The Challenge of Tracking What People Eat
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Tracking How Much Food We Eat Can Be a Challenge
Dec. 12, 2013 (Washington, DC) — Anyone who’s ever belonged to a weight loss program knows the value of keeping a food diary — a written record of every morsel or sip that enters the mouth.
The problem is, what people say they eat isn’t often the whole truth. Sometimes they knowingly omit an embarrassing pig-out, like an entire...
Flu Vaccine Prevented 6.6 Million Illnesses Last Season: CDC
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Flu Vaccine Prevented 6.6 Million Illnesses Last Season
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials would like every American aged 6 months and older to get a flu vaccine, and on Thursday they produced statistics they think should convince everyone to get vaccinated.
“In the 2012-2013 flu season, vaccinations...
Celiac Disease vs. ‘Gluten-Sensitive’
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The Gluten Debate Continues
Dec. 12, 2013 — It’s not unusual for people to say they feel much better after dropping gluten from their diets, even though they don’t have celiac disease, digestive experts report.
What these people describe has come to be called “non-celiac gluten sensitivity,” or NCGS. It’s a little-studied diagnosis that has contributed to the...
Artificial Sweetener Aspartame Deemed Safe
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Artificial Sweetener Aspartame Deemed Safe
Dec. 11, 2013 — The European Food Safety Authority says the artificial sweetener aspartame is safe at the levels currently used in food and drinks. Aspartame, sold as NutraSweet and Equal, has been used in soft drinks and other low-calorie or sugar-free foods for more than 25 years.
Alicja Mortensen, PhD, of the authority says in a news release...
Will Music Make Your Child Smarter?
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Will Music Make Your Child Smarter?
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) — If Johnny doesn’t take to the violin, don’t fret. A new study challenges the widely held belief that music lessons can help boost children’s intelligence.
“More than 80 percent of American adults think that music improves children’s...
Even Mild Hits to the Head Might Harm the Brain, Study Finds
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Even Mild Hits to the Head Might Harm the Brain, Study Finds
By Maureen Salamon
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) — As more research focuses on the damage concussions can cause, scientists now report that even mild blows to the head might affect memory and thinking.
In this latest study, special helmets were used on football and ice hockey...
‘Obamacare’ Helping Young Adults Get Health Insurance: Report
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) — More young adults have health insurance now than three years ago. And many of them are getting that coverage under a provision of the Affordable Care Act that allows them to stay on their parents’ health policies until they turn 26, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday.
From the last six months of 2010, when the law took effect, through...
110,000 Sign Up With Healthcare.gov in Nov.
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Mary Hualde, a navigator in Utah helping people sign up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, says healthcare.gov is finally working smoothly enough for her clients to enroll.
“It’s like a new world,” Hualde said this week about the Web portal that became the butt of jokes and an embarrassment to President Barack Obama after its troubled October launch frustrated millions.
While...
Dangerous Bacteria Can Lurk Inside Nose, Study Finds
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Dangerous Bacteria Can Lurk Inside Nose, Study Finds
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Potentially harmful staph bacteria can lurk deep inside the nose, a small new study finds.
Researchers tested 12 healthy people and found that formerly overlooked sites deep within the nose may be reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus, which is...
Most Americans Don’t Deal With End-of-Life Issues, Study Finds
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Most Americans Don’t Deal With End-of-Life Issues
By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2013 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans do not deal with end-of-life issues and wishes, a new study indicates.
Researchers analyzed data from nearly 8,000 people who took part in nationwide surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010, and found that only about 26 percent...
