Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study 5 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. | |
Pill that boosts productivity gaining favor, raising concerns among medical ethicists 8 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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In a place like Silicon Valley, where career prospects often hinge on a person's intelligence and ability to work hellishly long hours, "brain doping" probably was inevitable. | |
Free drug samples may end up costing uninsured more 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Free drug samples provided to physicians by pharmaceutical companies could actually be costing uninsured patients more in the long run, according to a study done by researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ... | |
World-first trial proves exercise helps memory September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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West Australian health experts are urging older people to get active after proving for the first time that just 20 minutes of activity each day can prevent memory deterioration. | |
Smoking riskier to women's hearts than men's September 02, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Women typically get heart disease much later than men, but not if they smoke, researchers said Tuesday. In fact, women who smoke have heart attacks nearly 14 years earlier than women who don't smoke, Norwegian doctors ... | |
US hospitals on lockdown after unknown substance exposure August 31, 2008 | User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Two US hospitals were put on emergency lockdown Saturday after several patients arrived at St. Louis, Missouri emergency rooms after being exposed to an unknown substance, hospital officials said. | |
Sharp rise in alcoholism among Swedish women: report August 30, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
Alcoholism among women in Sweden rose by 50 percent between 2003 and 2007 as beer, wine and spirits have become more accessible in the country long known for its restrictive alcohol policy, a report on Saturday said. | |
Parents beware: Kids exposed to many hours of alcohol use in PG-13 movies 10 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children are exposed to many hours of alcohol use in movies, especially films rated PG-13, a new study shows. | |
Child safety seats and lap-and-shoulder belts effective in preventing serious injury September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
For young children, all states currently require the use of child safety seats, and the minimum age and weight requirements to graduate to seat belts has been increasing over time. A new study in the journal Economic Inquiry ... | |
Bisphenol A linked to metabolic syndrome in human tissue September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
New research from the University of Cincinnati (UC) implicates the primary chemical used to produce hard plastics—bisphenol A (BPA)—as a risk factor for metabolic syndrome and its consequences. | |
 Low-birth-weight children should have their blood pressure checked, researchers find September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The findings appear in the September ... | |
Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, ... | |
Study: Workers to pay more for health care September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' ... | |
 With over-weight kids the norm, parents are asking how much a toddler should eat September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Where does the American tendency to become overweight begin? With 20 percent of Montana high school students being overweight and 10 percent of those qualifying as obese, the question is as relevant in Montana ... | |
New study reveals higher protein breakfast may help dieters stay on track September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A new study published online today in the British Journal of Nutrition found that timing of dietary protein intake affects feelings of fullness throughout the day. The study concluded that when people ate high-quality ... | |
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