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School Bus Safety 08/23/2013 09:19 AM EDT Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Safety, Motor Vehicle Safety Kidney Disease Patients Can Benefit from Exercise 08/22/2013 05:00 PM EDT Program created specifically for people with multiple health issues was safe, boosted fitness Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chronic Kidney Disease, Exercise and Physical Fitness Omega-3s Tied to Lower Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis 08/22/2013 04:13 PM EDT Women who have diets high in omega-3 fatty acids derived from fish are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis than those who skimp on fish, new research suggests. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dietary Fats, Rheumatoid Arthritis Older Workers Who Drive Top Traffic Death List: CDC 08/22/2013 04:00 PM EDT Older employees who drive for a living are three times more likely to die in an accident than younger workers Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Motor Vehicle Safety, Occupational Health, Seniors' Health Women Smokers Face Increased Risk of Lethal Stroke 08/22/2013 04:00 PM EDT Hemorrhagic, or bleeding, stroke odds 17 percent higher than for men who smoke Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Smoking, Stroke, Women's Health Ultra-Early Treatment Reduces Disability After Stroke 08/22/2013 04:00 PM EDT Administering clot-busting drugs within 90 minutes of mild stroke boosts odds for recovery, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Disabilities, Stroke Mom's Genes May Play Part in How Children Age 08/22/2013 02:00 PM EDT Mouse study suggests mutations in maternal DNA in 'power plants' of cells mean kids may age more quickly Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genes and Gene Therapy, Seniors' Health Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Don't Be Misled 08/22/2013 01:32 PM EDT Source: Food and Drug Administration Related MedlinePlus Page: Oxygen Therapy Protein-Based Urine Test Predicts Kidney Transplant Outcomes 08/22/2013 01:26 PM EDT Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Related MedlinePlus Page: Kidney Transplantation Fruit and Your Blood Vessels 08/22/2013 12:51 PM EDT Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Aneurysms, Nutrition, Vascular Diseases Research Gets to Root of Redheads' Higher Melanoma Risk 08/22/2013 12:00 PM EDT Gene mutation tied to ginger tresses may also play role in promoting cancer, mouse study suggests Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genes and Gene Therapy, Melanoma Probiotics Linked to Lower Risk of Allergies for Kids 08/22/2013 11:34 AM EDT Babies whose mothers take probiotics while pregnant and those who are given the so-called "good bacteria" supplements early in life may be at lower risk for allergies but not asthma than other kids, according to a new analysis of past studies. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Allergy, Children's Health, Dietary Supplements NIH Study Finds Chronic Alcohol Use Shifts Brain's Control of Behavior 08/22/2013 10:04 AM EDT Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - Related MedlinePlus Page: Alcoholism Breast-Feeding May Pass Good Bacteria from Mom to Baby 08/22/2013 09:00 AM EDT Study found same beneficial strains in the guts of mother and child, as well as in breast milk Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Breastfeeding Abuse of Painkillers Raises Risk of Heroin Use 08/22/2013 09:00 AM EDT People who used prescription drugs illegally were 19 times more likely to move to heroin Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Heroin, Pain Relievers, Prescription Drug Abuse Family History of Diabetes Makes 'Prediabetes' More Likely, Study Finds 08/22/2013 09:00 AM EDT However, the effect was strongest for people who were not obese Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Family History, Pre-diabetes Kidney Cancer Drugs Equal in Prolonging Survival 08/22/2013 09:00 AM EDT But pazopanib gives patients a better quality of life than sunitinib, researchers report Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Kidney Cancer U.S. Circumcision Rates Drop by 10 Percent: CDC 08/22/2013 09:00 AM EDT Whether male babies undergo procedure has become a personal decision between families and their doctors, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Circumcision   This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656