African-American moms are less likely to breastfeed than moms from other ethnic groups. The It’s Only Natural campaign encourages new African-American moms to breastfeed and supports them with tips and resources to help.
Dr. Nancy Lee is the director of the HHS Office on Women’s Health.
A major factor for the most common form of diabetes, type 2, is being overweight or obese. And doing something about this could be especially important for people with pre-diabetes, where blood sugar levels are high but not so high that they signal the person has diabetes.
A study indicates people with serious mental illness can lose weight – with help.
Many antipsychotic medications have weight gain and an increased appetite as side effects. This makes it difficult for people with serious mental illness to maintain a healthy weight. But the study found that people with illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression benefited from a weight loss program.
So you can hold your liquor? You may think that puts you at less risk, but that’s not true. Yes, you may experience fewer side effects – the wrenching blackouts and hangovers.
But, researchers looked at data on drinking responses for more than 100 young adults, finding a clear line between high tolerance and heavy drinking.
A study indicates soy supplements don’t make life feel appreciably better for postmenopausal women. At Oregon Health and Science University, researcher Paula Amato was checking indications in some smaller studies that soy supplements improve quality of life – notably, things such as reducing hot flashes.
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health
We congratulate the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Bharat Biotech International, Ltd., and the scientists, government and people of India on the important results from the ROTAVAC rotavirus vaccine study.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a nearly $1 billion initiative that will fund awards and evaluation to build on the Obama administration’s work to transform the health care system by delivering better care and lowering costs. This second round of Health Care Innovation Awards will fund applicants that have a high likelihood of driving health care system transformation and delivering better outcomes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xofigo (radium Ra 223 dichloride) to treat men with symptomatic late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer that has spread to bones but not to other organs. It is intended for men whose cancer has spread after receiving medical or surgical therapy to lower testosterone.
Pregnant mothers’ exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared underlying causes and illness processes with schizophrenia, which some studies have also linked to prenatal exposure to influenza.
