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Sodas linked to increased heart failure risk
Cans of soda are displayed in a case at Kwik Stops Liquor in San Diego, California February 13, 2014.Reuters/Sam Hodgson (Reuters Health) – Men who drink two or more glasses of soda or other sweetened...
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Face-lift may not boost your self-esteem
A patient prepared for a facelift surgery is seen at a private plastic surgery clinic in Budapest, March 1, 2012. (Reuters) (Reuters Health) – Even patients who think they look much younger after a...
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Hypertension in pregnancy linked to future heart disease
A child touches her pregnant mother’s stomach at the last stages of her pregnancy in Bordeaux April 28, 2010.REUTERS/REGIS DUVIGNAU Women who develop high blood pressure or gestational diabetes during...
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Frequent weight checks tied to less self-esteem for young women
FILE PHOTO: A person stands on a weight scale in this undated handout image.REUTERS/NEWSCOM/HANDOUT Teens who often weigh themselves may be more likely to have mental health problems, according to a...
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Workers in stressful, demanding jobs more likely to show up when sick
Workers tailor and arrange clothing at a garment factory at Hlaing Tar Yar industry zone in Yangon March 10, 2010.REUTERS/SOE ZEYA TUN Demanding, stressful or insecure jobs may motivate workers to show...
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U.S. maternal mortality rate is twice that of Canada: U.N
A pregnant woman stands on a scale before receiving a prenatal exam at the Maternity Outreach Mobile in Phoenix, Arizona October 8, 2009.REUTERS/JOSHUA LOTT Women are twice as likely to die from causes...
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New York City finds one in five adults has mental health problems
A man crosses 6th Avenue as the sun sets in New York September 3, 2014.Reuters/Lucas Jackson At least one in five adult New Yorkers suffer from depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts or other...
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On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
A toilet stands outside the Llamocca family home at Villa Lourdes in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo Some 2.4 billion people around the...
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U.S. firefighter gets world’s most extensive face transplant
Volunteer firefighter Patrick Hardison, 41, of Senatobia, Mississippi is shown in this composite photo showing before-and-after face transplant surgery. REUTERS/NYU Langone Medical Center A volunteer...
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Music not just good for the soul, it’s also good for the body
A man listening to Beats headphones on a street in New York. (REUTERS) (Reuters Health) – Music isn’t just good for the soul, it’s also good for helping the body heal after surgery, a research review...
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U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
Slabs of salmon are displayed at a market.Reuters/Lucy Nicholson U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human...
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Second language linked to better brain function after stroke
Health Care Assistant Sophie Dorrington talks to a patient in the stroke ward at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, eastern England November 3, 2011.REUTERS/SUZANNE PLUNKETT (Reuters Health) –...
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Red meat linked to increased stroke risk
Meat is offered for sale at a street market in Paris March 11, 2012.REUTERS/MAL LANGSDON (Reuters Health) – Red meat – but not other types of protein – is linked to an increased stroke risk, and the...
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For women with diabetes, air pollution has higher heart risks
A woman wearing a facial mask reads a newspaper along a street on a hazy day in Beijing March 27, 2014.REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON/FILES (Reuters Health) – Particle pollution like soot is a known health...
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Screen time, in moderation, not linked to youngsters’ depression
People are silhouetted as they pose with mobile devices in front of a screen projected with a Facebook logo, in this picture illustration taken in Zenica October 29, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/DADO RUVIC...
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Exercise as young adult tied to heart health decades later
A man runs at the Athletic stadium in Florence February 16, 2011.REUTERS/ALESSANDRO BIANCHI (Reuters Health) – Young adults who exercise may have a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and higher...
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Stress and depression linked to stroke risk in diabetics
An office staff showing manifestation of stress at his workstation (Reuters) (Reuters Health) – People with diabetes are much more prone to depression and stress than other individuals, and these...
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Two hospitalized, nearly 200 sickened in Seattle norovirus outbreak
The norovirus structure in an undated image. Hundreds of thousands of people have been struck down by a highly infectious stomach bug that swept the country during the holiday period, doctors said on...
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Childhood bullying tied to later mental health problems
A high school student (L) walks towards a group of female students chatting in front of a school in Tokyo November 9, 2006.REUTERS/KIYOSHI OTA (Reuters Health) – Preventing childhood bullying may also...
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‘Social jet lag’ linked to risk of diabetes and heart disease
Wall clocks going to a Capital Grill restaurant are tested together at the Electric Time Company in Medfield, Massachusetts November 1, 2013.REUTERS/BRIAN SNYDER (Reuters Health) – Need another reason...
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