Category: Health News

Sarah Hyland revealed in a new Instagram Story that she was hospitalized on Monday. “Sometimes a selfie is more than just a good angle or feelin cute. This time for #NationalSelfieDay, I’ve decided to share my truth. As painful as it is,” the Modern Family actress captioned a picture of her swollen face. “So here

Body dissatisfaction among women is widespread and can lead to a number of worrisome outcomes, including eating disorders, depression and anxiety. While researchers know a lot about what makes women’s body image worse, they are still short on empirically supported interventions for improving women’s body image. Renee Engeln, a professor of instruction in psychology in

A baby born in Washington with a rare skin condition is surviving against the odds. Alicia Barber’s son Jamison, 1, was born with Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic mutation that means his skin is covered with hard scales, and requires baths in bleach twice a week and rough exfoliation to stave off infections. The disease

Setbacks are to be expected when pursuing a goal, whether you are trying to lose weight or save money. The challenge is getting back on track and not giving up after a difficulty or crisis, says a marketing professor in Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business. José Rosa, John and Deborah Ganoe Faculty Fellow,

A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that nearly all young people have struggles with eating, activity and weight as they move from adolescence to adulthood. “Only two percent of females and just seven percent of males surveyed never had an eating, activity or weight-related problem,” said lead author

I’ve always believed that every household needs a dog. The undying loyalty, the effervescent greetings, the irrevocable love — how could anyone not want that? Growing up in a hostile home environment, I always sought comfort in my dog. When friends betrayed me, my parents hit me or someone bullied me, I’d lie down with

HALF of top athletes claim their high-carb diets are rotting their teeth and holding them back from gold medals! Winning athletes love to bite their gold medals and smile for the TV cameras  However, their teeth may actually be holding them back, according to a study The study looked at 350 athletes from nine Great

The first comprehensive study comparing the outcomes of robotic surgery to those of traditional open surgery in any organ has found that the surgeries are equally effective in treating bladder cancer. The seven-year study, conducted at 15 institutions, including Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and directed by Dipen J. Parekh, M.D., chair of urology and director

(HealthDay)—Only 8 percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all high-priority clinical preventive services, according to a report published in the June issue of Health Affairs. Amanda Borsky, Dr.P.H., from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Rockville, Md., and colleagues examined receipt of 15 high-priority clinical preventive services among 2,186

The study shows that marijuana can make the pain threshold worse. Advocates of medical marijuana often bring up the belief that it could help increase pain tolerance or provide relief to those suffering from some sort of chronic pain. New research, however, points to the exact opposite and suggests that pot smokers might actually become

New research warns that the normalisation of ‘plus-size’ body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating their weight—undermining efforts to tackle England’s ever-growing obesity problem. While attempts to reduce stigmatisation of larger body sizes—for example with the launch of plus-size clothing ranges—help promote body positivity, the study highlights an unintentional negative

I'm sitting in a cosy room in the Hunter Valley, NSW, surrounded by picturesque bushland, sharing some of the deepest, darkest experiences of my life with a group of total strangers. I'm facing raw truths, revisiting childhood traumas, letting go of all the anger, sadness, shame and regret that's been bottling up for decades. “By

Deaths of children under 5 have dropped by nearly 20 percent in just two years in a poor, rural district in Madagascar—despite the island nation having the lowest health-spending level in the world. This transformation echoes the strength of results seen across the last decade in rural Rwanda, where under-5 mortality dropped 60 percent between

Nurse practitioners (NPs) are providing an increasing proportion of primary care, which is in short supply in many areas of the country. NPs deliver quality care in retail clinics, community health centers, rural clinics, and in primary care and specialty medical practices. In an article published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, University

A year of schooling leaves students with new knowledge, and it also equates with a small but noticeable increase to students’ IQ, according to a systematic meta-analysis published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. “Our analyses provide the strongest evidence yet that education raises intelligence test scores,” says psychological scientist

Two or more servings of red meat a week raises women’s risk of endometriosis by more than 50% Unprocessed meats, such as steak, increase the risk more than bacon Red meat increases women’s oestrogen levels, which can lead to endometriosis Endometriosis is when tissues lining the womb occur in other parts of the body This

Girl, 2, has such severe psoriasis her skin is ‘lobster red’ and she is shunned by strangers over fears she is contagious Maisie Buchanan, two, has a severe skin condition called chronic infant psoriasis The condition causes her entire body to go bright red and dry and scaly Her parents, from Falkirk, say strangers in

Every cell and every organism ages sooner or later. But why is this so? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg have now discovered for the first time a protein that represents a central switching point in the aging process. It controls the life span of an individual — from the fly to

Clean & Clear is growing up.The Johnson & Johnson-owned skin-care brand in July is introducing a modernized offshoot, C&C by Clean & Clear. Targeted at Generation Z, C&C goes beyond Clean & Clear’s antiacne ethos to offer general skin-care items such as cleansers, wipes, masks and moisturizers, all targeted at young adult skin. Brooklyn McKnight

A fulsome smile in a photo makes it easier for people to identify the individual, say researchers at the University of York. Previous research at York has shown that it is difficult for people to match a pair of unfamiliar faces in photographs, presenting significant issues for authorities to spot identity fraud. Research has also