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Health Headlines: Stuttering, Binge Eating, and Death by Boredom
Unlocking a Medical Mystery: Stuttering — CNN
Experts believe we have been stuttering as a species for as long as we have been talking — there is even an Egyption hieroglyph for stuttering. The speech disorder appears to be caused by a genetic mutation that interrupts a cell's ability to process waste material. Previous studies pointed toward a genetic component, but now there are three specific mutations pegged for further research.
Extra! Extra! Health Headlines From 2009
Have you kept up with healthy news from the last year? No worries, we've got you covered. Here's a little review of the health headlines you need to know from 2009, including how diet soda treats your kidneys and how exercise affects weight loss.
Health Headlines: Cancer, Brain Tumors, and Public Health
For Black Women, Breast Cancer Strikes Younger — NPR
The discrepancy between death statistics for African-American women and white women diagnosed with breast cancer is startling. Black women are twice as likely to die of cancer as white women.
Mobile Phones "Have Not Increased Brain Cancers" — BBC
Danish researchers have concluded that cell phones do not increase brain cancer risk, since there has been no large rise in reported brain tumors since mobile phones became a mass market item.
Health Headlines: Exercise, Aging, and Turning Silver
I must admit I get excited when the word exercise appears in news headlines, and I've found several so far this week that caught my eye. Here are a few news stories that take us on a journey through life, from fitness to gray hair.
The Claim: Exercise More During the Day, and You Will Sleep Better at Night
— New York Times
Falling asleep on the coach at 9 p.m.
Health Headlines: Shame, Sanitizer, and Fit Immune Systems
After nursing two sick children last week, these headlines caught my attention, since staying well is always on my mind.
Shame "Boosts Hand Washing Rate" — BBC
"Is the person next to you washing with soap?" This is the shaming message used to scare Brits using public restrooms into washing their hands .
Health Food Headlines
I love food. Not just eating it, but reading about it too. Here are three food-driven headlines that caught my eye.
Health Headlines: Breakthroughs, Happiness and Hannah Montana
There are some health headlines that are worth sharing. Often the stories behind the headlines live up to their tag lines. I wish I could say there was a method to the madness, some theme that connects these stories, but there is not.
Love and Hearts in Headlines
It is Valentine's Day (as if you didn't already know that after the barrage of hearts and flowers), but it is also heart-health month. The confluence of these two events has lead to many health headlines containing hearts and love. So check these stories for your V-day health news hit.
Health Headlines: Sex, Marriage and Tears
There are some health headlines that are worth sharing. Often the stories behind the headlines live up to their tag lines. Check out these three stories, on marriage and gender differences, all caught my eye and I had to share.
Health Headlines
There are some health headlines that are worth sharing. Often the stories behind the headlines live up to their tag lines. Check out these three stories with "double take" deserving headlines.
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