Health Check: how long should I wait between pregnancies?

Nov 26, 2018 15:51 pm UTC| Health

Women often wonder what the right length of time is after giving birth before getting pregnant again. A recent Canadian study suggests 12-18 months between pregnancies is ideal for most women. But the period between...

Children with arthritis lack vitamin D

Nov 24, 2018 18:18 pm UTC| Health

In an analysis of global research, we recently found that children with the most frequent type of arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), have abnormally low vitamin D blood levels. We also found that those living...

Move more, sit less – great advice, but how can we make time for exercise?

Nov 14, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Health

Its that time again. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services just released a new edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. That sound you hear is Americans collectively sighing. Lets be honest:...

Neuroscientists identify a surprising low-tech fix to the problem of sleep-deprived teens

Nov 14, 2018 12:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Healthy sleep leads to healthy brains. Neuroscientists have gotten that message out. But parents, doctors and educators alike have struggled to identify what to do to improve sleep. Some have called for delaying school...

Four ways children say their well-being can be improved

Nov 14, 2018 12:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Good emotional health as a child lays the foundation for good life satisfaction in adulthood. However, in the UK children and young peoples happiness with their life is now at its lowest since 2010. Our research team,...

Hospital discharges to ‘no fixed address’ – here's a much better way

Nov 14, 2018 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Why treat people and send them back to the conditions that made them sick? Michael Marmot, The Health Gap, 2015 Homelessness is one of the most intractable and complex problems facing cities around the globe, says my...

Why natural depression therapies are better than pills

Nov 14, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Health

Winter is upon us. And with it comes the annual worsening of depressive symptoms. Sadly, in the United States, suicide continues to claim more lives than firearms, and suicide rates are increasing in nearly all states. The...