It turns out that the stress of a demanding job, combined with having little control over it, could be a deadly combination, according to a recent UK study. In a meta-analysis of published and unpublished studies, researchers from University College London analyzed the association of job stress defined as high work demands and low decision control with the risk of heart disease.

Compared to their heart-healthy counterparts, pregnant women with heart disease have a higher risk of complications. However, a recent analysis published in the European Heart Journal shows that the large majority of these women will have positive outcomes, both for themselves and their newborns.

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Portland, Oregon, whose residents have long resisted fluoridating city drinking water, will finally be joining the twentieth century in tooth decay prevention. (Yes, fluoridated drinking water became an official policy of the U.S. Public Health Service in 1951.) Just yesterday, the City Council approved a plan to add fluoride to Portland s water by March of 2014.

Nearly a third of Americans over age 65 fall each year, resulting in almost 20,000 deaths, over two million emergency room visits, and medical costs exceeding $28 billion, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And, as we ve discussed before, the loss of mobility following such falls can lead to a significant decline in an older person s overall health.

The scales will soon fall from your eyes when it comes to the calorie count of your McDonald s order. Or maybe, actually, the scale will feature quite prominently in your thoughts when, by the end of 2013, the number of calories in every item offered by the ubiquitous restaurant will be listed next to it on the menu.

According to the results of a 2007 National Health Interview Survey, over 14 million Americans reported using acupuncture as part of their health care up from just 8 million in 2002. But while acupuncture may be growing in popularity, scientists continue to question the efficacy of this ancient practice.

In the U.S., drug-resistant infections, including MRSA and C. difficile, are reaching crisis proportions, and the inappropriate use of antibiotics is at least partly to blame. In an effort to contain the problem, public health officials are encouraging doctors more strongly than ever to prescribe antibiotics with greater caution.

It has long been suggested that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with a decreased risk of numerous cardiovascular events, and previous studies have suggested that, if obtained from dietary sources, these fatty acids may indeed have some beneficial effects.

If young children are showing signs of a weight problem, it s best for parents to take action sooner rather than later, according to a new study. Published online yesterday in the journal Pediatrics, the latest research suggests that weight gained early in childhood will be much harder to lose by the teenage years.