Baby Stroke
10/8/2009A new study shows that children have strokes far more frequently than previously thought, with the youngest children the most...
Read MoreSmart Sperm – Revenge of the Nerds
10/3/2009According to a study by researchers at the University of New Mexico, intelligence correlates to healthy sperm.
Read MoreScientists “Discover” Low Self-Esteem Leads to Weight Gain
9/29/2009A new British study involving 6500 people has come to the conclusion that low-self esteem and emotional problems lead people...
Read MoreDrug-Resistant Swine Flu
9/26/2009The media has reported the first case of a resistant strain of swine flu that has spread from one person...
Read MoreGardasil Vaccine for Boys
9/24/2009An FDA advisory panel just recommended approving Gardasil vaccines to prevent genital warts in boys as young as age nine.
Read MoreShowerheads Spread Disease
9/22/2009Researchers from the University of Colorado discovered that shower heads harbor dangerous bacteria that could cause lung infections and breathing...
Read MoreCell Phones Back in the Frying Pan
9/19/2009The International EMF Foundation just issued a 37-page report claiming that the major research to date on cell phone safety...
Read MoreWay Over Sugar Threshold
9/17/2009According to a new report by the AHA, Americans eat way too much sugar—an average of 22 teaspoons a person...
Read MoreTamoxifen Ups The Risk of Breast Cancer
9/12/2009According to a study, just published in Cancer Research, long-term use of tamoxifen ups the risk of getting aggressive cancer...
Read MoreDoes Medical Imaging Fry Patients?
9/8/2009According to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, tests such as CT scans and nuclear...
Read MoreBait & Switch at Restaurants
9/5/2009Seafood fraud is on the rise and restaurant patrons should be on the watch for restaurants that are substituting cheaper...
Read MoreRocket Fuel in Drinking Water
9/3/2009According to the Environmental Working Group, national standards for perchlorate in drinking water should be one-tenth the level the Environmental...
Read MoreVitamin D Shortage Affects Kids
9/1/2009A new study has found that a startling number of kids are deficient in vitamin D.
Read MoreBinge Drinking in Your Golden Years
8/29/2009The results of one of the largest-ever studies of substance abuse recently discovered that a surprising number of older adults...
Read MoreToo Depressed to Enjoy Music
8/27/2009A recent study showed that the pleasure centers in the brains of happy people demonstrated far more activity in response...
Read MoreNatural Health Remedies — Jon Barron’s Blog
8/25/2009A new study just published in Pediatrics found that the short children were just as well-adjusted, happy, and popular as...
Read MoreTV and Hypertension in Kids
8/22/2009A new study has shown that TV viewing, but not computer use, is associated with high blood pressure.
Read MoreTraffic Fumes Fuel Preemie Birth
8/20/2009A new study of over 81,000 pregnant women living in the Los Angeles area found that exposure to traffic-borne pollution...
Read MoreGetting Fat from Exercise
8/18/2009An article in Time magazine says that exercise excites the appetite, which in turn leads to eating, which in turn...
Read MoreOlder Equals Happier
8/15/2009A recent review of seven studies presented at the American Psychological Association convention revealed that mental health improves with age...
Read MoreAntidepressants Up, Therapy Down
8/13/2009Here's some depressing news: Antidepressant use in the US has nearly doubled since 1996, according to a study out of...
Read MoreFighting Over Sludge in Presidential Garden
8/11/2009When Michele Obama planted her organic garden, some considered it an act of subterfuge as unpatriotic as supporting Honda instead...
Read MoreBlack Tea Inhibits Diabetes
8/10/2009 Black tea contains a polysaccharide that works very much the way pharmaceutical diabetes drugs work, according to a new study...
Read MoreOral Sex and Throat Cancer
8/6/2009Those cynics who say that everything pleasurable causes cancer now have a new argument on their side. According to a...
Read MoreMSG (Monosodium Glutamate) Makes You Fat
8/4/2009By definition, MSG is simply processed free glutamic acid combined with sodium to form monosodium glutamate. But it is the...
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