December 2010 - Posts
There is an added degree of difficulty to this game of foosball.
Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield star in this sketch from The One Ronnie.
Somewhere around 250 billion microscopic pieces of plastic are floating in the Mediterranean Sea. This is creating a biological hazard throughout the entire food chain. Micro-sized plastic becomes mixed with plankton. It is then ingested by small fish which are then subsequently eaten by larger predators...
If you really want beautiful skin, do the same things you would do to strengthen your heart, control your weight, lift your mood and live longer and better: Get regular exercise, sleep enough and eat well. Discovery Health suggests a number of foods to look at if you want a beautiful-skin diet. Here...
People who eat a Mediterranean-style diet may think a little more clearly into old age. The findings of a recent study add to mounting evidence that such a diet may be as good for your brain as it is for the rest of your body. To determine if slower brain aging might be among the diet’s health benefits...
Food allergies may send more Americans to emergency rooms each year than was previously believed. Researchers estimate that between the years 2001 and 2005, Americans made over a million visits to the ER for allergic reactions to food -- that averages to about 200,000 ER trips each year, much higher...
Boys exposed to high levels of environmental pollutants tend to be smaller than their peers, according to a new study. Researchers followed nearly 500 boys for three years, and found that those with the highest levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in their blood were more than an inch shorter....
Dr. Paul Offit is a vaccine patent-holder who has led the attack on the idea that vaccines could be connected to autism or any other ailment. In his new book, "Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All," Offit appears to be transparently opposed to ever studying the health...
Fusion surgery, which screws vertebrae together, is intended to limit painful spine movements. Spine surgeons have prospered from this very expensive procedure. But studies have found it to be no better for common back pain than physical therapy -- and it’s a good deal more dangerous. The number of fusions...
This probably isn’t what they expected to find in their bag.
A news helicopter taking some film saves the day.
The Organic Consumers Association has gathered together videos which they hope will help promote a better, healthier, fairer, and saner 2011. Here are a few of them.
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as PCBs, affect the way your body synthesizes the stress hormone cortisol. POPs are widespread, and animals and humans are exposed to them daily, often through food. There have been concerns raised about the potential of these pollutants to affect hormone balance...
A growing number of farmers' markets have begun operating throughout the winter months, even in northern states like Massachusetts. The expansion is fueled at least in part by an increasing number of people who wish to eat locally produced food year-round. Currently, there are close to 900 winter...
Several recent studies have found that when athletes completely cease training, they rapidly lose strength and endurance. Being completely inactive, even for a short period of time, de-tones muscles and compromises health. However, these same studies also found that relatively small amounts of activity...
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