Having Babies Late in Life Tied to Longevity
5/23/2009A study, out of the University of Utah, found that women who give birth late in life live longer, and...
Read MoreFormaldehyde Linked to Workplace Cancers
5/21/2009A study, conducted by the National Cancer Institute found that those who had experienced formaldehyde exposure had an increased rate...
Read MoreGinger Helps Chemotherapy Patients
5/19/2009A new study of 644 subjects has "discovered" that ginger eases nausea--specifically, the nausea associated with chemotherapy.
Read MoreCheerios Get Busted for “Medicinal” Claims
5/16/2009The FDA has reviewed the labeling of your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal calling it's ability to lower your...
Read MoreProbiotics, Body Fat, and Clinical Studies
5/14/2009A new study offers yet another reason to take probiotics - if you're pregnant. The study of 256 expectant women...
Read MorePsychiatric Prescriptions through the Roof
5/12/2009Since 1996, adult prescriptions for mental illness have risen by 73 percent, and prescriptions for children went up by 50...
Read MoreChewing Gum, Facebook, and Academic Performance
5/9/2009A study has found that when kids chew gum, their math scores improve. A second study found that college students...
Read MoreCockroaches Cause Asthma in Kids
5/7/2009A new study out of the Boston University School of Medicine has confirmed that cockroaches are the leading cause of...
Read MoreAre You Addicted to Technology?
5/5/2009The American Psychiatric Association has been exploring the idea of including a category for Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) in the...
Read MoreYoung Vegetarians at Risk
5/2/2009A new study has found that while teens who have chosen to become vegetarians do in fact weigh less and...
Read MoreNaltrexone May Cure Itchy Finger
4/30/2009A study out of the University of Minnesota Medical School administered the drug Naltrexone to 25 kleptomaniacs between the ages...
Read MoreSwine Flu – No Pandemic Yet
4/26/2009One of the problems with swine flu is that virtually no one alive today has any resistance -- thus one...
Read MoreAcetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma, Eczema
4/25/2009A huge, international study has determined that babies who take acetaminophen have a greatly increased risk of developing childhood asthma,...
Read MoreWarm Hands, Warm Heart: It’s True!
4/23/2009A number of studies over the years have examined the relationship of weather to mood, usually finding that sunshine imparts...
Read MoreBedbug Infestations Return
4/21/2009Now that DDT no longer is legal and with the increase in international travel, bedbugs have enjoyed a resurgence, thriving...
Read MoreProbiotics Prevent and Heal Disease
4/18/2009Researchers found that animals already infected with the diseases recovered as effectively and quickly on probiotics as they would have...
Read MoreJob Promotion Undermines Mental Health
4/16/2009Getting a promotion leads to an average 10 percent decline in mental-health functioning as measured by standardized GHQ (Generalized Health...
Read MoreCaffeine: Good for Athletes, Bad for Babies
4/14/2009Caffeine in almost any amount puts pregnant mothers at risk for giving birth to low-weight babies, however, for athletes it...
Read MoreHeart Muscle Can Renew Itself
4/11/2009New research has found that the heart muscle regenerates at the rate of about 1% a year in early adulthood,...
Read MoreLobsters and Crabs DO Feel Pain
4/9/2009A new study shows that crustaceans - lobsters, crabs, shrimp and prawns - do indeed feel pain. Even more, their...
Read MoreRed and Processed Meat Kill
4/7/2009A new study from the National Institutes for Health and the AARP showed that eating the equivalent of a small...
Read MoreYellow Pea Protein for Hypertension and Kidney Disease
4/4/2009A research team out of the University of Manitoba fed small amounts of yellow pea protein to rats, and the...
Read MoreHot Tea Poses Cancer Risk
4/2/2009According to a study just published in the British Medical Journal, drinking hot tea increases your risk for esophageal cancer...
Read MoreHR 875 – Not the End of Organic Farming
3/31/2009The bill contains some potentially helpful rules around reporting and containing contaminants, cleaning up production facilities, and regulating edible imports...
Read MoreBullying Wired into the Brain
3/28/2009Recent studies show that bullies, in addition to lack of control, experience a pleasure response in reaction to witnessing pain....
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