LIVING HEALTHY

• 

• Sleep helps the brain process memory.

  Shares

• Jan 22, 2015 07:35 PM EST

• Sleeping well when you are young appears to help maintain brain health in old age.

• 

• Cancer Risk Is Still Extremely Low

  Shares

• Jan 22, 2015 07:29 PM EST

• A Danish study has found that hormonal contraceptives may increase the risk of a rare kind of brain cancer in relatively young women.

• 

• Demi Lovato Wins Struggle Against Depression, Anorexia, Bulimia, Bipolar Syndrome

  Shares

• Jan 22, 2015 10:10 PM EST

• Demi Lovato is a mental health warrior.

• 

• European Food Safety Authority says common BPA levels not harmful.

  Shares

• Jan 21, 2015 06:50 PM EST

• BPA is used in plastics as a stiffener, and was widely used in plastic food containers.

• 

• Drinking 4 cups of coffee a day may have a protective effect against malignant melanoma

  Shares

• Jan 21, 2015 06:24 PM EST

• A study conducted at the National Institutes of Health has found an association between coffee drinking and a reduced risk of malignant melanoma.

• 

• Music training may help kids focus their attention, diminish anxiety, and control their emotions.

  Shares

• Jan 21, 2015 10:24 AM EST

• Brain scans of children who were learning a musical instrument show changes in the cortex of their brains.

• 

• Study Reveals That 1 In 5 People With Epilepsy Has Symptoms Of ADHD

  Shares

• Jan 21, 2015 11:15 PM EST

• Almost 1 in 5 adults with epilepsy may have symptoms of ADHD, study finds

• 

• Again, You’ll Die from Sitting Too Much

  Shares

• Jan 20, 2015 11:28 PM EST

• Just in case you didn’t get the memo, new studies suggest that you shouldn’t remain inactive. Otherwise, you increase your death risk a lot faster than when you’re obese. But there’s far worse than that: sitting for long periods of time.

• 

• Being younger than 10 or older than 17 has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease afer age 50

  Shares

• Jan 20, 2015 01:11 PM EST

• A woman who had her first menstrual cycle at age 10 or earlier was 27% more likely to have heart disease after age 50. A woman who had her first after age 17 was 23% more likely to have heart disease.

• 

• Fewer People Hard Hit by Medical Bills

  Shares

• Jan 20, 2015 12:54 PM EST

• People who obtained insurance through the Affordable Care Act primarily used it for physicals and well care.

• 

• Mental health issues increase the risk of becoming infected with HIV in gay or bisexual men.

  Shares

• Jan 20, 2015 12:39 PM EST

• Men who had four or five mental health issues had nine times the risk of becoming infected with HIV compared to men who reported no issues.

• 

• Teen Boy Complains Of Sweaty Nipples Only To Find Out He Has Brain Tumor, He Was Producing Milk

  Shares

• Jan 20, 2015 11:54 PM EST

• A 16-year old boy complains of sweaty nipples, narcolepsy, headaches and falls. He later found out he has brain tumor.