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Millions of children's lives at stake as El Niño strengthens

November 12, 2015 As a result of a strengthening El Niño, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is warning that an estimated 11 million children are at risk.

Childhood obesity is linked to poverty and parenting style

November 11, 2015 In 2013, 42 million infants and young children worldwide were overweight or obese. If current trends continue, that number will increase to 70 million by 2025, according to the World Heath Organization.

Heat hurts fertility, decreasing U.S. birth rate

November 10, 2015 A study finds climate change as one of the reasons that could kill your sex drive, which subsequently results in decreased birth rate in the United States.

Trans youth may have improved access to puberty blockers

November 10, 2015 Puberty can be one of the worst times in a transgender or gender-nonconforming child's life, but for these children, access to drugs that prevent puberty may be getting easier.

Largest study on teen weight-loss surgery shows reversal of diabetes

November 9, 2015 The results of the largest in-depth study of its kind on teen weight-loss surgery was published in The New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at The Obesity Society Annual meeting in Los Angeles.

When peripheral nervous system doesn't function well

November 7, 2015 Peripheral nerves are collecting and sending signals from every part of the body to the brain, making them crucial for keeping the whole body system going. When peripheral nervous system is damaged, all kind of problems are on their way.

Mississippi fattest U.S. State, Hawaii healthiest

November 4, 2015 More than two thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight. The results of WalletHub's in-depth analysis of 2015’s Fattest States in America are showing where do you have the biggest chance to become oversized.

Early exposure to animals may cut asthma risk in half

November 4, 2015 Children who are exposed to dogs or farm animals during their first year of life may have a reduced risk for asthma at the age of six, according to a study in journal JAMA Pediatrics.

Alarming Finding: Midlife mortality on rise among white Americans

November 4, 2015 Midlife crisis is striking white Americans so hard they are facing the risk of rising mortality rates even as the other races and nationalities are seeing slowing death rates.

Vitamin D pill a day may improve exercise performance, protect heart

November 2, 2015 Taking vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease.

One cosmetic surgery every two minutes for Brazil men

November 2, 2015 Cosmetic surgery for Brazilian men is advancing at a rapid pace, with one going under the knife every two minutes, experts said in an article Sunday.

Increasing cigarette taxes shifts consumers to more dangerous products

November 2, 2015 Increasing cigarette exercise taxes may have the unintended consequence of encouraging consumers to seek higher nicotine content and more dangerous cigarette products.