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Shocking Facts about Binge Drinking
2/9/2012Researchers have found that one out of every four teens and young adults up to age 34 admitted to binge...
Read MoreStaring at a Screen Before Bed
2/7/2012According to the 2011 Sleep in America poll taken by the National Sleep Foundation, most of us are not getting...
Read MoreHypoallergenic Wines?
2/4/2012Researchers say they might have a solution to the wine-allergy problem. According to an article in The Journal of Proteome...
Read MoreHearing Loss Epidemic
2/2/2012Recent research at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has found that 20 percent of Americans 12 and older already have...
Read MoreSoccer May Not Be So Safe
1/31/2012A recent study has found that children who often head a soccer ball are at risk for developing a brain...
Read MoreCancer-Causing Deodorant?
1/28/2012In a recent study of 40 women who were being treated for breast cancer and having mastectomies, at least one paraben was...
Read MoreNew Evidence about Men Thinking About Sex
1/26/2012According to the tallies, young men in a study thought about sex only 19 times a day, on average, far fewer...
Read MoreMedical Marijuana under Fire
1/24/2012United States law enforcement officials have recently been honing in on those who grow and sell marijuana with seizures, arrests,...
Read MoreMarijuana Doesn’t Harm Lungs
1/21/2012A recent study shows that smoking marijuana does not harm your lungs after all. In fact, the study actually found that pot smokers...
Read MoreObese Child Placed in Foster Care
1/19/2012Are people whose children have become grossly overweight unfit parents? That is one of the questions brought up by the...
Read MoreTV is (Still) Bad for Tots
1/17/2012Once again, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a statement to parents reminding them to place a limit on...
Read MoreExpose Babies to Pets to Avoid Allergies
1/14/2012According to The Centers for Disease Control, pets can reduce blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglycerides. A study from the University...
Read MoreUnited Kingdom Women are the Heaviest in Europe
1/12/2012New research has found that the U.K. was determined to be home to the highest number of obese women in all...
Read MoreAvoid BPA during Pregnancy
1/10/2012New studies on BPA have found that it may be particularly detrimental for pregnant women because it can adversely affect the...
Read MoreInfusing Young Blood into Old Brains
1/7/2012Researchers have found that young blood rejuvenates old bodies. Now, new evidence suggests that young blood may also make the...
Read MorePassing Down a Healthy Lifestyle
1/5/2012Researchers at Stanford University in California have uncovered an interesting connection between good eating habits and a longer life span in not...
Read MoreMedications Most Likely to Send You to the Hospital
1/3/2012Every year, close to 100,000 drug-induced hospital-stays take place across the United States among those 65 or older. Recent research...
Read MoreBeans Aren’t So Bad in the Gas Department
12/29/2011Beans just might be the Rodney Dangerfield of the food world. To paraphrase the comedian, they just get no respect. ...
Read MoreLarger Portions Confer Status
12/27/2011According to a series of studies just published in the Journal of Consumer Research, people often opt for larger portion...
Read MoreHPV Vaccine To Immunize Girls
12/23/2011Plans to immunize girls all over the world ages 12 and under against HPV (human papillomavirus) are gathering steam. Not...
Read MoreIQs Can Change
12/22/2011According to recent studies, IQs can change over the years. So instead of an IQ score being a benchmark of fixed...
Read MoreSitting Causes Cancer Even if You Exercise
12/20/2011According to research presented at the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), up to 173,000 new cases of cancer could...
Read MoreSafe at Home Birthing
12/17/2011New research that suggests home birthing is an extremely safe option for both mother and baby. Scientists at the University...
Read MoreOh, the Places Germs Go!
12/15/2011According to new research, it seems that we are all surrounded by germs pretty much wherever we go. A study...
Read MoreTeens Aren’t Eating Their Fruits and Vegetables
12/13/2011According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, the majority of teens in the...
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