February 2011 - Posts
Research shows that some dogs have an uncanny ability.
This 3 year old boy called 911 after his father injured himself, likely saving his dad's life.
The U.S. FDA revealed not long ago that most antibiotics sold and distributed in the United States were used on livestock. Twenty-eight million pounds of antibiotics were used on agricultural animals, compared to just over seven million pounds for humans. U.S. representative Louise Slaughter, the only...
Recent research on the genetics of disease suggests loneliness can actually make you ill. Lonely people are at greater risk of developing illnesses associated with chronic inflammation. These include heart disease and some cancers. The effect of loneliness on mortality is comparable with that of smoking...
Not too many decades ago, U.S. government doctors believed it was acceptable to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. These experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients, pandemic flu to prisoners, and injecting cancer cells into the chronically ill. A meeting of the presidential...
Microbiologist Philip Tierno, when he has to stay in hotels, travels with an impervious mattress and pillow cover. Lurking in every hotel mattress are skin cells, human hair, bodily secretions, fungi, bacteria, dust, dust mites, lint, insect parts, pollen, and cosmetics. Tierno encourages everyone to...
Even if you don’t want to eat genetically engineered foods, you most likely already are doing so. Most corn, soybean and cotton crops grown in the U.S. have been genetically modified, and corn and soy are common food ingredients. Organic food companies and consumer groups are stepping up their efforts...
Researchers have found that high levels of cholesterol do not predict the risk of stroke in women. There was an increased risk for men -- but only when cholesterol was at almost twice the average level. The research followed close to 14,000 men and women over the course of 33 years. Cholesterol levels...
If you’ve been following the mainstream media, you might think there there’s been a serious jump in illnesses from raw-milk cheese recently. The FDA certainly appears to think so; it has been considering tightening the rule that allows producers to sell unpasteurized cheeses to the public. However, looking...
For skin infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacterium MRSA, timely and proper wound cleaning and draining may be more important than the choice of antibiotic. Researchers originally set out to compare the effectiveness of two antibiotics for children with infected wounds, and found that the drug...
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Most soybean, corn, cotton and canola crops in the U.S. are genetically altered. Some experts argue that these crops could pose serious health and environmental risks, but the scientific picture is currently incomplete -- deliberately so. Agricultural corporations such as Monsanto and Syngenta have restricted...
New research suggests that putting on a fake smile to mask your unhappiness or displeasure may have unexpected consequences. It can actually worsen your mood and cause you to withdraw from tasks. Scientists examined what happened when people engaged in fake smiling, an activity also known as “surface...
The U.S. Justice Department wants big cigarette manufacturers to admit that they lied about the dangers of smoking. This would force the industry to set up and pay for an advertising campaign apologizing for their past behavior. The move comes as part of a 12-year-old lawsuit against the tobacco industry...
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