The Parents Zone

Who loves a fabulous makeover? I DO! Is your hand raised too? Seriously, it is such a joy to see a woman go from average to stunning with a great hair makeover!

Hairstyle and color makes such an impact on how you look! Watch this from Joico Hair Care Products and youll see what I mean! This webisode features Joicos International Creative Director . He is huge in the hair world and is known for creating wearable yet fashion forward looks everywhere from NYC runways to real women. Dont miss Damiens tips for helping you define the jawline, lengthen the neck and define the cheekbones!

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With Type 1 diabetes on the rise, researchers are stepping up efforts to screen patients family members, who are at higher risk of also getting the disease, the Informed Patient column reports.

More than 100,000 relatives have been screened through a free program offered by Diabetes Type 1 TrialNet, a research network of 18 centers world-wide seeking volunteers to participate in its studies of ways to prevent, delay and cure Type 1, long known as juvenile diabetes.

TrialNet Chairman Jay Skyler, a professor and diabetes expert at the University of Miami, tells the Health Blog that the program has grown to about 200 sites and aims to expand testing sites further.

Weve been broadening our base and the aim is to convince all medical practices to participate, he says.

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By Sarah Nassauer

Its taking longer to have a baby these days.

A new study by the National Institutes of Health calculates that first-time mothers spend 2.6 hours more in the first stage of labor (before pushing begins) than women did in the early 1960s.

For women who have already had at least one child, labor lasts two hours longer than it did for their historical peers.

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It’s not uncommon for many Americans to consume at least one serving of red meat each day.  However, it may be time to rethink this practice, as a new study published in the American Medical Association’s Archives of Internal Medicine links red meat consumption to a shorter life span.

Researchers analyzed the meat-eating habits of 37,698 male participants in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study and 83,644 female participants in the Nurse’s Health Study.

Those who consumed red meat, especially those who consumed a lot of it, were at increased risk of premature death, including death due to cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Both unprocessed and processed forms of red meat were included in the study. Unproc

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