Feature Channels: Winter Holidays

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Loyola chair of OB/GYN candidly and humorously discusses the medical community's race for the first baby of the new year and defines the terms and ways to win.

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Exercise and B vitamins can help cure a hangover, but coffee won't help.

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Need help choosing a New Year’s resolution? Research from the University at Buffalo can provide some direction. Below is a summary of useful health and wellness tips assembled from studies published by UB researchers in 2010.

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New Year's Eve can be bad for your health.The health hazards of too much revelry include drunk walking, fattening holiday drinks and the surprising ways that alcohol is bad for you.

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Loyola weight loss physician, and successful patient, offer research-based tips on what to do and what not to do to lose weight this new year's resolution period.

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It's been a busy year of discoveries for Kansas State University researchers. Here is a sampling of some of the more intriguing and fun faculty and student research projects from 2010.

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Predictions, prognostications or peaks into the future. Whatever they’re called, we all want to know what’s ahead for the new year. Here, seven faculty members at Binghamton University identify seven different issues, trends or events we’re likely to hear more about in 2011.

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With about 400,000 apps available for Smartphones and news ones added daily, there is an app for almost everything, from losing weight to finding a job. Can any of them help us keep our New Year’s resolutions? Yes and no, says Ananda Mitra, professor of communication at Wake Forest and the author of several books on digital media. He says an app can make things simpler, but it is not going to change habits.

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So what are the next big things for business in 2011? Brian Mennecke, an Iowa State University management information systems professor, has some ideas.

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Just in time for New Year’s Eve, a study in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry may settle a long-standing disagreement over the best way to pour a glass of champagne: Scientists in France are reporting that pouring bubbly in an angled, down-the-side way is best for preserving its taste and fizz.

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A hand surgeon cautions that snowblowers can cause severe hand injuries, including loss of fingers that can require one or more surgeries and months of rehabilitation.

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According to the most recent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission statistics, there were 74,000 sledding, snow tubing, and tobogganing-related injuries treated at hospital emergency rooms, doctors' offices and clinics in 2004. But by taking a few precautions, you can help your children make sure their sledding and snow tubing activities are both thrilling and safe.

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With the excitement of the holidays, parents and relatives eagerly purchase the hottest toys and latest items for their children. But it’s during the hustle and bustle of the season that many fail to buy age appropriate gifts for their children, and they tend to disregard warnings on these toys and gifts to ensure they are safe. Doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the American Academy of Pediatrics give tips on how to purchase safe toys for kids.

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Just because Santa’s belly moves like a bowl full of jelly doesn’t mean yours has to this holiday season. Staying on track with your fitness program, even while traveling, will give you extra energy and start you out right for a healthful new year.

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Loyola University Health System experts give tips for shoveling season.

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Six research-based tips from investigators at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center that may help jump start one’s weight loss progress in the coming year.

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In time for Christmas, nutritionists are squeezing all the healthy compounds out of oranges to find just the right mixture responsible for their age-old health benefits.

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Tips to identify depression in those around you this holiday season

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The fresh tree, dust covered stored boxes, poinsettias, room fresheners, scented pinecones, blasting heat and more make the holidays the "sneezin' season" for many.

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Clever, humorous yet pertinent tips from a psychologist who specializes in weight loss.

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Annual holiday visits to elderly relatives often reveals medical conditions that prompt emergency room visits.

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Many health-compromised individuals cannot use traditional gifts such as perfume, candy and sweaters BUT clever gifts such as The Grabber retriever tool, pill cutters and counters and "tricked out" wheelchairs show you care.

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Some of the most popular holiday drinks are loaded with calories. But Loyola University Health System registered dietitian Brooke Schantz says there are simple ways to limit the damage.

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The first step to reaching your ideal weight in the New Year may be as simple as writing it down, says Dr. Christopher J. Mosunic, a specialist in weight management and diabetes at Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut.

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Leading you down the path to tech savvy in 2011 is Ryerson University’s Digital Media Zone with some New Year’s tech resolutions...

