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Binge Drinking in Your Golden Years
8/29/2009The results of one of the largest-ever studies of substance abuse recently discovered that a surprising number of older adults...
Read MoreToo Depressed to Enjoy Music
8/27/2009A recent study showed that the pleasure centers in the brains of happy people demonstrated far more activity in response...
Read MoreNatural Health Remedies — Jon Barron’s Blog
8/25/2009A new study just published in Pediatrics found that the short children were just as well-adjusted, happy, and popular as...
Read MoreTV and Hypertension in Kids
8/22/2009A new study has shown that TV viewing, but not computer use, is associated with high blood pressure.
Read MoreTraffic Fumes Fuel Preemie Birth
8/20/2009A new study of over 81,000 pregnant women living in the Los Angeles area found that exposure to traffic-borne pollution...
Read MoreGetting Fat from Exercise
8/18/2009An article in Time magazine says that exercise excites the appetite, which in turn leads to eating, which in turn...
Read MoreOlder Equals Happier
8/15/2009A recent review of seven studies presented at the American Psychological Association convention revealed that mental health improves with age...
Read MoreAntidepressants Up, Therapy Down
8/13/2009Here's some depressing news: Antidepressant use in the US has nearly doubled since 1996, according to a study out of...
Read MoreFighting Over Sludge in Presidential Garden
8/11/2009When Michele Obama planted her organic garden, some considered it an act of subterfuge as unpatriotic as supporting Honda instead...
Read MoreBlack Tea Inhibits Diabetes
8/10/2009 Black tea contains a polysaccharide that works very much the way pharmaceutical diabetes drugs work, according to a new study...
Read MoreOral Sex and Throat Cancer
8/6/2009Those cynics who say that everything pleasurable causes cancer now have a new argument on their side. According to a...
Read MoreMSG (Monosodium Glutamate) Makes You Fat
8/4/2009By definition, MSG is simply processed free glutamic acid combined with sodium to form monosodium glutamate. But it is the...
Read MoreStudy Says Organic No Better
8/1/2009Studies have found that conventionally grown foods contain 300 percent higher concentrations of pesticide residues than organic foods.
Read MoreMammogram Mania
7/28/2009Studies show mammograms may actually trigger breast cancer in women with susceptible genes, because the four films shot during a...
Read MoreStrenuous Exercise Makes Jane Dumb
7/25/2009A new study out of the University of Toronto found that women who engage in "vigorous" aerobic exercise for decades...
Read MoreReusable Shopping Bags Under Attack
7/23/2009Researchers voiced grave concern over the test results on reusable shopping bags, noting that mold on the surface of bags...
Read MoreAspartame Officially Nasty
7/21/2009Ajinomoto Sweeteners, sued the English supermarket chain Asda, on the grounds that their calling aspartame "nasty" might contribute to the...
Read MoreCursing Relieves Pain
7/18/2009According to a new study just out, on using profanity and swear words: cursing relieves physical pain.
Read MoreMore Bad News about Statins
7/16/2009A new study has confirmed that statin drugs cause structural damage to muscles with muscle damage continuing to progress even...
Read MoreNew Regs to Reduce Foodborne Illness
7/14/2009Food-borne illnesses cost Americans about $35 billion a year making food safety a serious issue for the FDA. Both organic...
Read MoreCoffee Reverses Alzheimer’s
7/11/2009A new study has found that drinking coffee may help you to not only avoid getting Alzheimer's, but actually reverse...
Read MoreFatty Diet and Pancreatic Cancer
7/9/2009A new study has found a dramatic rise in the likelihood of getting pancreatic cancer among those who indulge in...
Read MoreMediterranean Diet X Factor
7/7/2009News has been out that the Mediterranean diet leads to longer life, and now a new study analyzes whether the...
Read MoreSwine Flu Soirees
7/4/2009Swine flu parties are the newest craze sweeping the world, because mom's are hoping that exposing their children will build...
Read MoreDrinking Leads to One in 25 Deaths
7/2/2009Alcohol consumption and liver disease causes one in 25 deaths worldwide, surpassing smoking as a mortality risk factor in 27...
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