Bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes
A UK wide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes.
Having a Low Birthweight Baby May Increase Risk for Early Heart Failure
It’s normal for expectant parents to worry about how well their baby is developing and growing. But could a newborn’s birthweight serve as a red flag for risks…
E-Cigarette Use Rises While New Data Points to Heart Health Risks
A new study adds to mounting evidence that the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), or vaping, has increased in recent years among U.S. adults, with nearly 1 in…
HPV infections can be eliminated if both boys and girls are vaccinated
The human papillomavirus (HPV) causes, amongst other diseases, cancer of the cervix and oropharynx. A Swedish-Finnish study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases now shows that the…
Leaving your baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development
A baby’s development at 18 months old is not adversely affected by being left to ‘cry it out’ a few times or often in infancy researchers at the…