bees,” but parents may still find these conversations flow more easily when they begin at an early age, a small Swedish study suggests. Sweden’s backdrop of mandatory donor…
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Heartburn drugs affect gut bacteria, which may promote infection
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Common drugs to reduce stomach acid and treat acid reflux also change the populations of microbes living in the intestines, which may help explain why they increase the risk of certain infections, according to a new study. Clostridium difficile, or “C. diff,” attacks the intestinal lining and causes severe…
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Heartburn drugs affect gut bacteria, which may promote infection
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Common drugs to reduce stomach acid and treat acid reflux also change the populations of microbes living in the intestines, which may help explain why they increase the risk of certain infections, according to a new study. Clostridium difficile, or “C. diff,” attacks the intestinal lining and causes severe…
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Parents may not notice when children are overweight
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Many parents don’t realize when their children are overweight and so they fail to help the youngsters shed excess pounds, an Australian study suggests. When researchers asked parents to report their child’s height and weight, the results suggested that about 16 percent of the kids were overweight and 6…
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Childhood bullying tied to later mental health problems
By Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health) – Preventing childhood bullying may also help curb the need for treatment of psychiatric problems in early adulthood, suggests a new study that followed more than 5,000 children in Finland. Researchers found that being frequently bullied at age eight, or having been both bullied and a bully, were each…
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Mexico approves first dengue vaccine
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican health authorities approved the first vaccine to gain official acceptance for use against the dengue virus, which sickens about 100 million people every year, mostly in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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Premenstrual syndrome may be linked to high blood pressure
By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – Women who experience moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are significantly more likely than others to develop high blood pressure over the next 20 years, according to a new U.S. study. PMS had not been linked to high blood pressure before, but they share many risk factors and likely…