[Health] Study Finds Modest Declines in Obesity Rates Among Young Children From ...

Study Finds Modest Declines in Obesity Rates Among Young Children From ...
http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=830322
A new national study has found modest declines in obesity among 2- to 4-year-olds from poor families, a dip that researchers say may indicate that the obesity epidemic has passed its peak among this group.

Kids Victimized Over Health Issues
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Allergies/allergies-obesity-open-goal-bullies/story?id=18065534
Bullying over health issues is common, according to two studies looking at kids with food allergies and those going through weight-loss programs.

Planning a big night out? Why eating asparagus could prevent a hangover
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2253620/Why-eating-asparagus-prevent-hangover.html
Drinking milk, eating bread, water before bed; the list of hangover prevention methods is extensive. However, new research suggests that tucking into a few asparagus shoots before a big night out may be all that is required.

iTube Device and Smart Phone App Tests Food for Allergens
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/26/168082266/smarphone-apps-offer-few-shortcuts-for-those-with-food-allergies
Scientists and engineers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have created a device called an iTube and a corresponding smart phone app to help consumers test food for allergens, reports Science Today.

Cigarette Packaging Helping Smokers Quit their Habits
http://topnews.ae/content/214080-cigarette-packaging-helping-smokers-quit-their-habits
Quit-Victoria New legislations in some of the countries are supporting plain packaging ideas with printed health warnings on cigarette packaging to prompt smokers to quit their habit as it has severely devastating health effects upon them.

Pets with Seasonal Affective Disorder may have a new option in mitigating ...
http://www.annarbor.com/pets/pets-dogs-cats-animals-sun-winter-light-sol-box-pawsitive-lighting/
As we peer outside in Michigan, we're greeted most of the time with beautiful scenery, but there is one thing that we are wistful for during the winter months: sunshine.

Rise in flu infections prompts Duke hospitals to restrict visitors
http://www.wral.com/duke-university-health-system-restricting-hospital-visits/11916123/
DURHAM -- Due to a sharp rise in influenza infections throughout the Triangle, all Duke University Health System hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers will temporarily restrict patient visitations, effective Wednesday afternoon.