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Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young Medicine & Health / Health June 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 52 vote(s) \| No comments yet How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats?

Practicing Tai Chi Boosts Immune System in Older Adults Medicine & Health / Health March 22, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Tai chi chih, the Westernized version of the 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art characterized by slow movement and meditation, significantly boosts the immune systems of older adults against the virus that leads to the painful, ...

Green tea helps beat superbugs Medicine & Health / Health March 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Study shows energy drink 'cocktails' lead to increased injury risk Medicine & Health / Health November 04, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet College students who drink alcohol mixed with so-called “energy” drinks are at dramatically higher risk for injury and other alcohol-related consequences, compared to students who drink alcohol without energy drinks, according ...

Low-carb diet reduces inflammation and blood saturated fat in metabolic syndrome Medicine & Health / Health December 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other serious illnesses. Patients have long been advised ...

Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis Medicine & Health / Health May 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

Disturbed rest, activity linked to mortality in older men Medicine & Health / Health June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet It appears that disrupted rest and activity rhythms are associated with increased mortality rates among older men, according to new University of Minnesota research.

Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels Medicine & Health / Health May 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. The findings, ...

Getting forgetful? Then blueberries may hold the key Medicine & Health / Health April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 55 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 If you are getting forgetful as you get older, then a research team from the University of Reading and the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England may have good news for you.

Eating fish could protect the brain from decline Medicine & Health / Health February 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Aberdeen researchers, jointly funded by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust and the Wellcome Trust, found that people who eat fish oils retained better mental ability in late adulthood compared to those that eat ...

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease? Medicine & Health / Health January 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and other problems that arise from clogged, hardened arteries. And people who carry their extra weight around their waist – giving ...

Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners Medicine & Health / Health July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ...

New diabetes report documents devastating effects in New York City Medicine & Health / Health July 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The diabetes epidemic is taking a large and growing toll on New York City, a new Health Department report shows, as death rates, debilitating complications, and hospitalization costs soar. Some 500,000 New Yorkers – one ...

Honey a better option for childhood cough than OTCs Medicine & Health / Health December 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study by a Penn State College of Medicine research team found that honey may offer parents an effective and safe alternative than over the counter children's cough medicines.

Lack of vitamin D may increase heart disease risk Medicine & Health / Health January 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...

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Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young Medicine & Health / Health June 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 52 vote(s) \| No comments yet How, scientists wonder, do the French get away with a clean bill of heart health despite a diet loaded with saturated fats?

Practicing Tai Chi Boosts Immune System in Older Adults Medicine & Health / Health March 22, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Tai chi chih, the Westernized version of the 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art characterized by slow movement and meditation, significantly boosts the immune systems of older adults against the virus that leads to the painful, ...

Green tea helps beat superbugs Medicine & Health / Health March 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| No comments yet Green tea can help beat superbugs according to Egyptian scientists speaking today at the Society for General Microbiology’s 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

Study shows energy drink 'cocktails' lead to increased injury risk Medicine & Health / Health November 04, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet College students who drink alcohol mixed with so-called “energy” drinks are at dramatically higher risk for injury and other alcohol-related consequences, compared to students who drink alcohol without energy drinks, according ...

Low-carb diet reduces inflammation and blood saturated fat in metabolic syndrome Medicine & Health / Health December 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metabolic syndrome is a condition afflicting one quarter to one third of adult men and women and is an established pre-cursor to diabetes, coronary heart disease, and other serious illnesses. Patients have long been advised ...

Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis Medicine & Health / Health May 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study shows that apples and apple juice are playing the same health league as the often-touted purple grapes and grape juice. The study was published in the April 2008 issue of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research.

Disturbed rest, activity linked to mortality in older men Medicine & Health / Health June 11, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet It appears that disrupted rest and activity rhythms are associated with increased mortality rates among older men, according to new University of Minnesota research.

Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels Medicine & Health / Health May 21, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and McLean Hospital have found that practicing yoga may elevate brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels, the brain's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. The findings, ...

Getting forgetful? Then blueberries may hold the key Medicine & Health / Health April 10, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 55 vote(s) \| User comments: 3 If you are getting forgetful as you get older, then a research team from the University of Reading and the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England may have good news for you.

Eating fish could protect the brain from decline Medicine & Health / Health February 20, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Aberdeen researchers, jointly funded by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust and the Wellcome Trust, found that people who eat fish oils retained better mental ability in late adulthood compared to those that eat ...

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease? Medicine & Health / Health January 22, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| No comments yet By now, everyone knows that overweight people have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes and other problems that arise from clogged, hardened arteries. And people who carry their extra weight around their waist – giving ...

Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners Medicine & Health / Health July 23, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ...

New diabetes report documents devastating effects in New York City Medicine & Health / Health July 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The diabetes epidemic is taking a large and growing toll on New York City, a new Health Department report shows, as death rates, debilitating complications, and hospitalization costs soar. Some 500,000 New Yorkers – one ...

Honey a better option for childhood cough than OTCs Medicine & Health / Health December 03, 2007 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study by a Penn State College of Medicine research team found that honey may offer parents an effective and safe alternative than over the counter children's cough medicines.

Lack of vitamin D may increase heart disease risk Medicine & Health / Health January 07, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart ...

Agent in red wine found to keep hearts young

Practicing Tai Chi Boosts Immune System in Older Adults

Green tea helps beat superbugs

Study shows energy drink 'cocktails' lead to increased injury risk

Low-carb diet reduces inflammation and blood saturated fat in metabolic syndrome

Apples, apple juice shown to prevent early atherosclerosis

Disturbed rest, activity linked to mortality in older men

Yoga and elevated brain GABA levels

Getting forgetful? Then blueberries may hold the key

Eating fish could protect the brain from decline

The missing link between belly fat and heart disease?

Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners

New diabetes report documents devastating effects in New York City

Honey a better option for childhood cough than OTCs

Lack of vitamin D may increase heart disease risk

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