Eating Very Mad Cows
2/18/2008Several members of Congress last week called for an independent investigation into the safety of beef supplied to public schools,...
Read MoreCarbon Monoxide Keeps Meat Looking Fresh
2/15/2008It seems that dosing meat with carbon monoxide keeps it looking good for at least 20 days - double the...
Read MoreParents Worry about Baby Bottle Danger
2/13/2008ABC News broke a story about the efforts of environmental and parent groups to contain the use of polycarbonate in...
Read MoreStomach Stapling to Cure Diabetes
2/11/2008Researchers in Australia are jumping up and down like kangaroos in excitement over new data that suggests that obesity surgery...
Read MoreSedentary Lifestyle Leads to Early Aging
2/9/2008A new British study out of King's College in London makes clear that people who stay physically active in their...
Read MoreOutsmarting Drug-Resistant Viruses
2/8/2008It seems that a significant percentage of seasonal flu cases have become Tamiflu-resistant, according to a study completed by the...
Read MoreGerms Hiding in Surprising Places
2/6/2008Although most of us are conscientious about hand washing after using public restrooms, we ignore some of the most insidious...
Read MoreFish Food Follies
2/4/2008Tests, conducted by the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, in Piscataway NJ, found that there was so much mercury...
Read MoreMercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly – Not
2/1/2008According to the results of an Argentinian study released just hours ago, "the levels of thimerosal - in childhood vaccinations...
Read MoreNew Research Recommends Wider Use of ‘The Pill’
1/28/2008Although researchers have known for years that use of the birth control pills can cut the risk of ovarian cancer,...
Read MoreFibromyalgia Goes Pharmaceutical
1/24/2008In spite of the fact that up to 8 million people in this country suffer from symptoms of fibromyalgia, many...
Read MoreThe Cost Of A Strong Immune System
1/21/2008When it comes to the immune system, more is not always better. Improving the strength of the immune system comes...
Read MoreNo One Wants to Know About Hospital Safety
1/16/2008We already knew that a huge number of accidents, secondary infections, and unnecessary deaths occur inside the world's hospitals, but...
Read MoreRisk from Breast Cancer Genes, One More Time
1/13/2008Until a few days ago, we had been told that women who have a family history of breast cancer combined...
Read MoreBad Attitude Leads to Depleted Antioxidants
1/8/2008A recent study out of the University of Minnesota concluded that hostility depletes certain antioxidants linked to heart health.
Read MoreDoctors: See No Evil
1/7/2008Although 96% of doctors surveyed "agreed that physicians should report impaired or incompetent colleagues to relevant authorities, 45% of respondents...
Read MoreParents of Chubby Kids in Denial
1/3/2008Understand why parents in a recent survey almost universally denied that their kids had serious weight issues, even when the...
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