Health & Fitness
Expecting mothers should eat a balance of omega-3 and -6
January 21, 2016
Expecting mothers should eat a balance of omega-3 and -6
The health benefits of fish as a rich source of omega-3 are already well known, but a new Japanese study…
A healthy diet could be the key to more restorative sleep
January 21, 2016
A healthy diet could be the key to more restorative sleep
An American study published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine has found that what we eat can influence the…
Improving preschoolers’ memory skills can help them succeed at school
January 21, 2016
Improving preschoolers’ memory skills can help them succeed at school
A recent Canadian study, published in the journal Intelligence, has found that improving preschoolers' memory skills may contribute to their…
Eating green leafy vegetables may lower glaucoma risk
January 21, 2016
Eating green leafy vegetables may lower glaucoma risk
People who eat more green leafy vegetables, a good source of nitrate, may significantly decrease their risk of developing glaucoma,…
Study quantifies faulty gene’s role in ovary cancer risk
January 20, 2016
Study quantifies faulty gene’s role in ovary cancer risk
Women who carry an inherited fault in the BRIP1 gene are three times more likely to develop ovarian cancer than…
Doctors get less aggressive care before death
January 20, 2016
Doctors get less aggressive care before death
Doctors tend to get less aggressive care before death than the average person, a new study finds. The question of what…
Sleeping in on weekends may help reduce diabetes risk
January 19, 2016
Sleeping in on weekends may help reduce diabetes risk
Getting too little sleep during the week can increase some risk factors for diabetes, but sleeping late on weekends might…
High fish consumption in pregnancy tied to brain benefits for kids
January 19, 2016
High fish consumption in pregnancy tied to brain benefits for kids
When mothers eat three sizeable servings of fish each week during pregnancy it may benefit children’s brains for years to…
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
January 18, 2016
Pregnant women told to avoid countries with Zika outbreaks
Pregnant women should avoid traveling to Latin America and Caribbean countries that have outbreaks of a tropical illness linked to…
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
January 18, 2016
World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016
An official says the World Health Organization hopes to eradicate polio in 2016, after containing outbreaks in conflict-ridden Syria, Iraq…