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Getting Dirty May Help Your Mood - Treatment of mice with a ‘friendly’ bacteria, normally found in the soil, altered their behavior in a way similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs, reports research published in the latest issue of Neuroscience.
Obesity Struggle May Begin in the Womb - Mothers-to-be who gained weight within medical guidelines were about four times more likely to have children who were overweight at age 3 than those who remained slimmer while expecting, according to the Harvard University research.
Insurer to pay boy’s breast surgery - A health insurer must pay for the breast-reduction surgery of a Long Island teen who was burdened with unusually large breasts for a boy, a state appeals court has ruled.
$500M Pledged to Fight Childhood Obesity - To halt a trend building over the past four decades, the foundation is offering to fund programs that focus on improving access to affordable healthy foods or on how to increase physical activity in schools and communities.
Overweight People More Likely to Develop Asthma - The chance of developing asthma is 50 per cent higher for overweight and obese people, compared with individuals whose weight is normal, analysis of seven studies on severe asthma shows.
Nurses ‘Injured’ Caring for Obese Patients - Around 5,000 nurses are currently being treated for back pain following a surge in patients’ weights and the number of patients a nurse has to care for, according to the British Chiropractic Association.
Stress & Depression are Major Causes of Premature Births - Research shows that stress hormones - which play a crucial role in the development of the unborn baby - shoot up in women who are depressed during pregnancy.
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April 5th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I read about the dirt thing … so does this mean I don’t have to cut my fingernails down to the nub after I garden (again) without gloves?