LIVING HEALTHY

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• Obese Mothers Can Raise Diabetic Children

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• Apr 27, 2015 11:34 PM EDT

• In one of the newest revealing studies on pediatric health, it’s discovered that children who are born on overweight or obese mothers are more likely to develop type 1 diabetes by 33%.

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• Bogus boxes of Botox have been distributed across the country

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• Apr 27, 2015 06:02 PM EDT

• The FDA is warning that fake Botox is being distributed across the country.

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• Tanning salons are glossing over the risks, says New York

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• Apr 27, 2015 05:19 PM EDT

• The Attorney General of New York State has filed lawsuits against two chains of tanning salons, accusing them of promoting tanning as being healthy, which it is not, and not disussing the risks.

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• Half of women with breast cancer in one breast consider removing both breasts

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• Apr 25, 2015 06:23 PM EDT

• Half of these women consider prophylactic mastectomy of their other breast even if they do not have any genetic mutations that would predict a second cancer.

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• Guess Who Goes to the Gym More Often in Turnbridge Wells

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• Apr 24, 2015 11:10 PM EDT

• If you go to the gym, you usually have a better idea of the types of people who exercise. But if you happen to go to Turnbridge Wells in the UK, you’ll find an opposite trend.

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• Vaccine could prevent throat cancers in men caused by human papilloma virus

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• Apr 23, 2015 07:07 PM EDT

• A study has found that teen boys should be vaccinated against HPV as a cost-effective way to prevent throat cancer when they are adults.

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• Former contender for “World’s Fattest Man” lost two-thirds his weight, but the skin remains

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• Apr 23, 2015 06:53 PM EDT

• Paul Mason has lost 650 pounds and is scheduled to lose another 100 pounds next week when plastic surgeons remove excess skin.

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• Families at high-risk for celiac disease need to tell relatives to be tested

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• Apr 22, 2015 07:24 PM EDT

• A celiac group is urging people with celiac to inform their relatives that they should be tested for the autoimmune condition.

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• Rabies kills more people worldwide than previously thought

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• Apr 22, 2015 07:11 PM EDT

• A new study estimates that 59,000 people a year—or more than 160 a day—die of rabies, primarily in poorer countries where most dogs are not vaccinated.

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• Giving your children a pill (or taking one yourself) doesn’t have to be a struggle

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• Apr 21, 2015 08:02 PM EDT

• Here are some tips for giving a child a pill or taking one yourself.

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• EPA may start testing food products for Roundup residue

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• Apr 21, 2015 07:55 PM EDT

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may recommend testing food products for glyphosphate residue.

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• Very large study of high-risk kids finds no link between vaccine and autism

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• Apr 21, 2015 07:47 PM EDT

• A large study found that being vaccinated with MMR was not associated with an increased risk at any age even for children with a sibling with autism spectrum disorders.