January 2012 - Posts
A growing body of research shows that your gut affects many more bodily functions than digestion. In fact, the function of your gut is linked to bone formation, learning and memory, and even conditions such as Parkinson's disease. Disruptions to stomach or intestinal bacteria can prompt depression...
According to a new government report, more than 13% of American adults were treated for mental illness in 2010. People aged 18 to 25 were more than twice as likely to experience problems or undergo treatment than those aged 50 and older. Women were also more likely to have undergone treatment than men...
Parker’s animal chiropractic program is improving quality of life for man’s best friends (and cats too!) Cash Cash was in pain. He could still walk around, but it hurt. Cash, once a free-wheeling dachshund mixed with some cocker spaniel (and maybe a little beagle) was now in a bad way – and things were...
A new study suggests that vitamins A and D can work together to combat autoimmune disorders. The activated forms of both vitamins were found to suppress the development of Th17 cells, which produce a number of inflammatory chemicals, including interleukin-17. When the two vitamins were combined, they...
A new study shows that daily exercise improves a teenager's chances of getting a good night's sleep. Teens who use a computer for more than two hours during the day, however, tend to have poorer sleep. The study examined nearly 15,000 high school students, and found that those who spent at least...
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that when it comes to neck pain, the best medicine is no medicine. The study tracked patients with recent-onset neck pain who were treated using either medication, exercise, or a chiropractor. After 12 weeks, the patients who used a chiropractor...
video platform video management video solutions video player On ABC’s "Nightline," Bill Weir talks with Microsoft founder Bill Gates about his charitable endeavors. His latest plan is to try to feed the world with more genetically modified crops, starting with a $27 million investment in the...
All across the United States, people are fighting for their right not to be injected with vaccines against their will. But currently, the Colorado Board of Health has been holding hearings on whether or not to adopt a new rule that would mandate healthcare workers get an annual flu vaccine -- with NO...
Monsanto's advertising once claimed: "Glyphosate is less toxic to rats than table salt following acute oral ingestion." But new findings indicate that Roundup, one of the most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides in the world, may cause severe damage to embryos. Glyphosate-based herbicides...
Statistics recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that home births are becoming more common. The percentage has risen by 29%, from just 0.56% of births in 2004 to 0.72% in 2009. Experts say that the rising trend reflects women’s desire to return to “what...
The Nordic Cochrane Center has put out a leaflet that every woman should read, explaining the potential benefits and potential harms of mammography. They point out that recent studies suggest that mammography screening is not effective in reducing your risk of dying from *** cancer. And in fact, screening...
The more children are exposed to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs), the less likely they are to have a good immune response to vaccinations, according to new research. The finding suggests that the chemicals can affect children’s immune system enough to make them more vulnerable to infectious diseases...
For a number of years, scientists have been studying “brown fat”. Brown fat is a heat-generating fat that burns energy instead of storing it. Human newborns have a supply of brown fat to keep warm, but by adulthood they lose most of their stores of it. In a new study, scientists found that they were...
The UK government has asked a group of experts to review current official dietary advice regarding vitamin D supplementation. The government also intends to write to all GPs to remind them that they should be advising all people in at-risk groups to take vitamin D supplements. A survey last year that...
2011 was the first year in more than two decades during which there were no deaths from whooping cough. In 2010, 10 infants died from the disease. The number of people who became infected also dropped from 9,000 in 2010 to just 3,000 in 2011. The state passed a law requiring students in grades 7 to 12...
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