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Metformin to the Rescue
2/9/2010A new study shows that Metformin helps obese teens lose weight when combined with exercise and a healthy diet, but...
Read MoreCalorie Counts Not Reliable
2/6/2010A recent study out of Tufts University, just published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, found a significant...
Read MoreHeart Disease in Mummies
2/4/2010Learn more about arteriosclerosis and heart disease from a study recently done on 16 mummies which had arteries or hearts...
Read MoreDiet Influences Genetic Changes in Smokers
2/2/2010The more leafy green vegetables the subjects ate, the less methylation they had in their genes. Meanwhile, a simultaneous study...
Read MoreNew Treatment Helps Autistic Kids
1/30/2010Autistic children in the ESDM group made more progress than those in the standard group, increasing their IQs by an...
Read MorePolitical Wins Boost Testosterone
1/28/2010A recent study found that testosterone levels dip in men on the losing side of an election, is there really...
Read MoreMen Eschew Soap
1/26/2010Women are twice as likely as men to wash their hands with soap and water after using the toilet.
Read MoreBipolar in Diapers
1/21/2010The number of children between the ages of two and five diagnosed with bipolar disorder has doubled in the past...
Read MoreAbuse Leads to Obesity
1/19/2010Physical abuse and stress in childhood leads to almost three times the risk of obesity and other weight problems in...
Read MoreCell Phones Zap Alzheimer’s
1/12/2010 According to a report just published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, extended exposure to cell phones starting at...
Read MoreRetailers Defend Ammonia Treated Beef
1/9/2010Ammonia-treated beef ends up in 70 percent of all hamburger sold in the US, including meat sold at Burger King,...
Read MoreNutrition Label Confusion
1/6/2010A survey of 1454 parents just completed by the British Heart Foundation discovered that an overwhelming majority get misled because...
Read MoreTamiflu Fraud
12/26/2009The editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal, talking about Tamiflu, just said, “Governments around the world have spent billions of...
Read MoreCAT Scans Cause Cancer
12/22/2009A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine concluded that 29,000 new cancers would result from CT scans performed...
Read MoreSoy and Breast Cancer News
12/15/2009A recent study found that a MODERATE intake of soy reduces breast tumors & breast cancer recurrence. Understand the difference...
Read MoreMood, Food, and Low-carb Diets
12/8/2009A just published study found that dieters following high-fat diets such as the Atkins and South Beach were considerably more...
Read MoreAdditives in the H1N1 Vaccine?
12/3/2009Americans fear adjuvanted vaccines and would be reluctant to get an H1N1 vaccine due to talk of adding squalene as...
Read MoreHow Healthy is Fruit Juice?
12/1/2009Studies have found that drinking 12 or more ounces of fruit juice daily leads to obesity, risk of diabetes and...
Read MoreGardasil Linked to Lou Gehrig’s Disease
11/27/2009Experts are concerned about possible links between the Gardasil vaccine and an aggressive form of Lou Gehrig's disease (also known...
Read MorePlacebo Really Does Kill Pain
11/24/2009For the first time, scientists observed that the placebo effect actually causes changes in the pain-signaling mechanism in the body.
Read MoreWhy Men Should Avoid BPA
11/21/2009According to a study just published in the journal Human Reproduction, BPA, at least at high doses, causes erectile dysfunction...
Read MoreCandy Leads to Life of Crime
11/19/2009A new study says that eating candy early in life may influence behavioral issues later in life.
Read MoreNasal Irrigation Can Cause Sinus Infection
11/17/2009Researchers from Georgetown University found that people who used nasal irrigation every day significantly up their risk of having recurrent...
Read MoreStress Makes the Belly Ache
11/14/2009A recent study found that those who helped clean up after the events of 9/11 had double the incidence of...
Read MoreDiabetes Rates Keep Escalating
11/12/2009At least 26 million Americans now are diabetic and 37 million will be by 2015. This represents a more than...
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