Bike Sharing Offers Big Fitness Benefits for the Little Commute
With bike sharing plans rolling on asphalt from New York City to Budapest, experts say city streets are becoming as fitness-friendly as country trails. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Exercise and Physical Fitnessread the full article
FDA Approves Plan B One-Step Emergency Contraceptive for Use without a Prescription for All Women of Child-Bearing Potential
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Health of U.S. Children Improves, But More Live in Poverty
Families in the United States are making gains in education and health, two key factors in their overall well-being, a report released on Monday showed, adding to data that suggests the U.S. economy is slowly rebounding from the 2007-2009 recession.Source: Reuters...
Minority Kids Less Likely to Be Diagnosed, Treated For ADHD
Finding points to possible disparities in care Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children's Health, Health Disparitiesread the full article
Kids’ Sinusitis Might Not Need Antibiotics, New Guidelines Say
Doctors can 'watch and wait' for an additional 3 days Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antibiotics, Children's Health, Sinusitisread the full article
Chinese Warn of Possible Re-Emergence of Bird Flu
H7N9 deadlier than 2009 H1N1 swine flu, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bird Flu, International Healthread the full article
U.S. Unveils Tools to Help Consumers Choose Health Insurance
Website, call center are part of insurance exchanges created under Affordable Care Act Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Health Insuranceread the full article
Focus on Health, Not Fat, in Food Talks with Kids
Teens whose parents harped about weight gain tended to have more unhealthy eating behaviors, study shows Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Nutrition, Obesity in Children, Parentingread the full article
Blood Transfusions May Mean Fewer Strokes in Kids with Sickle Cell Disease
Study found the practice, first widely initiated in 1998, is reaping benefits for young patients Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Blood Transfusion and Donation, Sickle Cell Anemia, Strokeread the full article
Screen Middle-Aged Adults For Hepatitis C
Adults born between 1945 and 1965 should be screened once for hepatitis C, a government-backed panel recommended today.Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Hepatitis Cread the full article