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Findings from the first study of its kind measuring the link between daily growth and sleep show the two could be linked. Growth spurts are tied to an increase in total daily hours of sleep as well as an increase in the number of daily sleep bouts, the time from the onset of sleep until

Added Sugars to Blame for Weight Gain?
A new study reveals an increased consumption of added sugars coincided with weight gain in adults.
Researchers assessed added sugars intake and body weight patterns over 27 years by using data collected in the Minnesota Heart Survey. They found

Oral Sex. It’s been linked to oral, head and neck cancer, but a new report shows it may be causing more throat cancer than tobacco.
HPV (or human papillomavirus) is a virus passed on through oral sex. Researchers studying the virus say that HPV causes 64 percent of oropharynxl cancers

Think drinking with your child will make him more responsible? Think again. According to a new study, adolescents whose parents allow them to drink alcohol under adult supervision may drink more and suffer from more alcohol-related consequences.
Some parents allow their children to consume

Nutrition during the first days or weeks of life may have long-term consequences on health, potentially via a phenomenon known as the metabolic programming effect.
Metabolic programming is the concept that differences in nutritional experiences at critical periods early in life. It can

New scientific evidence confirms the effectiveness of that old folk remedy –– cranberry  –– for urinary tract infections.
“A number of controlled clinical trials — these are carefully designed and conducted scientific studies done in humans —

Medications commonly used by elderly individuals may actually lead to mental impairment, according to a study published online in British Medical Journal.
Anticholinergic drugs are used to fight conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, urinary incontinence and Parkinson’s disease.

A warning for parents of children with eating disorders: the Internet may be promoting their dangerous behaviours.
Researchers from Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, Calif., surveyed eating disorder patients and their families. They found 41 percent of patients visited

Acupuncture is a new growing trend among healthcare treatments. It is used as treatment for nearly every ailment, disorder, and injury, but this study has shown acupuncture is not effective for treating stroke victims.
Acupuncture is usually used as an alternative form of rehabilitation

So far in 2010, 7,950 people in the US have died from endometrial cancer and there are 43,470 new cases. Studies on animals showed that obese women, who are at a higher risk for endometrial cancer, should take vitamin D to reduce their risk.
The study showed that 25 percent of obese mice