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According to the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University, there’s a 95 percent probability of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground in Pinkham Notch, N.H., come Dec. 25. That tops the list of snow probabilities in Northeast cities compiled by the Climate Center using records spanning the past five decades.

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Not a happy holiday thought, but an important one: The number of babies who die of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, surges by 33 percent on New Year’s Day. The suspected reason? Alcohol consumption by caretakers the night before.

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Breaking down your weight loss resolution into small tasks will bring success.

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December is supposed to usher in “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for many families, the holiday season often heaps on a sizeable helping of stress and frustration.

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Eating large quantities of rich foods outside our normal diet and routine can leave those with digestive conditions feeling ill and unable to fully enjoy their time with family and friends.

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Jeff Wells, a conservation scientists and visiting fellow at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, is warning that reindeer, the beloved animals of Christmas lore, are in severe decline thanks to global warming and industrial development in their boreal forest homes.

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By now you’ve received some holiday letters in the mail, or you’re frantically trying to finish writing and sending your own annual missive to friends and family. North Dakota State University Professor Ann Burnett, who is studying approximately 1,200 such letters from the past decade, says the letters provide clues to interpersonal dynamics, as well as to current events.

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For Chris Pendergast, every Christmas he has been alive to celebrate with his family for the past 17 years has been a gift unto itself. Indeed, in 1993 the then 44-year-old elementary school teacher was diagnosed with ALS.

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Last minute shoppers don't worry. Here's some novel, educational and affordable suggestions for kids' presents -- including the best gift of all.

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While many see the holidays as a happy and festive time, the season can be one of the most difficult times of the year for people grieving for a recently lost loved one or struggling with depression.

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Tips from a UAB genetics counselor about using holiday gatherings to learn about your family's medical history.

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Psychologists Joseph and Claudia Allen burst five myths we hold about teenagers and suggest simple ways to raise young people who are both empathetic and mature.

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A 90-second-long educational video from NIST provides a stunning visual lesson on why keeping one’s Christmas tree moist can be a matter of life-and-death importance.

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Loyola physician, grief counselor give tips on recognizing, overcoming depression during the holidays.

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Eric Wilson, the Thomas H. Pritchard Professor of English at Wake Forest University, doesn’t want to be happy for the holidays. And he thinks you should try taking the happy out of your holiday, too. But don’t call him Scrooge. He simply suggests that “happy” is an unreachable goal – especially around the holidays.

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More than 60 percent of parents say video games have no effect on their children. Not true, says Marina Krcmar, associate professor of communication at Wake Forest, who studies the impact of video games on children and teens. And, as games get more and more realistic, research shows the positive and negative effects on children increase, Krcmar says.

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Loyola physician warns of the perils of drunken walking.

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Seasonal music therapy lifts spirts, aids in healing at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, a community hospital part of Loyola University Health System.

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The most environmentally friendly option during the holiday season is to purchase a real Christmas tree instead of an artificial one, according to a Kansas State University forestry expert.

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Buying goods on sale this holiday season? At what cost? “When a brand goes on sale, it gives away part of the profit margin needed to invest in future innovation and quality,” says Sheri Bridges, associate professor of business at Wake Forest University—affecting consumer satisfaction in the long run.

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Most people assume the editorial was an immediate hit when first published in 1897 and that the Sun enthusiastically reprinted it every year at Christmastime until the newspaper folded in 1950. Not true, said W. Joseph Campbell, a professor and expert on media myths at American University.

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Elvis sang of a blue Christmas, but a 'flu Christmas' would be even worse. The dean of UMDNJ-SOM says there is still time to get a vaccine to make sure you don't give or get the gift of flu this year.

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Thousands of Americans sustain winter-related back injuries every year, including many directly related to holiday activities. Leading neurosurgeon and spine specialist William J. Sonstein, MD, FACS has tips on reducing back injury risk and pain.

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Tips for handling stresses that come with the festive season.

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Winter sports such as skating, skiing and snowshoeing are great forms of exercise. But cold temperatures, snow, ice, and fear of injury may discourage some people from getting outside and being active. The following CIHR-supported researchers are available to offer tips on how to enjoy winter sports safely based on the latest scientific evidence.