Year: 2009

Swine flu parties are the newest craze sweeping the world, because mom's are hoping that exposing their children will build...

Alcohol consumption and liver disease causes one in 25 deaths worldwide, surpassing smoking as a mortality risk factor in 27...

A new study shows that young people under the age of 50 have experienced rising rates of colon cancer in...

While researchers found a strong link between the number of stressful life events subjects endured and risk of depression, they...

We’ve all heard the expression, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” Its meaning is simple: if you look...

Antibiotics are hitting the wall as the magic healing modality for gonorrhea, as increasing numbers of cases turn up drug...

Some of the world's largest life insurance companies invest heavily in tobacco. In fact, insurance company investments in tobacco industry...

Despite the popularity of alternative medicine, the press persists in trying to persuade readers to avoid health alternatives at all...

Researchers at the University of Toronto found potentially carcinogenic chemicals (diPAPs) from food wrappers -- the type of wrappers that...

Researchers have found that an antioxidant (EGCG, Epigallocatechin Gallate) in green tea neutralizes a protein in sperm that can carry...

On May 27th, the American Cancer Society announced that 650,400 U.S. cancer deaths were avoided from the early 1990s through...

New research indicates that in fact, people over the age of 60 naturally sleep less than younger folks do.

A recent study in Great Britain found that a huge segment of the population simply ignores cancer-prevention advice, finding it...

The growing list of benefits conferred by increasing your intake of Omega-3 fatty acids as epitomized by the Mediterranean diet...

A new report out of Stony Brook University in New York has confirmed that the drug Avastin causes potentially lethal...

With regards to near death experiences, Is consciousness a function of the seemingly inert brain, or does it reside somewhere...

The FDA, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, GlaxoSmithKlein, Donald Rumsfeld, and the U.S. Senate have all been...

A study, out of the University of Utah, found that women who give birth late in life live longer, and...

A study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute found that those who had experienced formaldehyde exposure had an increased rate...

A new study of 644 subjects has "discovered" that ginger eases nausea--specifically, the nausea associated with chemotherapy.

The FDA has reviewed the labeling of your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal calling it's ability to lower your...

A new study offers yet another reason to take probiotics - if you're pregnant. The study of 256 expectant women...

Since 1996, adult prescriptions for mental illness have risen by 73 percent, and prescriptions for children went up by 50...

The biggest damage from the swine flu outbreak may yet turn out to be that it is being used as...

A study has found that when kids chew gum, their math scores improve. A second study found that college students...