(HealthDay News) — Getting a pet can improve not only your emotional outlook but your physical health as well, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The CDC says furry companions have been shown to trigger these health improvements: Decreased blood pressure. Decreased cholesterol. Decreased triglycerides. Reduced feelingsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Before you let your parental frustration get the better of you, a new study suggests you should refrain from spanking your misbehaving youngster. Researchers analyzed data from more than 12,000 children in the United States and found that those who had been spankedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — As challenging as it can be to raise a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research offers biological evidence that calm, positive parenting may help these kids master their own emotions and behaviors. The study was conducted with parents of preschoolContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Simple steps can help keep you from being sidelined by a sports injury. First, make it a rule to bookend every workout with a warm-up and a cool-down. The warm-up is meant to increase your heart rate and blood flow to muscles. StartContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — States that expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw a greater increase in low-income adults who quit smoking than did states that did not expand Medicaid, a new study found. Under the health care act, states that expanded Medicaid had to offerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Having a father with depression may put teens at a heightened risk for the mental health problem, a new study suggests. Previous research had linked depression in mothers and in their children. But according to the investigators, this is the first study toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Don’t want to look old before your time? A new study suggests that heavy drinking and smoking — besides posing serious health risks — make people look older than they actually are. The research tracked more than 11,500 Danish adults, aged 21 toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Despite safety warnings from drug regulators, some U.S. children are still being given a risky painkiller after having their tonsils removed, a new study finds. At issue is the opioid painkiller codeine. In 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a “blackContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Obese people who follow a low-fat weight-loss plan could tack extra years onto their life, a new review of medical evidence suggests. Such diets appear to help decrease overall risk of early death by 18 percent in people with obesity, amounting to sixContinue Reading
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