| |  Seeds Blamed for Europe E. coli Outbreak Still on Sale
By Associated Press Egyptian sprout seeds blamed for a massive and deadly E. coli outbreak are still on the market and were shipped to more European countries than was previously believed, officials said Tuesday, as the EU announced a ban on further imports. [...] |  Aching Back? Try Massage for Chronic Pain
By Alice Park It's not news that a back massage feels good. But now there's clinical evidence to show just how good. In the latest study comparing the benefits of adding massage to usual care for lower back pain, researchers report that massage [...] |  Penis Size: It May Be Written in the Length of His Fingers
By Maia Szalavitz The ratio of the length of a man's index finger to that of his ring finger may seem like a strange thing to measure, but new research suggests that it's linked with penis size. The lower the ratio, the longer [...] |  Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy Linked to Higher Risk of Autism
By Alice Park Children whose mothers use antidepressants during pregnancy may be more likely to develop autism than kids whose mothers do not, say researchers in California. In a study involving data on more than 1,800 children — fewer than 300 of whom [...] |  Reverse Engineering the Marijuana 'Munchies': What Causes Binge Eating?
By Maia Szalavitz The "munchies" may be triggered not only by marijuana hitting the brain, but also by its effects on the gut, according to new research that suggests intriguing possibilities for the development of new drugs to fight obesity. It turns out [...] |  Iceland Mulls Selling Cigarettes By Prescription Only
By William Lee Adams Icelanders hoping to light up may soon need a note from their doctor. Siv Fridleifsdottir, the country's former health minister, has proposed a radical bill in parliament that would make cigarettes a prescription-only product, the U.K.'s Guardian reports. The bill [...] |  Smokers Can Quit With Help Via Text Message
By Meredith Melnick The jury's still out on just how much cell phones may contribute to cancer, but here's one way they may help prevent it: by encouraging smokers to quit. A British study found that smokers who received motivational and supportive text [...] |  Less-Educated Women Have More Children. Or Is It the Other Way Around?
By Bonnie Rochman It makes sense that education would impede childbearing. In nearly every country, women with more education tend to have fewer children than less-educated mothers. But new research suggests it may actually work the other way around: having more children hamstrings [...] |  Study: Environmental Factors May Be Just as Important as Genes in Autism
By Alice Park Autism is undeniably influenced by genes, but a new study suggests that environmental factors may also contribute significantly — more than researchers previously thought — to the developmental disorder. In fact, environmental factors may play at least as big a [...] |  Study: Quitting Smoking With Chantix May Increase Risk of Heart Attack
By Alice Park A popular drug prescribed to help people quit smoking may pose a significantly increased risk of heart attack in users, a new study finds. The results may further complicate doctors' and patients' decisions to use the drug, Chantix, which has [...] | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | Follow Healthland on Twitter |  | Join today to start receiving HEALTHLAND's Twitter updates!
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