February 12, 2016 Weight-loss surgery after age 35 linked to survival benefit Obese people who undergo a certain kind of weight-loss operation after age 35 may live longer than obese people of the same age who don't have the surgery, a study suggests.
February 4, 2016 Artificial pancreas works for teens with type 1 diabetes An experimental "artificial pancreas" that pairs with a smartphone to monitor blood sugar and automatically deliver insulin may work better for teens with type 1 diabetes than using separate products already on the market, a small study suggests.
January 29, 2016 Review suggests breastfeeding could have multibillion dollar benefit for global economy That breastfeeding can provide a slew of health benefits for babies and their mothers isn’t news, but for the first time, international scientists have put a dollar amount on that benefit.
January 29, 2016 Some antibiotics may change gut bacteria in kids Children who take certain antibiotics called macrolides to treat an infection may experience changes in their gut bacteria, a new study suggests.
January 25, 2016 Most child and adolescent deaths still preventable Worldwide deaths among children and adolescents have declined since 1990, but the vast majority are still preventable.
January 25, 2016 Some colorectal cancers found before screening starts at age 50 One in seven colon and rectal cancers in the U.S. are now diagnosed in patients younger than age 50, which is when people are advised to begin routine screenings for these tumors, a new study finds.
January 22, 2016 Listeria-contaminated salad from Dole Food kills 1, CDC says The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said one person had died and 12 were hospitalized due to a strain of listeria linked to packaged salads produced by Dole Food Co Inc in its facility in Springfield, Ohio.
January 22, 2016 Researchers puzzled over why more babies being born with organs outside the body Anna, Avery, Genevieve, Ian: Those are a handful of the names of American children with gastroschisis— whereby the intestines are born outside of the body, protruding from a hole beside the belly button— and who are featured in a new story series published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week.
January 21, 2016 Low-fiber diet may change gut microbes for generations Diets that are low in fiber may cause irreversible changes to populations of gut bacteria, and those changes may be passed on over generations, new research suggests.
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 help improve the picture, a small U.S. study suggests.
