Healthy Living News

Apr022012

Autism Progress, Mom's Education Linked

by Claire McCarthy, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

Some children with autism can become much more able to function over time, a new study finds. And the mother's race and education make a big difference in which children improve. Researchers reached these conclusions based on...read more

Categories: Women's Health, Family Health, Children's Health, Autism

Mar302012

Personalizing Drug Therapy

by Mary E. Pickett, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

A bedside genetic test can predict which drugs will work best in heart patients. About 200 people were in the study. All of them had angioplasty to open a clogged artery. Half received a genetic test to see if they would...read more

Categories: Men's Health, Women's Health

Mar292012

Promising Drugs For Psoriasis

by Robert H. Shmerling, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

Two new drugs show promise in treating psoriasis, a long-term skin condition that can cause itching, flaking and pain. About 3 of every 100 people in the United States have psoriasis. Both studies used molecules that block a...read more

Categories: Men's Health, Women's Health

Mar272012

Prolonged Sitting As A Health Risk

by Howard Lewine, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

People who sit for more than 11 hours a day have a 40% increased risk of dying over the next 3 years, compared with people who sit for fewer than 4 hours a day. This holds true even for people who exercise regularly, a study...read more

Categories: Women's Health, Men's Health

Mar192012

Health Goals Cut Deaths; Few Meet Them

by Howard LeWine, M.D.
Harvard Medical School

Only 1.2% of U.S. adults meet all 7 major health goals to help prevent heart disease. But those who meet at least 6 goals are only half as likely to die young as those who meet 1 goal or none, a new study finds. The study...read more

Categories: Stroke, Men's Health, Heart Health, Women's Health

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