Outsmarting Drug-Resistant Viruses
2/8/2008It seems that a significant percentage of seasonal flu cases have become Tamiflu-resistant, according to a study completed by the...
Read MoreGerms Hiding in Surprising Places
2/6/2008Although most of us are conscientious about hand washing after using public restrooms, we ignore some of the most insidious...
Read MoreMercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly – Not
2/1/2008According to the results of an Argentinian study released just hours ago, "the levels of thimerosal - in childhood vaccinations...
Read MoreNew Research Recommends Wider Use of ‘The Pill’
1/28/2008Although researchers have known for years that use of the birth control pills can cut the risk of ovarian cancer,...
Read MoreFibromyalgia Goes Pharmaceutical
1/24/2008In spite of the fact that up to 8 million people in this country suffer from symptoms of fibromyalgia, many...
Read MoreNo One Wants to Know About Hospital Safety
1/16/2008We already knew that a huge number of accidents, secondary infections, and unnecessary deaths occur inside the world's hospitals, but...
Read MoreRisk from Breast Cancer Genes, One More Time
1/13/2008Until a few days ago, we had been told that women who have a family history of breast cancer combined...
Read MoreBad Attitude Leads to Depleted Antioxidants
1/8/2008A recent study out of the University of Minnesota concluded that hostility depletes certain antioxidants linked to heart health.
Read MoreParents of Chubby Kids in Denial
1/3/2008Understand why parents in a recent survey almost universally denied that their kids had serious weight issues, even when the...
Read MoreBeef and Cancer, Again
12/16/2007Upon learning the results of a new, large-scale study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute showing that eating beef and...
Read MoreFlu Shots and Children
12/12/2007Health council members in New Jersey passed a resolution requiring that all children over the age of six months who...
Read MoreMoney Makes Government Health Policy
9/12/2007Your government, whichever one it is, is not necessarily putting your health interests first when determining government health policy.
Read MoreHow Bad Is Food Contamination from China
9/2/2007Over the past few months, Chinese products (and Chinese food imports in particular) have taken a beating in the world...
Read MoreChildren Inherit the Taste for Junk Food
8/30/2007A study conducted in Great Britain has found that a mother's diet during pregnancy, and even when breastfeeding, can affect...
Read MoreOlive Oil under Attack
8/24/2007In a recent Reader's Digest article, Dr. Dean Ornish expressed a number of concerns about olive oil - questioning its...
Read MoreColon Cancer, a Dietary Shocker
8/20/2007While there is no shortage of evidence linking the so-called Western diet to an increased risk for developing colon cancer,...
Read MoreIs Fluoride in our Water Dangerous?
8/15/2007Congress recently cited new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health...
Read MoreAvandia, Guns for Hire
8/11/2007A study of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone ) has revealed a disturbing trend of increased heart attack risk.
Read MoreObesity is Virally Contagious
8/1/2007A recent three-decade long study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has reported that the risk of obesity...
Read MoreCancer, the Blind Leading the Blind
7/31/2007An advance copy of an article in the September 1st issue of Cancer was just released detailing the results of...
Read MoreSurprise! Cars Cause Heart Disease
7/31/2007Understand why the closer people live to roads with heavy traffic and high air pollution, the greater their risk of...
Read MoreVitamin C Does Not Prevent Colds?
7/23/2007The Cochrane Library has just published the results of a review of scientific literature that says that taking regular supplements...
Read MoreWhat about Microwave Cooking?
7/21/2007The problem with microwaved food is similar to the problem with irradiated food. Although the actual processes are different, the...
Read MoreFruits and Veggies Under Attack
7/20/2007A recent study that found that recurrence and survival rates among women who had previously had breast cancer were no...
Read MoreDeep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
7/10/2007DVT is an issue among not only airline travelers but potentially all those who sit immobile for extended periods of...
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