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EU Regulations and Alternative Health
12/1/2008The 27-nation European Union has enacted laws aimed to progressively curtail the availability of herbal and traditional medicinal products.
Read MoreBacteria Abound on Hands
11/28/2008The average hand hosts 150 different species of bacteria, and women's hands teem with more varieties of bacteria than do...
Read MoreAfter Testing Positive for the BRCA Cancer Gene, What?
11/25/2008A recent PBS documentary profiles women who have tested positive for the BRCA gene mutation, which according to "reputable" medical...
Read MoreDo Vitamins C and E Aid Cardiac Health?
11/21/2008A new study just published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has found that vitamins C and...
Read MoreOverweight People Enjoy Food Less
11/21/2008Because obese people, or those with the gene variant, get more excited thinking about food but less pleasure from actually...
Read MoreWomen Benefit from Testosterone
11/18/2008A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that by taking testosterone supplements, older women can restore...
Read MoreGoogle Tracks Flu (And You)?
11/15/2008Earlier this week, Google launched its new "flu trends" service, which reports the spread of any flu outbreak in real-time...
Read MoreSkewed Scientific Studies Reign
11/13/2008According to an article in PLoS Medicine, scientific journals are not the most reliable source for finding out about the...
Read MoreMore Kids Getting Kidney Stones
11/11/2008Enough children get kidney stones these days that hospitals such as Johns Hopkins are establishing dedicated pediatric kidney stone clinics.
Read MoreMRSA Now Resists Last-Chance Antibiotic
11/8/2008Recently a new strain of MRSA has demonstrated resistance to the antibiotic Zyvox, which was considered to be the one...
Read MoreHeavy Metals and Pesticides in Wine
11/4/2008According to a study out of Kingston University in London, many wines contain heavy metals up to 200 times the...
Read MoreMeat, Dairy, and Prostate Cancer
11/1/2008New research out of the University of Oxford in England has confirmed a strong link between eating meat and dairy...
Read MoreUS Lags Far Behind Other Nations In Infant Mortality
10/30/2008According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United States ranks 29th in the world...
Read MoreMagnets for Depression Gain FDA Approval
10/28/2008Recent research at the University of South Carolina has confirmed that magnetic therapy relieves depression.
Read MorePectin Protects Against Cancer
10/22/2008A research team at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, England, discovered that a substance in apple pectin binds...
Read MoreFDA Hanky-Panky
10/17/2008The FDA recently decided to respond to the avalanche of criticism coming its way of late by hiring a public...
Read MoreFlu Shot Mania
10/15/2008An article in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reports that children immunized against the flu stood an equal...
Read MoreOvereating Makes Brain Go Bonkers
10/10/2008Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that when you take in too many calories, your brain sends immune cells...
Read MoreBreakfast Cereal Sugar Shocker
10/7/2008A new investigation from Consumer Reports reveals that more than one-third of 27 test breakfast cereals had at least as...
Read MoreVytorin (Inegy) May Cause Cancer, Cure Nothing
10/3/2008A new study on Vytorin/Inegy found that in addition to having little proven benefit, it may actually cause an increase...
Read MoreSwimming Pools, Chlorine & Asthma
9/30/2008Researchers found that the subjects who had spent the most time in outdoor pools as children had by far the...
Read MoreAcupuncture More Effective Than Drugs
9/26/2008A recent study has found that acupuncture beats the pants off of drug therapy in reducing hot flashes.
Read MoreStudy Finds Exercise Improves Fitness
9/23/2008A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh made the startling discovery that sedentary older people who start an...
Read MoreBPA versus the FDA
9/20/2008A new study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that subjects who had the highest levels...
Read MoreGood Reasons to Eat Broccoli
9/18/2008Past research has established broccoli as helpful in preventing cancer, macular degeneration, heart attacks, strokes, and complications of diabetes. Now,...
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