| |  A New Study Details the Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy
By Bonnie Rochman Pretty much everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. It's particularly ill-advised for pregnant women, although data show one in five U.S. moms-to-be still cop to the habit. Lest smokers need another nudge to quit, the first systematic review [...] |  Salt: How Bad Is It, Really?
By Laura Blue Much like cell phones and eggs, salt is one of those things that studies say is bad for you one day, but O.K. the next. Just last year, an article in the New England Journal of Medicine estimated (using previous studies' [...] |  The July Effect: Why Summer is the Most Dangerous Time to Go to the Hospital
By Alice Park You can't control when health emergencies occur, but if you had to go to the hospital, you'd probably be better off avoiding the summer months. At least that's been the conventional wisdom among doctors, who know that the most experienced [...] |  Scientists Discover Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea 'Superbug'
By Laura Blue A new, untreatable strain of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea has been discovered in Japan, according to an international team of infectious disease experts. The strain, named H041, is resistant to all known forms of antibiotics. The finding was presented [...] |  In Britain, Even Toddlers Are Urged to Exercise Every Day
By Associated Press In a new campaign against obesity, the British government issued guidelines on Monday saying that children under the age of 5 — including those who can't even walk yet — should exercise every day. In its first such guidelines for [...] |  16-Pound Newborn May Set Texas Record for Biggest Baby
By Sora Song |  Secondhand Smoke Linked to Learning Disabilities, ADHD in Kids
By Laura Blue Kids who grow up among smokers are more likely than kids in smoke-free homes to suffer from a number of neurobehavioral disorders, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disabilities and conduct disorders. That's the finding from a new study published online [...] |  What Does Bottle-Feeding Have to Do With Autism Risk?
By Bonnie Rochman As if there weren't already enough tension between bottle-feeding and breast-feeding moms, now a researcher at the State University of New York at Albany is courting controversy by suggesting that bottle-feeding is associated with an increased risk of autism. In [...] |  U.S. Rules That Marijuana Has No Medical Use. What Does Science Say?
By Maia Szalavitz The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) ruled on Friday that marijuana has "no accepted medical use" and should therefore remain illegal under federal law — regardless of conflicting state legislation allowing medical marijuana and despite hundreds of studies and centuries [...] |  Stay-at-Home Dads Are More Likely to Divorce
By Bonnie Rochman Once upon a time, men worked, women didn't and that appeared to be the equation for a harmonious family life. Now, new research shows how much that truism has changed for women but stayed the same for men. While attitudes [...] | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | Follow Healthland on Twitter |  | Join today to start receiving HEALTHLAND's Twitter updates!
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