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TUESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) — Women who use an intrauterine device (IUD) as birth control may not have to worry about gaining weight after the device is implanted, new research suggests. Researchers compared the medical records of 223 women aged 15 to 44 who were using two different types of IUDs, following them for [...]

Reuters – 6 hrs ago (Reuters) – Children born to obese women are more likely to be diagnosed with autism or related developmental delays than the children of slimmer mothers, according to a U.S. survey. The research, which appeared in Pediatrics, was looking for the impact on childrens’ cognitive development from a variety of “metabolic conditions” in [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Diet soda may benefit the waistline, but a new study suggests that people who drink it every day have a heightened risk of heart attack and stroke. The study, which followed almost 2,600 older adults for a decade, found that those who drank diet soda every day were 44 percent [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Despite earlier concerns, dieters who repeatedly lose weight and then gain it back aren’t at higher risk of early death than people who don’t “yo-yo diet,” according to a new report. About two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, and many are trying to shed the extra pounds. Over the [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A fresh look at past research concludes that people who eat lots of greens and other foods rich in magnesium have fewer strokes — a finding that supports current diet guidelines. But because the research focused on magnesium in food, the authors stopped short of recommending that people take a [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Girls who ate frequent meals and snacks put on fewer pounds and gained fewer inches to their waistlines over the next decade than those who only ate a couple of times each day, according to a new study. Researchers said that one explanation is that smaller, more frequent meals and [...]

(Reuters) – Obese older adults may be more likely than their thinner peers to suffer a potentially disabling fall — though the most severely overweight may be somewhat protected from injury, according to a U.S. study. Falls are often seen as a problem for thin, frail older adults, since their bones are especially prone to [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Once again, eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular “events,” according to a new study of New York City residents. The mostly Hispanic and black study participants did not [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Once again, eating a diet based on fish, legumes, vegetables and moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to lower chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other vascular “events,” according to a new study of New York City residents. The mostly Hispanic and black study participants did not [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who eat a Mediterranean-style diet — high in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains — are less likely to have trouble getting pregnant, hints a new study from Spain. The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking the Mediterranean diet to all kinds of health effects, including [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who eat a better diet leading up to pregnancy are less likely to have babies with birth defects, according to a new study. Researchers found that fewer babies were born with brain and spine problems, called neural tube defects, as well as cleft lip and cleft palate, when moms-to-be [...]