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Family Health

Could Baby Formula Help Prevent Childhood Diabetes?

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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BOSTON (Reuters) – Researchers said on Wednesday they found some evidence that keeping babies off cow’s milk may help prevent the development of type 1 diabetes in children with an inherited risk of the disease. The children will have to be followed for years to be sure, but the Finnish researchers found indirect evidence that giving the babies a special ...Read More »

Teenage Obesity Often Carried Into Adulthood

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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It’s not uncommon to gain weight as we age. As adolescents we get taller and add weight to fill out the proportion, but there is a time when we stop sprouting up and weight should stabilize. However, a new study shows that teens who don’t maintain a healthy weight and become obese, have a high likelihood of becoming severely obese ... Read More »

Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Rise

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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When the Census Bureau released its annual report earlier this year on poverty, income, and health insurance, that report, based on 2008 figures, pegged the number of Americans without health insurance coverage at 46.3 million, up from 45.7 million in 2007. Based on those figures, it was predicted that the U.S. will approach the 50 million mark in 2010. Sadly, ... Read More »

Stress Levels Rising in America

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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Just picking up a newspaper is enough to spike the blood pressure, so its not surprising that with an aging population, high unemployment, the economy, record numbers of uninsured, and the basic rigors of everyday life, that 1 out of every 4 American are reporting extremely high stress levels. Results from an American Psychological Association survey, conducted in August by ...Read More »

A Medicine Cabinet Just For Children

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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No matter how careful you and your children are, accidents and injuries are bound to happen. Be prepared with a well-stocked medicine cabinet just for your children. A child’s medicine cabinet should contain basic items such as antiseptics, bandages, pain and fever medicine, and allergy medications. In addition, you can include items that fit the individual needs of your children. ...Read More »

Whooping Cough Vaccinations: A Serious Reminder

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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Whooping cough—also known as pertussis—was once a major cause of childhood illness and death in the United States, but all that changed with an effective vaccine introduced in 1940. That vaccine reduced whopping cough to a minor blip on the medical radar, with less than several thousand cases reported annually. However, there is an increasing number of parents wary of ... Read More »

Rise in Teenage Eating Disorders

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending that all adolescents and pre-teens be screened for eating disorders at their regular check-ups, given the increase in prevalence among these age groups. In fact, hospitalizations for eating disorders jumped by 119 percent between 1999 and 2006 for kids younger than 12 and severe cases of both anorexia and bulimia have risen, ... Read More »

U.S. Health Care System Trails Industrialized Nations

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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If report cards were issued to countries for their health care system—the U.S. would not be on the principal’s “A” list. Compared with other industrialized nations, the U.S. is lagging, and is doing so on a variety of fronts. The increase in premature births throughout the country earned the U.S. a “D” rating this week in the annual Premature Birth Report Card from ...Read More »

Possible Link Between Hearing Loss and Dementia in Seniors

hanan hanan June 25, 2014 Family Health Comments Off
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Uncorrected hearing loss, common as we age, may be a factor in the onset of dementia. Recent research indicates that those experiencing greater degrees of hearing loss are more apt to suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than those with milder or no loss of hearing. The findings, researchers say, could lead to new ways to combat dementia, a condition ... Read More »
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