Kathryn Doyle

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, hairdressers who often used light colored hair dyes or hair-waving products on clients had more potentially cancer-causing compounds...

For very young children, awareness of food brands increases greatly between ages three and four and is highest for unhealthy foods, according to a new study from Ireland. Food-brand knowledge...

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An individualâ??s personality and outlook on life may affect their risk of developing dementia, according to a new study from Finland. Cynical...

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A low dose of antidepressant may be almost as effective as estrogen at reducing the number of hot flashes menopausal women have...

For some women with breast cancer, changes in brain activity while multitasking could explain "chemo brain" --- reduced mental functioning that many experience after chemotherapy, Belgian researchers say."Cognitive complaints of...

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who are overweight when they are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are less likely to be able to control the disease well...

Children with asthma are no more likely than their peers to suffer mental health problems --- provided their asthma is well-controlled, according to Dutch researchers. "The original literature, mostly from...

In a new study, children who regularly got too little sleep had worse physical, emotional and social health than those who slept the average amount."Sleep is important for a lot...

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some cereals, candies and cakes contain much more artificial coloring than parents probably expect, according to a new study. In the U.S.,...

By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies of overweight and obese mothers are more likely to have oxygen-deprivation problems at birth, according to a new study. The heavier...