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Acupuncture Treatment May Improve COPD Patient Breathing — Natural Health Blog
6/5/2012A recent randomized control trial found that weekly acupuncture treatments on patients with COPD made a major improvement in their breathing ability...
Read MoreScientists Create Beating Heart Cells from Skin
6/2/2012According to a study published in the European Heart Journal, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have successfully grown...
Read MoreFats and Brain Function
5/31/2012New research from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found that the type of fats we consume influences our memory...
Read MoreHigh Fructose Corn Syrup Affects Mental Acuity
5/29/2012A recent study at the University of California, Los Angeles, found that steady consumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)...
Read MoreObesity Affects Pregnancy Risk
5/26/2012New research shows that obesity may be among the most important of variables when it comes to complications during pregnancy...
Read MoreThe Benefits of a Junk Food Ban
5/24/2012The state of California passed a law in 2007 that placed restrictions on the type of food sold in vending...
Read MoreRed Wine Helps the Gut
5/22/2012In a recent study, in addition to increasing probiotics in the gut by drinking red wine, subjects reduced systolic and...
Read MoreI Want My Baby Bach Riffs
5/19/2012It's common for musicians to hail from musical families. The clan of Johann Sebastian Bach, for instance, was full of...
Read MoreWhooping Cough Outbreak in Washington State
5/17/2012Whooping cough, otherwise known as pertussis, has reached epidemic proportions in Washington (state). There have been more than 1,100 cases...
Read MoreEnergy Drinks May Be Harmful to Teeth
5/15/2012By wearing away your tooth enamel over time (and we're not talking about sugar here), a new study suggests that...
Read MoreU.S. Health Care Costs High, Quality Low — Natural Health Blog
5/12/2012The U.S. spends an average of $8,000 annually, per capita, on medical care, compared to $5,000 per capita in runner-up...
Read MoreSleep Deprived Adults on the Job
5/10/2012According to recent research, night-shift workers, especially those in the transportation, warehouse, and health care industries, are not getting enough...
Read MoreMad Cow Found in the United States
5/8/2012A cow in California has recently been identified as having mad cow disease…leading once again to the question of just how...
Read MoreKids Drinking Hand Sanitizer
5/5/2012The latest fad among the teen set involves drinking an even more insidious "beverage" -- hand sanitizer. That's right. Kids...
Read MoreOne Upside to Media Multitasking
5/3/2012A new study finds that those who are accustomed to using several types of media at once may actually be...
Read MorePrehistoric Man Wasn’t So Healthy
5/1/2012There is now evidence that predates our type of lifestyle by several millennia showing that man has always suffered from...
Read MoreTop Athletes Are Mentally Tops
4/28/2012A recent study found that athletes score higher on tests of executive function compared to the population at large.
Read MoreNew Views on Dental Decay/Heart Link
4/26/2012The American Heart Association issued a statement saying that gum disease doesn't necessarily lead to heart problems. A study out of...
Read MoreBerries May Provide Parkinson’s Disease Protection
4/24/2012A new study has found that two or more servings of strawberries or blueberries a week lowers the risk of...
Read MoreObesity Harms Brain Skills
4/21/2012New research suggests that senior citizens with too much extra weight may well be at higher risk of loss of dementia.
Read MoreNon-Toxic Nail Salons Still Toxic
4/19/2012Most modern nail polishes contain a trio of toxins -- formaldehyde, toluene and dibutyl phthalate -- that have been linked...
Read MoreExperimental New Cholesterol Drug
4/17/2012A new experimental medication, without the side effects associated with statin drugs, is being touted as a major advancement in lowering LDL,...
Read MoreDental X-Rays Trigger Brain Tumors
4/14/2012A new study has found that there's a strong link between certain types of dental x-rays and a type of...
Read MoreLiver Disease Deaths on the Rise
4/12/2012A new study, conducted by the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, found that deaths from liver disease in...
Read MoreThe Allure of Red
4/10/2012According to a new study, men believe that when women are wearing the color red, they are more interested in...
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