Year: 2009

A new study just published in Pediatrics found that the short children were just as well-adjusted, happy, and popular as...

A new study has shown that TV viewing, but not computer use, is associated with high blood pressure.

A new study of over 81,000 pregnant women living in the Los Angeles area found that exposure to traffic-borne pollution...

An article in Time magazine says that exercise excites the appetite, which in turn leads to eating, which in turn...

Medical peer-reviewed journals are not the be-all and end-all when it comes to identifying which treatments work, and which ones...

A recent review of seven studies presented at the American Psychological Association convention revealed that mental health improves with age...

Here's some depressing news: Antidepressant use in the US has nearly doubled since 1996, according to a study out of...

When Michele Obama planted her organic garden, some considered it an act of subterfuge as unpatriotic as supporting Honda instead...

 Black tea contains a polysaccharide that works very much the way pharmaceutical diabetes drugs work, according to a new study...

Those cynics who say that everything pleasurable causes cancer now have a new argument on their side. According to a...

By definition, MSG is simply processed free glutamic acid combined with sodium to form monosodium glutamate. But it is the...

The World Health Organization predicts that the H1N1 swine-flu virus could infect up to two billion people over the next...

Studies have found that conventionally grown foods contain 300 percent higher concentrations of pesticide residues than organic foods.

Studies show mammograms may actually trigger breast cancer in women with susceptible genes, because the four films shot during a...

A new study out of the University of Toronto found that women who engage in "vigorous" aerobic exercise for decades...

Researchers voiced grave concern over the test results on reusable shopping bags, noting that mold on the surface of bags...

Ajinomoto Sweeteners, sued the English supermarket chain Asda, on the grounds that their calling aspartame "nasty" might contribute to the...

The costs associated with health care are becoming impossible. The American model is headed for disaster, but so are all...

According to a new study just out, on using profanity and swear words: cursing relieves physical pain.

A new study has confirmed that statin drugs cause structural damage to muscles with muscle damage continuing to progress even...

Food-borne illnesses cost Americans about $35 billion a year making food safety a serious issue for the FDA. Both organic...

A new study has found that drinking coffee may help you to not only avoid getting Alzheimer's, but actually reverse...

A new study has found a dramatic rise in the likelihood of getting pancreatic cancer among those who indulge in...

News has been out that the Mediterranean diet leads to longer life, and now a new study analyzes whether the...

This issue explores the virtues of green tea, while at the same time examining how governments in collusion with large...