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DAILY HEALTH UPDATE Tuesday, June 9th, 2015

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Mental Attitude: Pre-Babbling Babies Prefer Baby Sounds Over Adult Sounds. New research regarding early language development suggests babies prefer listening to other babies rather than adults. The investigators found that the babies in their study paid more attention to vowel sounds that sounded more baby-like than vowel sounds with more adult-like vocal properties. They believe that being attracted to infant speech sounds may help babies find their own voice and start the process of learning how to talk. Furthermore, their findings may explain the instinct some people have to speak to infants in baby-like, high-pitched tones. Developmental Science, May 2015 Health Alert: Pesticide Exposure May Increase ADHD Risk. Among boys, exposure to common pesticides may result in a higher risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Researchers tested a nationally representative sample of American children and found that those with urine samples indicating pyrethroid pesticide exposure were twice as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD when compared with other children in the study without the presence of the pesticide in their urine. Furthermore, each ten-fold increase in exposure was associated with a 50% increase in hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. The authors of the study write, "Given the growing use of pyrethroid pesticides, these results may be of considerable public health import." Environmental Health, May 2015 Diet: High-Salt Diet May Delay Puberty. Researchers found that rats fed a diet containing more than three times the recommended level of salt entered puberty later than rats fed a normal diet. Interestingly, rats that were not fed any salt also experienced delayed puberty. Lead researcher Dr. Dori Pitynski adds, "Our research highlights for the first time that the salt content of a diet has a [significant] effect on reproductive health… Current salt-loading in Western populations has the potential to drastically affect reproductive health, and warrants further attention." European Society of Endocrinology, May 2015 Exercise: Is Exercise Safe for Those with Atrial Fibrillation? An analysis of data from 14 studies involving 380,000 individuals with atrial fibrillation found that moderate and vigorous levels of exercise are safe for woman, but vigorous exercise could be risky for men. The risk of an atrial fibrillation episode among women fell by 24% for those who engaged in moderate exercise and by 15% when women exercised more vigorously. Moderate exercise reduced the risk of an atrial fibrillation episode in men by 19% but vigorous exercise raised the risk by 90%. Lead author Dr. Sanghamitra Mohanty writes, "Now that we know about the advantages of moderate physical activity in both men and women, we are able to provide specific tips and recommendations on how patients can exercise safely and at the same time benefit from the protective effect of exercise on atrial fibrillation and improve their overall quality of life." Heart Rhythm Society, May 2015 Chiropractic: Fibromyalgia and Migraine Headaches. Among a sample of 1,730 patients with fibromyalgia, 55.8% reported they also suffer from migraine headaches. Compared with those who do not regularly experience migraines, fibromyalgia patients who do are also more likely to have hypertension, asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Headache, May 2015 Wellness/Prevention: More Men Need to Be Screened for Osteoporosis. Even though two million men in the United States have osteoporosis and another 8-13 million are at risk for the condition, researchers from the North Shore-LIJ Health System note that men are far less likely than women to be screened for osteoporosis. Researcher Dr. Gisele Wolf-Klein writes, "Our survey clearly establishes that physicians are just not thinking of screening men. It's only when older men fall and break their hip that someone thinks maybe we should do something to prevent them breaking the other hip." Geriatrics Society, May 2015 Quote: “If you want to be happy, be.” ~ Leo Tolstoy