There's a lot of evidence that suggests media exposure can be detrimental to children and the quality of their sleep. This study provides some important details about how when, what, where and who is watching matters.
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I have more gizmos than I can wave a stick at. But bit by bit -- and byte by byte -- I'm learning that when we become enthralled with technology, we can let it dictate how we behave.
By helping younger generations to learn how to cope with environmental stressors and manage mental illness, we may be able to help give these young adults the tools necessary to live a healthy, "carefree" life long into their years of adulthood.
Many specialists who work with autism as well as CFS and fibromyalgia — myself included — find that there is a major overlap between the t...
The study suggests that rocking does indeed have an effect on our ability to fall asleep -- as well as on the quality of the sleep itself.
The Food And Drug Administration's own research concluded that the impact of the new graphic cigarette warnings might actually be negligible.
The Latino community is both genetically and culturally diverse; and as gene-based medicine advances, Latinos will need to make sure that new medical technologies serve that diversity.
Given Japan's global leadership role, there will be repercussions from this disaster on many sectors worldwide including in the United States. This chart details some of the observed and potential ripple effects.
Investigating foodborne illness is a really tough thing to do. It takes a lot of time, rarely follows a linear path and often is unsuccessful. It's not surprising, since the deck is stacked against the investigator.
My quitting strategy was to keep my mind and body busy all the time, in order to keep my thoughts of cigarettes at bay, but new science now suggests that the worst thing smokers can do is try not to think about cigarettes.
When I became the head of the World Health Organization in 1998, I was dismayed to see the reality of global health up close.
Antibiotics and vaccines were a huge advance in medicine in the 20th century. But the single pill for the single ill just doesn't work for 21st century chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes.
Stark images and bold messaging will now graphically illustrate -- on every ad and every pack of cigarettes -- the painful and deadly reality of tobacco use. A diseased lung. A baby surrounded by secondhand smoke. A man who needs an oxygen mask to breathe.
The job of biomedical research is far from over. Given the changing nature of the global health landscape, we must act now to broaden our vision even further.
Instead of trying to increase your metabolism with the goal of losing weight, try to slow your metabolism with a low-calorie, high-nutrient diet for a longer, healthier life.
Laura Ziskin's fierce, brave fight with breast cancer is over but she battles on through the organization she co-founded, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C.)
When obesity, heart disease, cancer and other food-related conditions are epidemics costing hundreds of billions of dollars and a great many lives, the president needs to lead, not follow. He should set an example. So far, it's been in the opposite direction.
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