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• Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders
• Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least
• Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns: Before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to conversations
• Mothers leave work because they don't want to behave like working men, study suggests
• How seeing the same GP helps your health
• Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows
• Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep?
• Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows
• Working pressures increase children attending nursery with respiratory tract infections
• Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer
• Using a treadmill while working can boost employee productivity, study finds
• High consumption of fish oil may benefit cardiovascular health, public health finds
• HPV vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities
• Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity

Pre-term birth leads to increased risk of asthma, wheezing disorders Posted: 07 Mar 2014 08:10 AM PST Researchers have published findings strongly suggesting that preterm birth -- prior to 37 weeks gestation -- increases the risk of asthma and wheezing disorders during childhood, and that the risk of developing these conditions increases as the degree of prematurity increases. The findings are based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 studies that investigated the association between preterm birth and asthma/wheezing disorders among 1.5 million children.

Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least Posted: 07 Mar 2014 08:10 AM PST Happiness is more than just a feeling; it is something we can all practice on a daily basis. But people are better at some 'happy habits' than others. In fact, the one habit that corresponds most closely with us being satisfied with our lives overall -- self-acceptance -- is often the one we practice least.

Infants using known verbs to learn new nouns: Before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to conversations Posted: 07 Mar 2014 07:02 AM PST New research demonstrates that even before infants begin to talk in sentences, they are paying careful attention to the way a new word is used in conversations, and they learn new words from this information in sentences.

Mothers leave work because they don't want to behave like working men, study suggests Posted: 07 Mar 2014 05:38 AM PST Middle-class working mothers are leaving work because they are unwilling to behave like men, according to a new research article. Many of the interviewed women found it hard to combine work and motherhood because of the dominant culture of presenteeism -- the notion that they should be at their desks until late, even if there was nothing to do. The researchers found that before they had children themselves, women not only accepted but encouraged the masculine culture of the workplace.

How seeing the same GP helps your health Posted: 06 Mar 2014 04:15 PM PST Patients are more likely to raise a health problem with a doctor they've seen over time and have built-up a relationship with, new research has revealed. The insight comes as an increasing number of patients struggle to see the same GP. Seeing the same GP is thought to be important in ensuring quality of patient care, as the doctor will have better knowledge of the patient's history, medications, and health-related behaviors and attitudes.

Vitamin D increases breast cancer patient survival, study shows Posted: 06 Mar 2014 01:32 PM PST Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this nutrient, report researchers. According to the National Institutes of Health, the current recommended daily allowance for vitamin D is 600 IU for adults and 800 IU for people over 70 years old. The authors urged patients to ask their health care provider to measure their levels before substantially increasing vitamin D intake.

Obese adolescents not getting enough sleep? Posted: 06 Mar 2014 10:04 AM PST Lack of sleep and obesity have been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in adults and young children. However, the association is not as clear in adolescents, an age group that is known to lack adequate sleep and have an overweight and obesity prevalence rate of 30 percent in the US. Researchers have now found that cardiometabolic risk in obese adolescents may be predicted by typical sleep patterns.

Higher levels of omega-3 in diet are associated with better sleep, study shows Posted: 06 Mar 2014 07:39 AM PST Higher levels of omega-3 DHA, the group of long-chain fatty acids found in algae and seafood, are associated with better sleep, shows a randomized, placebo-controlled study. The study finds that higher blood levels of the long-chain omega-3 DHA (the main omega-3 fatty acid found in the brain) are significantly associated with better sleep, including less bedtime resistance, parasomnias and total sleep disturbance. It adds that higher ratios of DHA in relation to the long-chain omega-6 fatty acid AA (arachidonic acid) are also associated with fewer sleep problems.

Working pressures increase children attending nursery with respiratory tract infections Posted: 06 Mar 2014 06:39 AM PST Children going to nursery when they are unwell with respiratory tract infections may be an important factor in the spread of these illnesses in the community, new research suggests. The research shows that working parents are often caught between work responsibilities and the needs of their sick child, which can lead to continued day care use even when their child is ill.

Low saturated fat diets don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer Posted: 05 Mar 2014 04:14 PM PST Diets low in saturated fat don't curb heart disease risk or help you live longer, says a leading US cardiovascular research scientist. And current dietary advice to replace saturated fats with carbohydrates or omega 6-rich polyunsaturated fats is based on flawed and incomplete data from the 1950s, argues the author. Dietary guidelines should be urgently reviewed and the vilification of saturated fats stopped to save lives, he insists.

Using a treadmill while working can boost employee productivity, study finds Posted: 04 Mar 2014 08:35 AM PST Walking while you work may not only improve an employee's health, it may also boost productivity, according to new research. Researchers studied employees using treadmills instead of office chairs as they work. Their offices were refitted to have a computer, phone, and writing space on a desk in front of a treadmill to be operated by the employee at up to two mph. The results of the study were encouraging -- the treadmills had a significantly favorable impact on both physical activity and work performance.

High consumption of fish oil may benefit cardiovascular health, public health finds Posted: 04 Mar 2014 07:24 AM PST Eating fish in amounts comparable to those of people living in Japan seems to impart a protective factor that wards off heart disease, according to an international study. Middle-aged Japanese men living in Japan had lower incidence of coronary artery calcification, a predictor of heart disease, than middle-aged white men living in the United States.

HPV vaccine provides significant protection against cervical abnormalities Posted: 04 Mar 2014 07:24 AM PST The HPV vaccine offers significant protection against cervical abnormalities in young women, suggests a new paper. Results of the new study, the data concludes a risk reduction of 46% for confirmed high grade cervical abnormalities and 34% for other cervical abnormalities for young women who were fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine prior to their first smear test.

Children with ADHD have higher risk of teenage obesity, physical inactivity Posted: 04 Mar 2014 06:45 AM PST Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to become obese and sedentary teenagers, according to new research. Previous studies have suggested a link between ADHD and obesity, but whether one leads to the other is unclear. Conduct disorder, a condition related to ADHD and linked to tendencies towards delinquency, rulebreaking and violence, was also found to increase risk of obesity and physical inactivity among teens.

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