Know a pregnant smoker who's planning to quit the instant she gives birth? Speed-dial her and say, "Not soon enough!" A study of 8- to 16-year-olds shows that kids exposed to smoke in the womb are six times more likely to have asthma than...
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5 Ways to Lower Stroke Risk
Every year, about 140,000 Americans die as a result of a stroke. Strokes are also the leading cause of serious long-term disability. You can reduce your risk by controlling your blood pressure and cholesterol, losing excess weight,...
Read moreNo comments Children’s Dental Health, School Performance, and Psychosocial Well-Being
To assess the effects of dental health on school performance and psychosocial well-being in a nation-
ally representative sample of children in the US.
Study design
We analyzed data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health for 40752-41988 children.
The effects of dental problems and maternal-rated dental...
Read moreNo comments Fear of the Dentist Passed on to Children by Their Parents
A recent study found that a parent who fears the dentist may pass that fear on to family members. The higher the level of dentist dear or anxiety in 1 family member, the higher the level in the rest of the family. The study...
Read moreNo comments PERIODONTAL DISEASE AND INCREASED RISK OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE
The body of evidence that periodontal disease may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as well as a host of other systemic diseases has been growing for the past 15 years.
Now 2 large studies strengthen that evidence and have underscored the benefits...
Read moreNo comments THE COCONUT WATER CRAZE
No question, coconut water is healthful and hydrating. But sold as a “functional beverage,” is it all it’s cracked up to be?
This tropical tonic is showing up everywhere. People drink it at the gym, the beach, on hiking trails, even while just taking a...
Read moreNo comments Claims That Don’t Hold Water
You may be surprised to know that you don't need to drink eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration and stay healthy.
Don't schools and countless experts advise it? What about those people chugging from water bottles all day long? It's still a...
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Hey Guys, Drink a Beer to Bone Health
Memo to all the guys out there (and the women who love you): Quit walking to the kitchen every time those bone-health commercials come on. (Sally Fields, we love you. Really, we do.) All the talk about...
Read moreNo comments HAPPY INVESTMENTS
Does money make people happier? Less than you may think. Here are 6 tips from experts on the science of happiness.
The wealthy are happier than the poor, studies have found, and wealthy countries are happier than poor ones--but only a little, on average.
That's surprising,...
Read moreNo comments NUTS ABOUT PEANUTS
Peanuts are the most frequently consumed "nut" in the U.S., even though technically they are not nuts. In some ways, peanuts are even better for you than true nuts.
Unlike "tree nuts" (almonds, cashews, pecans, pistachios, walnuts, among others), peanuts grow on the ground and...
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