Being overweight and obese during adolescence appears related to an increased risk of all-cause treated end-stage renal disease during a 25-year period. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/E...

A decline in the incidence of myocardial infarction (MI, heart attack) in one Minnesota county appears to be associated with the implementation of smoke-free workplace laws. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/5...

Comprehensive smoke-free laws were associated with a rapid 15 percent decrease in hospitalizations for heart attacks, 16 percent for stroke and 24 percent for asthma and other respiratory hospitalizations. The most comprehensive laws -- those covering workplaces, restaurants and bars -- resulted in...

Children with migraine are more likely to have below average school performance than kids who do not have headaches, according to new research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/b...

On Monday, Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy was ravaging the Mid-Atlantic with heavy rains and tropical storm force winds as it closed in for landfall. Earlier, NASA's CloudSat satellite passed over Hurricane Sandy and its radar dissected the storm get a profile or sideways look at the storm. NASA's Aqua...

Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire, anger and anxiety, and encouraging more positive dispositions such as compassion, empathy and forgiveness. Those who have reaped the benefits of mindfulness...