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Interventions lower diabetes risk in women who had gestational diabetes Posted: 23 Feb 2015 11:09 AM PST Women with a history of gestational diabetes face a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes for years after giving birth, but intensive lifestyle intervention or a medication regimen can have a protective effect in this population, according to a new study.

Your privacy online: Health information at serious risk of abuse, researchers warn Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST There is a significant risk to your privacy whenever you visit a health-related web page, some researchers warn. An analysis of over 80,000 such web pages shows that nine out of ten visits result in personal health information being leaked to third parties, including online advertisers and data brokers.

Sauna use associated with reduced risk of cardiac, all-cause mortality Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:26 AM PST A sauna may do more than just make you sweat. A new study suggests men who engaged in frequent sauna use had reduced risks of fatal cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality, according to a new article.

Immunization rates improve with centralized reminder system Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:25 AM PST Childhood immunization rates would improve with a centralized notification system that reminded families when immunizations were due, according to a new study. The study found that a centralized notification system run in collaboration with public health departments and physician practices was more effective and cost-effective than a practice-based notification system, which few practices implemented.

Brain activity shows infants are hardwired to link images, sounds as they learn to speak Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:25 AM PST We are biologically predisposed to link images and sounds to create language, new research examining electrical brain activity in infants suggests. These findings reveal that sound symbolism allows 11-month-old infants to spontaneously bind the speech sound and the visual referent, and this spontaneous binding may provide infants an insight that spoken words refers to objects you can see in the world, an author explains.

'Walking Football' phenomenon has great health benefits Posted: 23 Feb 2015 06:18 AM PST 'Walking football' could have a multitude of health benefits, researchers say, after studying the sport. The new sporting craze of 'Walking Football' may enable people to continue playing football into their 60s and 70s while reaping a multitude of health benefits, according to the researchers.

Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, study shows Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:43 AM PST In the first US study of urinary arsenic in babies, researchers found that formula-fed infants had higher arsenic levels than breast-fed infants, and that breast milk itself contained very low arsenic concentrations.

Experimenting preteens may have different brain processes Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:39 AM PST Preteens who experiment or explore new things may have brain processes that work differently than those of preteens who do not, according to a new study.

Up in smoke: Belief that shisha pipe 'filters out' heavy metals Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:18 PM PST Contrary to popular belief, only a minimal amount of heavy metals are removed in the 'filtration' process when smoking shisha, also known as hookah, according to research. On average, 3 percent of heavy metals present in tobacco are removed and this would not be enough to protect users from exposure to these toxins.

'Aging in place' may be the wrong answer for boomers, their parents Posted: 19 Feb 2015 11:22 AM PST Baby boomers trying to pick the best living arrangements for themselves or their parents as they age should be wary of a phrase they coined in their younger years: If it feels good, do it.