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Restaurants Stay Salty
7/12/2014New evidence shows that the restaurants we patronize aren't doing enough to make their meals less salty, either, in spite...
Read MoreNight Owls’ Driving Dilemma
7/10/2014Our driving abilities may be profoundly affected by personal chronotype, and the people most impacted are evening types who attempt...
Read MoreAlcohol and Early Death
7/8/2014Excessive alcohol intake appears to reduce lifespan by approximately 30 years for one in 10 men and women in the...
Read MoreTV More Deadly Than Computers
7/5/2014Viewers under the age of 40 who watch lots of television double their risk of death, according to a new...
Read MoreHealthier Life in a Walkable Neighborhood
7/3/2014According to new research, residing in a place that is conducive to lots of walking means you may be less...
Read MoreAddicted to the Sun
7/1/2014Exposure to UV rays may trigger the production of endorphins, causing the same euphoria that certain drugs do and potentially...
Read MoreMoles and Breast Cancer
6/28/2014The presence of a greater number of moles on a woman's skin appears to correspond with having an increased risk...
Read MoreCancer Cure on the Horizon?
6/26/2014A new drug proved so effective during testing that, for ethical reasons, scientists pulled the control subjects off of the...
Read MoreChlamydia Vastly Undiagnosed
6/24/2014A recent study found that an astonishing 400,000 people in the United States may have chlamydia that is currently undiagnosed.
Read MoreMajor Surgery’s a Pain for Men
6/21/2014A recent study found that the amount of pain for men during recovery from a major invasive procedure is more...
Read MoreGruesome Images, Smoking, and Australia
6/19/2014Back in 2011, legislation was proposed that would have required US tobacco companies to put graphic warning labels on cigarettes,...
Read MoreRaising Vegetable Eaters
6/17/2014Both the timing and frequency of introducing a vegetable to a baby appear to be integral to achieving success in...
Read MorePainkillers May Trigger Hearing Loss
6/14/2014A large study published in The American Journal of Epidemiology a few years ago reported a notable increase in hearing...
Read MoreGlobal Weight Gain
6/12/2014While the U.S. is still number one on the obesity list, countries everywhere are following suit and close to 30...
Read MoreSocioeconomics and Cancer
6/10/2014There is a disparity between the forms of cancer typically diagnosed in wealthy individuals versus the forms typically diagnosed in...
Read MoreCynics at Greater Risk of Dementia
6/7/2014Those with the highest scores for cynicism facea 3.13 greater risk of developing dementia compared to trusting individuals no matter...
Read MoreSleep Apnea and Hearing Loss
6/5/2014According to a recent study, which took place at the pulmonary sleep lab at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New...
Read MoreGerms on Jets
6/3/2014A new study has determined that two potentially dangerous types of germs--E. coli and MRSA--may linger within a plane long...
Read MoreAntibiotics in Infancy and Asthma
5/31/2014Treating children with antibiotics before their first birthday may double the likelihood that they will develop asthma at some point...
Read MoreHigher Cervical Cancer Rates
5/29/2014A recent study, conducted at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, discovered that the rate of cervical cancer in the...
Read MoreA Plethora of Food Recalls
5/27/2014China may get all the headlines for tainted food, but there were five separate, large-scale, tainted food recalls in just...
Read MoreObesity in Pet Land
5/24/2014One out of every five dogs or cats is clinically obese. That comes to about 100 million chubby pets, if...
Read MoreNutrient Decline in Crops
5/22/2014Heightened levels of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere may cause some of the plants we consume to have notably reduced...
Read MoreStressing Yourself to Death
5/20/2014Middle-aged people who have stressful relationships with their spouse, other family members, or neighbors appear to have a higher mortality...
Read MoreFDA Nixes Aspirin Amid Controversy
5/17/2014This week, in a miracle turnaround, the Food and Drug Administration withdrew its recommendation that all at-risk patients should take...
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