Are plant-based diets environmentally friendly?

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A nutritious diet that includes lots of fruits and vegetables might not be the greenest in its environmental impact, according to a new study from France. After analyzing the eating habits of about 2,000 French adults, and the greenhouse gas...
Are plant-based diets environmentally friendly?

Teen births continue to decline in U.S.

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The number of U.S. babies born to teen mothers dropped to record lows in 2011, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fewer women also gave birth in their 20s than in prior years, researchers found –...
Teen births continue to decline in U.S.

New SARS-like virus infects British patient

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – A new virus from the same family as SARS that sparked a global alert last September has been found in a further patient in Britain, health officials said on Monday. This latest case of infection with the new virus known as a coronavirus brings the total...
New SARS-like virus infects British patient

Russia blocking US meat over additives, West sees protectionism

  By Melissa Akin MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s move to ban U.S. meat imports worth over $500 million each year, over a feed additive, will help domestic producers withstand an influx of cheap meat after Russia joined the World Trade Organization (WTO). Western food producers...
Russia blocking US meat over additives, West sees protectionism

Yoga may aid people with irregular heart rhythm

Atrial fibrillation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Regular yoga classes could help people with a common heart rhythm problem manage their symptoms while also improving their state of mind, a new study suggests.

According to the American Heart Association, about 2.7 million people in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation (AF), in which the heart's upper chambers quiver chaotically instead of contracting normally.

Obesity in girls tied to higher MS risk

Picture of an Obese Teenager (146kg/322lb) with Central Obesity, side view.Self Made Picture of an Obese Teenager (Myself) (146kg/322lb) with Central Obesity, Front View. Feel Free to use. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

By Genevra Pittman

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that obese kids - adolescent girls, in particular - are more likely to be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) than normal-weight youth.

That doesn't prove carrying around some extra weight in childhood causes MS - in which the protective coating around nerve fibers breaks down, slowing signals traveling between the brain and body.