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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Fractures
6/19/2010The FDA issued a warning to consumers that high doses or long-term use of proton pump inhibitors may increase the...
Read MoreHeavy Metals in Supplements?
6/17/2010A Congressional investigation showed that nearly all of the herbal supplements tested contained trace amounts of heavy metals and pesticides....
Read MorePollen Deepens Depression
6/15/2010People with mood disorders experience worse depression in the presence of allergies. Learn more about allergy season and dietary supplements...
Read MoreAIDS Immunity Secret
6/12/2010Apparently, one out of every 200 people or so who get infected with HIV never comes down with AIDS. Learn...
Read MoreExercising in Nature
6/10/2010Five minutes of exercise in a natural setting--like walking in a park or gardening in your backyard--benefits mental health as...
Read MoreChocoholic Lament
6/8/2010While it’s clear that chocolate triggers the brain to release feel-good chemicals, the study found that chocolate may not really...
Read MoreElephants Use Language
6/5/2010Elephants have a well-developed type of verbal communication. This health blog takes a deeper look at elephant sounds, language and...
Read MoreTV is Not a Toddler’s Best Friend
6/3/2010TV exposure among toddlers corresponded to a future decrease in classroom engagement and success at math, increased victimization by classmates,...
Read MoreKiller Flying Fungus
6/1/2010A new strain of airborne fungus called VGIIc or C. Gatti, has emerged in the state of Oregon. It’s deadly,...
Read MoreCancer Causes Debated
5/27/2010This health blog reviews how carcinogenic toxins, heavy metals and pollution bombard our health and how detoxing can help with...
Read MoreVitamin D: With Meals, or Without?
5/25/2010Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic discovered that taking vitamin D with large meals boosts its absorption dramatically. But when it...
Read MoreMediterranean Diet May Prevent Alzheimer’s
5/22/2010Epidemiological evidence linking diet, one of the most important modifiable environmental factors, and risk of Alzheimer's disease is rapidly increasing....
Read MoreThe Painful Truth about Pain-Killers
5/20/2010In the seven years between 1999 and 2006, the use of prescription opioids increased nearly fourfold nationwide. Overdose from painkiller...
Read MoreIs Cleanliness Next to Sickliness?
5/18/2010Without exposure to parasites, bacteria, and viruses early in life , children face a greater chance of developing allergies, asthma,...
Read MoreView Illness to Stay Well
5/15/2010People who view slides of sick people show an incredible immune boost of 23 percent. Learn more about the immune...
Read MoreGood Carbs, Bad Carbs
5/13/2010Women who eat the most “high-glycemic” carbohydrates have more than twice the risk of heart disease compared to women who...
Read MorePSA Testing – Too Much of A Bad Thing
5/11/2010The annual bill for PSA screening in the U.S. is $3 billion, even though the test “is hardly more effective...
Read MoreDrug Companies Lobby Physicians
5/8/2010Last month, the pharmaceutical manufacturing giant Pfizer disclosed that it paid more than $20 million to 4,500 doctors and other...
Read MoreStatins Go Prophylactic
5/6/2010AstraZeneca received permission from the FDA to sell its statin drug to a potential new market of 6.5 million people,...
Read MoreLife Expectancy on Decline?
5/4/2010If current projections are correct, children dying before their parents is about to become the norm. Learn more about increasing...
Read MoreMorality Altered by Magnets?
5/1/2010A study, just published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Scientists, discovered that by applying a magnet to...
Read MoreAntibacterial Soaps, Triclosan, and You
4/29/2010The FDA recently admitted that it “should” reevaluate the safety of triclosan, an antibacterial chemical commonly found in a dizzying...
Read MoreJunk-Food Addiction is REAL
4/24/2010New studies have found that junk foods exert an addictive pull as powerful as that conferred by the most highly...
Read MoreInfants Need More Vitamin D
4/22/2010A new study has found that most infants, whether bottle or breast-fed, get far too little vitamin D. This health...
Read MoreNarcissism Rising
4/20/2010Several recent studies jointly conducted by San Diego State University (SDSU) and the University of South Alabama have found that...
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