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Liquid Calories Make You Fat
2/24/2009Studies show that while food calories "register" in the brain, limiting the amount of food you desire, liquid calories somehow...
Read MoreLiving Near Fast Food Restaurants Is Deadly
2/21/2009A recent study out of the University of Michigan found a 13 percent increase in strokes in those neighborhoods with...
Read MoreMen Beat Women in Hunger Control
2/19/2009A new study from Brookhaven National Laboratory has found that although men can control their brain's response to food, women...
Read MoreMarijuana Smoking Linked to Testicular Cancer
2/17/2009A new study just came out in the journal Cancer reporting that smoking marijuana leads to a 70 percent increased...
Read MoreVitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis
2/14/2009A new study has confirmed that a lack of vitamin D triggers a gene response that can lead to multiple...
Read MoreBreast Cancer Link to HRT Confirmed
2/12/2009A new study analyzing breast cancer rates has confirmed that postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement pills for more than...
Read MoreNew York Aims to Amp up Supplement Warning Labels
2/10/2009A bill before the New York State Assembly intends to force supplement manufacturers to add a warning label to their...
Read MoreMedical Micro-Robots Bring Fantastic Voyage to Life
2/7/2009Scientists in Australia have designed miniature robots capable of navigating human blood vessels.
Read MorePFCs Causes Infertility
2/5/2009A new study just determined that the chemicals (perfluorinated chemicals, aka PFCs) found in common household items like upholstered furniture,...
Read MoreIntense Exercise Slashes Diabetes Risk
1/31/2009A new study has found that very short but intense bursts of exercise prevent diabetes and cardiac problems more effectively...
Read MoreBlueberries Shrink Tumors
1/29/2009A study out of Ohio State University finds that blueberries may shrink blood vessel tumors in babies while doubling survival...
Read MoreTamiflu No-Go, Again
1/24/2009The antiviral drug Tamiflu has a long record of failure, but new studies show a 99 percent resistance rate against...
Read MoreOsteoporosis Drugs Cause Jaw Death
1/22/2009Three new studies indicate that the problems associated with bisphosponates (Fosamax and Boniva) may be more serious than thought --...
Read MoreThird-Hand Cigarette Smoke
1/20/2009Toxic residues from cigarette smoke linger long after the cigarette burns out, creating "third-hand smoke" that can harm infants and...
Read MoreToxic Incense
1/13/2009According to a recently completed study on Cancer, people who use incense have an increased risk of getting cancers of...
Read MoreFasting Protects Against Chemotherapy Side Effects
1/10/2009Researchers have recently discovered that by fasting for two days, cancer victims may gain protection against the devastating effects of...
Read MorePleasant Smells Lead to Pleasant Dreams
1/6/2009According to a recent study at University Hospital Mannheim in Germany, odor affects the emotional content of dreams.
Read MoreReverse Dementia with Blueberries
1/2/2009Scientists at two British Universities found that rats fed blueberries showed considerable improvement in performing tasks involving spatial memory by...
Read MoreCancer Rates to Double and Triple Worldwide
12/26/2008The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has predicted that worldwide, cancer rates will likely more...
Read MorePrescription Drug Information Inadequate
12/23/2008While pharmacies must, by law, provide accurate labels that describe how to take a given medication, they are not required...
Read MoreOff-Label Concerns
12/19/2008About seventy-five percent of the time, there's a complete lack of clinical evidence supporting the efficacy or safety of the...
Read MoreBaby Fat is Not Harmless
12/16/2008Multiple studies now show that baby fat in kids presages obesity in adulthood, plus it brings with it a slew...
Read MoreFrozen Embryos Outperform “Fresh”
12/10/2008According to a new study, frozen embryos have a better chance of yielding healthy babies than do fresh fertilized eggs.
Read MoreUS Citizens Flock to Foreign Countries for Medical Care
12/6/2008In the last year, about 750,000 patients sought cheaper, friendlier, safer medical treatment via 'medical tourism', outside the borders of...
Read MoreRoot Canal Pushed in Spite of Toxicity
12/4/2008A new study just published in The Journal of Endodontics has found that root canals require less follow-up care than...
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