Seven or more eggs a week raises risk of death
2008-04-09 21:06:26
Middle-aged men who ate seven or more eggs a week had a higher risk of earlier death, US researchers reported on Wednesday.
Scientists find bug responsible for bad breath
2008-04-09 06:17:28
Solobacterium moorei is the organism largely responsible for chronic bad breath, or halitosis, biologists reported Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for Dental Research in Dallas.
Study ties bedroom TV to unhealthy habits in teens
2008-04-07 19:52:31
Teenagers with a bedroom television tend to have poorer diet and exercise habits and lower grades in school than those without one.
Computer program reveals anyone's ancestry
2008-04-07 09:25:22
Most of us have some idea about the roots of our family tree, but little understanding of what those lower branches mean in terms of our predisposition to a host of diseases and ailments.
Indian baby born with two faces doing well
2008-04-07 08:50:46
The parents of an Indian infant girl born with two faces say that she is eating and breathing normally despite having two pairs of eyes and lips and two noses.
Sleep more to slim down, scientists say
2008-04-05 16:36:34
An extra hour between the sheets at night might be the key to shedding excess weight and fighting obesity, according to recent research.
Stress won't boost risk of pregnancy complication
2008-04-05 11:37:44
Being stressed out during the first half of pregnancy may be unhealthy, but it won't increase a woman's risk of developing a serious complication known as preeclampsia, Dutch researchers have found.
Scientists find sex-greed link in brain
2008-04-05 09:53:14
A new brain-scan study may help explain what is going through the minds of financial titans when they take risky monetary gambles: sex.
Neglect, abuse seen in 90,000 infants
2008-04-04 20:50:57
About 1 in 50 infants in the US have been neglected or abused, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group.
Evidence wishy-washy for health benefits of water
2008-04-03 20:39:00
There is no clearcut scientific rationale for the average healthy individual to drink a lot of water -- and it may be downright harmful -- according to two kidney experts.
Genetic link tied to smoking addiction
2008-04-03 08:52:20
Scientists have pinpointed genetic variations that make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more prone to develop lung cancer.
Study: 7-8 hours of sleep best for keeping healthy weight
2008-04-02 20:49:08
If you want to keep a healthy weight, sleep seven to eight hours a day and no more or less, scientists have discovered.