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HEALTH NEWS
EXERCISE AND SPORTS
Whole-Body Resistance Training Eases Low Back Pain
Concussions Appear to Have Lifelong Effect on Brain
Brief But Intense Exercise May Thwart Diabetes
Only 14% of Chronic Back and Neck Patients Prescribed Exercise by Their MDs
HEALTH POLICY
To Reform Health Care, Ask Different Questions
A Food Agenda for Obama
Deepak Chopra: Leave the Sinking Ship
National Safety Council Urges Complete Ban on Cell Phone Use in Cars
HEART DISEASE
Sleep Duration Linked to Cardiovascular Health
Moderate Alcohol Use Only Benefits People with Unhealthy Behaviors
Moderate Drinking Benefits Only Healthy Patients
MEDICATION AND SURGERY
Osteoporosis Drug Increases Dental Complications
Researchers Pay Parents Who Don’t Vaccinate for Their Views
NUTRITION
Evidence on Fish Oil Effects Uncertain
Eating at Buffets Plus No Exercise Equals Obesity in Rural America
Antioxidant Supplements Again Fail to Lower Cancer Risk
Cheap “Value Meals” Bad for Your Health
Tofurkey Inventor Tells All
Chicago Health Commissioner Says Go Vegetarian for a Month
Some Supermarkets to Label Healthy Foods
High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains the Nerve Toxin Mercury
Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
The Health Benefits of Berries
Plums Strong in Antioxidants
OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSS
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH
The Instincts to Trust Are Usually the Patient’s
Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
SLEEP
People with Less Sleep Get More Colds |