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By The Associated Press | Associated Press – 2 hrs 31 mins ago NEW YORK, N.Y. – A man murdered during a business meeting in New York City was a top official in a Florida dietary supplement company that has been the target of thousands of consumer complaints. Brian Weiss died Thursday in a mysterious shooting at [...]

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 29 (HealthDay News) — Children and teens who are overweight or obese are more likely to have asthma than their healthy-weight peers, a new study finds. The strength of the association between asthma and obesity varied by race and ethnicity. The strongest association between body-mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based [...]

Published: Feb. 29, 2012 at 3:42 PM HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 29 (UPI) – Children with a genetic predisposition for antisocial behavior appeared to be most susceptible to the negative influences of spanking, a U.S. researcher said. Study co-authors Drs. Courtney Franklin of Sam Houston State University, J.C. Barnes of The University of Texas at Dallas [...]

Published: Feb. 29, 2012 at 3:42 PM HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Feb. 29 (UPI) – Children with a genetic predisposition for antisocial behavior appeared to be most susceptible to the negative influences of spanking, a U.S. researcher said. Study co-authors Drs. Courtney Franklin of Sam Houston State University, J.C. Barnes of The University of Texas at Dallas [...]

Raw milk supporter Leah Mack milks a dairy cow during a rally protesting the Food and Drug Administration’s actions against traditional dairy farmers in Washington on May 16, 2011. Farmers and supporters rallied to show support for raw milk farmers. UPI/Kevin Dietsch  Published: Feb. 22, 2012 at 1:58 AM ATLANTA, Feb. 22 (UPI) – States [...]

TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) — People who drank water or diet beverages instead of calorie-laden drinks lost 4 to 5 pounds over half a year, according to new research. The study included 318 overweight or obese people divided into three groups: those who switched to water from high-calorie beverages; those who switched to diet [...]

Published: Feb. 14, 2012 at 7:06 PM HOUSTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) – Older mothers and father are jointly associated with having a child with autism, U.S. researchers found. Mohammad Hossein Rahbar, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Texas School of Public Health, and the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, [...]

FRIDAY, Feb. 10 (HealthDay News) — There’s a clear link between obesity and pain, suggests a new study that finds the heaviest people suffer the greatest discomfort. Researchers examined data from more than 1 million people who were asked about their health, pain and well-being in telephone surveys conducted between 2008 and 2010. Thirty-eight percent [...]

TUESDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) — A pre-pregnancy diet high in animal fat increases the risk that moms-to-be will develop gestational diabetes, a new study says. “Our findings indicate that women who reduce the proportion of animal fat and cholesterol in their diets before pregnancy may lower their risk for gestational diabetes during pregnancy,” senior [...]

Published: Jan. 20, 2012 at 12:46 AM EVANSTON, Ill., Jan. 20 (UPI) — Low birth weight is an important environmental factor contributing to the risk of autism spectrum disorder, U.S. researchers say. “Our study of discordant twins — twin pairs in which only one twin was affected by autism spectrum disorder — found birth weight [...]

Published: Jan. 6, 2012 at 1:22 AM DALLAS, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Higher vitamin D levels are linked with a significantly decreased risk of depression, especially among those with a history of depression, U.S. researchers say. Senior author Dr. E. Sherwood Brown, professor of psychiatry at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas [...]