Centenarians Not Necessarily Health Conscious
8/23/2011To date, the research has found no undisclosed food, chant, or medicine responsible for the exceptionally long lives of centenarians....
Read MoreSalmonella Causes Turkey Recall
8/20/2011International conglomerate Cargill Inc. has recalled almost 36 million pounds of ground turkey that was identified as the source of...
Read MoreThe Danger of Swimming in Chlorinated Pools
8/18/2011A recent study at the University of Cordoba in Spain found that a group of by-products of chlorine called haloacetic...
Read MoreIs Salt Addictive? An Appetite for Salt and Drugs
8/16/2011Scientists from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina and the University of Melbourne in Australia teamed up and...
Read MoreStrokes on the Rise in Pregnant Women
8/13/2011A new study led by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta found that stroke rates for women...
Read MoreMeasles Making a Comeback
8/11/2011Measles is being reintroduced to the U.S. primarily by travelers who have not been vaccinated against it. According to the Centers...
Read MoreMcDonald’s Happy Meals to Go Healthy?
8/9/2011McDonald's has announced that it intends to cut the French Fries portion in half and add fruit or vegetables to...
Read MoreHeart Health and Running Speed
8/6/2011Researchers have found that the average mile-running times of people in their 40s or 50s correlates strongly to whether they have...
Read MoreHoopla over Colon Cleansing Dangers
8/5/2011Perhaps you've seen the headlines: "Colon Cleansing Ineffective and Unsafe, Say Researchers."So what is this groundbreaking study in the Journal...
Read MoreBrain Training Boosts Intelligence
8/4/2011Recent studies have found that memory tasks performed regularly can nudge your IQ up a few points -- and the uptick...
Read MoreSurgery Before Birth
8/2/2011Amazing as it seems, doctors are now able to perform operations before birth on babies who have birth defects. To...
Read MoreParents as Poor Role Models
7/30/2011Lots of people like to relax occasionally after work or on the weekends with a glass of wine…or three. There's...
Read MoreAnother Reason to Avoid Antidepressants
7/28/2011Studies now show that people who take antidepressants and then go off of them have recurring bouts of major depression at almost...
Read MoreGossip and the Human Brain
7/26/2011According to new research, gossiping may be hardwired into our brains and serve an evolutionary purpose. Another recent study on...
Read MoreCancer Death Rates Down
7/23/2011According to recent information from the American Cancer Society, cancer-related death rates are 22 percent lower for men and nearly...
Read MoreDriving, Talking, Texting
7/21/2011According to a 2009 New York Times study, 11 percent of all drivers on the road are blabbing away on...
Read More“Smart Drugs” Only Fool You
7/19/2011In an attempt to be the best and excel, many college students and twenty-somethings take so-called "smart drugs" such as...
Read MoreHospital Overuse of CT Scans
7/16/2011New research has found that it is a regularly occurring practice at hundreds of hospitals to allow chest CT scans,...
Read MoreThe Rap on Food Wraps
7/14/2011While plastic wrap doesn’t usually contain BPA, it typically contains the carcinogen chlorine plusa substance called DEHA, which acts as an...
Read MoreDrug-Related Suicide Attempts in Men
7/12/2011A new study has determined that there was a 55 percent increase in emergency room hospital visits for prescription drug-related...
Read MoreRadioactive Water Cleanup In Japan
7/9/2011The Fukushima Daiichi plant that was so badly damaged is now beleaguered by a tremendous amount of dangerously radioactive water....
Read MoreBotox Dulls Empathy
7/7/2011A new study has found Botox reduces the ability to empathize. The reason is that in order to interpret the emotions others...
Read MoreTeenagers, Depression, and Music
7/5/2011According to new research, the more time teens spend listening to music, the more likely they are to be depressed. Although...
Read MoreEcosystems of the Gut
7/2/2011A new study on bisphenol A (BPA) has "surprisingly" found that after we have eaten foods containing BPA, it is...
Read MoreThe Latest on Cooking Oil
6/30/2011A new study shows that people who use lots of olive oil, even in cooking, have a considerably lower stroke...
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