Probing Question: How do antioxidants work? August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Blueberries, pomegranates, green tea and dark chocolate -- these are just some of the antioxidant-rich "superfoods" found in almost any supermarket today. As well as improving our general health, there is growing evidence ... | |
The travel industry should inform travelers about malaria, say doctors August 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Tour operators and airlines are wasting an ideal opportunity to warn travellers about the risk of contracting malaria in specific countries, say infectious disease experts on BMJ.com today. | |
Flu vaccine may not protect seniors well August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A Group Health study in the August 2 issue of The Lancet adds fuel to the growing controversy over how well the flu vaccine protects the elderly. | |
Congress sends Bush bill banning lead in toys August 01, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- The Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the White House legislation that bans lead from children's toys and seeks to ensure that chemicals posing possible health problems will not end up on toys and articles that ... | |
Watching too much TV is causing some university students to pack on the pounds July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Television commercials are a common method for advertising food products. According to a team of University of Alberta researchers, these food advertisements have a powerful influence on its viewers, especially university ... | |
House passes bill to regulate tobacco July 31, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
(AP) -- The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal health authorities charged with promoting public well-being. | |
Heat-related deaths in high school football players dip, but all are preventable July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
You could say two is a small number. But that's still two too many for Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., professor of exercise and sports science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ... | |
Germany's top court rejects two states' anti-smoking laws July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Germany's top court upheld complaints Wednesday against anti-tobacco laws in two states, in a ruling with broad implications for a country once seen as a smokers' paradise. | |
 ER docs: Don't text and walk, skate or cook July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The warning came too late for Barack Obama's adviser: Don't walk and text at the same time. Obama aide Valerie Jarrett fell off a Chicago curb several weeks ago while her thumbs were flying on her ... | |
New study shows calcium significantly improves children's bone health July 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A recent study published in the journal Bone found that higher intakes of calcium, such as those recommended by the USDA, may significantly improve bone health in children. | |
Respiratory illnesses and dog bites a concern for travelers to China for 2008 Olympics July 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
As 600,000 visitors and athletes gear up to travel to China for the 2008 Olympic Games, travelers should be most concerned about respiratory illnesses and dog bites, according to report by an Emory University travelers' health ... | |
Mothers from affluent neighborhoods near highways increase odds of low weight babies by 81 percent July 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Living near city expressways is associated with adverse birth effects on expectant mothers and their newborns, according to a novel study with global implications. In the August edition of the Journal of Epidemiology and ... | |
Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects July 30, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research. | |
Fat around the heart may increase risk of heart attacks July 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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When it comes to risk for a heart attack, having excess fat around the heart may be worse than having a high body mass index or a thick waist, according to researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and ... | |
 LA blocks new fast-food outlets from poor areas (Update) July 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(AP) -- City officials are putting South Los Angeles on a diet. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in an impoverished swath of the city with a proliferation ... | |
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