Hearing Impairment and Dementia
4/19/2011Scientists at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland have shown that the worse a person's untreated hearing impairment is, the...
Read MoreThe PFC-Menopause Link
4/9/2011The latest study on perfluorocarbons (PFCs) has found that greater exposure to them may cause women to begin menopause years...
Read MoreA Drink a Day May Keep Dementia Away
3/22/2011Participants in a recent study who regularly drank alcohol had, overall, a 29 percent lower incidence of dementia and a 42...
Read MoreSitting Negates Workout Benefits
1/22/2011Recent studies have shown that those who move the least during working hours have the most risk factors for heart disease...
Read MoreExercising to Music Improves Balance in Elderly
1/8/2011For elderly adults, falls typically result in far more trouble than band-aids and reassurances. In fact, for those over 65, falls can...
Read MoreBPA Impairs Male Fertility
1/6/2011Men who have high levels of BPA n their urine experience lower sperm quality than men without much BPA in...
Read MoreCount Your Kidneys
1/4/2011Serious errors are taking place in hospitals everywhere because charts are misread and the medical staff you expect to take...
Read MoreSmoking, Colon Cancer, and Curcumin
12/30/2010People who smoke cigarettes might actually increase their risk of developing colon cancer by eating a larger quantity of fruit...
Read MorePumpkin Pie for Immortality
12/28/2010New research indicates that people who eat lots of dark green and orange vegetables outlive their peers by a huge...
Read MoreTasting What You Breathe
12/23/2010Researchers have learned that there are taste receptors not only in our mouths, but in our lungs as well.
Read MoreThe Smoking-Dementia Connection
12/21/2010Research has established a link between smoking and the development of dementia in later years.
Read MoreBirth Order Studies
12/18/2010Studies show that the oldest child in a family typically scores higher on IQ tests than the children born after...
Read MoreOverweight…and Oblivious
12/16/2010Studies show that 25% of overweight subjects rated their weight as normal. 70% of the obese and 40% of the...
Read MorePolitics in the Genes
12/14/2010Recent research shows there is definitely a genetic factor to political leanings.
Read MoreBMI and Blood Pressure in Kids
12/11/2010Research shows that small reductions in an overweight child's body mass index (BMI) are likely to yield big improvements in...
Read MoreThe End of Rinderpest
12/9/2010Rinderpest, a deadly malady that would strike cattle, yaks, water buffalo, and other similar animals, is no more.
Read MoreDiabetes Breakthrough
12/7/2010Researchers have discovered that a patient's own stem cells can be put to work to restart insulin production in those...
Read MoreBreast Cancer, One More Time
12/6/2010The reduction in incidence and mortality rates cited to show the great strides made in treating breast cancer had little...
Read MoreDental X-Ray Worries
12/4/2010Cone-beam CT scanners provide three-dimensional images of the teeth, roots, jaw, and skull -- a much higher doses of radiation.
Read MoreFast Food Advertising
11/29/2010How companies convince you and your children to crave fast food, beg for it, and buy it. And how it...
Read MoreHypothyroidism, Removal or Radiation?
11/28/2010If you suffer from hypothyroidism, removing your thyroid or blasting with radiation or trying to balance it out with synthetic...
Read MoreBone Mineral Density Tests Can Wait
11/20/2010Bone mineral density (BMD) tests may be superfluous for many patients.
Read MoreBreakfast for Champions
9/20/2010Breakfast is the most misunderstood meal of the day. For a balanced, healthy, sustaining breakfast, it is not as simple...
Read MoreAcupuncture and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
9/2/2010A new study showed that treatment of knee pain with acupuncture produced about the same results as treatment with "sham...
Read MoreHigh Heels Damage Legs
8/26/2010A study from Manchester Metropolitan University in the U.K., showed that wearing high heels really does a number on the...
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