Archive for June, 2008

Less Bingo, More Health Coverage Start Today (Washington Post)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Thousands of low-income parents will be eligible for health coverage under Medicaid starting today, and same-sex couples will have new rights, as 189 laws take effect in Maryland.

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Seniors learn exercise is best way to combat debilitating diseases (The Southern Illinoisan)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

MARION - The best way, experts say, to combat arthritis and fibromyalgia is to exercise consistently.

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Poor Diet During Pregnancy May Have Long Term Impact On Child’s Health, Study Suggests (Science Daily)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Mothers who eat an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may be putting their children at risk of developing long term, irreversible health issues including obesity, raised levels of cholesterol and blood sugar, according to new research. The study, carried out in rats, suggests that the effect is even more pronounced in female offspring.

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Smoke ban for mental health units (BBC News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A new rule in mental health units in England means smoking will not be allowed in hospital buildings or grounds.

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Poor diet while pregnant can harm your baby (News-Medical-Net)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

We all know that smoking and drinking when pregnant can harm the baby, but new research published in The Journal of Physiology suggests that poor diet may also cause long-lasting, irreversible damage in offspring from heart disease to diabetes.

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Don’t let kitchen sabotage your diet (Rocky Mountain News)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Here are a few tips to keep your kitchen from sabotaging your diet: Keep the lights low, turn down the air conditioning and place healthy foods at eye level.

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Mom’s Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby (HealthCentral.com)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Copyright © 2008 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Eating an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may raise your child’s lifetime risk of obesity and elevated cholesterol and blood sugar levels, British researchers report.

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Diet: Women warned that junk food in pregnancy may hit child’s health (Guardian Unlimited)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Researchers say experiment on rats applies to humans, and mother’s bad diet can lead to overweight offspring

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Diet & health: Women warned over junk food in pregnancy (Guardian Unlimited)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Mother’s bad diet can lead to overweight offspring as experiment on rats applies to humans, say researchers

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Mother’s junk food diet ‘can damage child’s health’ (The Scotsman)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

PREGNANT or breastfeeding mothers who live on a diet of junk food could be condemning their children to lifelong obesity and ill-health, experts warned yesterday.

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