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Life Styles

More People Of All Races Drinking

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:59 pm

However, results also showed Whites increased their average number of drinks, while Blacks and Hispanics did not.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:59 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Chemical Grows Brain Cells?

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:58 pm

Investigators from the University of Texas Southwestern say the substance -- known as P7C3 -- can actually make new neurons grow. They came to this conclusion after infusing 1,000 different chemicals into the brains of live mice.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:58 pm | Read Full Article

Politics

FDA Recalls Eye Surgery Machine

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:58 pm

The FDA has issued a class I recall -- its most serious -- for certain devices in the Constellation Vision ophthalmic microsurgical systems line due to software and hardware power errors which may cause eye injury or blindness.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:58 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Childhood sexual abuse and social shaming linked to health issues later

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:57 pm

Almost 10 percent of the participants reported that they had been victims of childhood sexual abuse and nearly 30 percent had experienced gay-related victimization between the ages of 12 and 14...

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:57 pm | Read Full Article

Transportation

Honda switches from hydrogen to batteries for 2012 launch

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:56 pm

Honda was one of the first manufacturers to market a petrol-electric hybrid, but the firm had previously favoured hydrogen fuel cells to batteries as the future technology for cars. However, inadequate infrastructure development in that area has led it to revise plans.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:56 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Eating fish helps prevent eye disease later in life

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:55 pm

The omega-3 fatty acids present in oily fish like salmon, mackerel and albacore tuna, are generally recognized to be the therapeutic nutrients responsible for helping to prevent macular degeneration.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:55 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Resveratrol revs up metabolism, promotes weight loss in first ever primate study

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:54 pm

But now for the first time a study has shown resveratrol has the ability to rev up metabolism and spark weight loss in primates...

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:54 pm | Read Full Article

Health

IAC: Microbicide Also Protects Against Herpes (CME/CE)

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:53 pm

Excitement here over a microbicide gel that protects women against HIV grew when researchers reported that it also protects against herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) infection.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:53 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Healthy families, religious involvement buffer youth against risk factors related to drug abuse

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:52 pm

American-Indian adolescents continue to have the highest rates of illicit drug use among all ethnic groups.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:52 pm | Read Full Article

Energy

US Navy takes delivery of algae-based jet fuel

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:52 pm

Normally associated with carbon-belching aerospace hardware, the Farnborough Air Show today saw San Francisco-based algal biotechnology company Solazyme announce the delivery of 1,500 gallons of algae-based jet fuel to the US Navy's testing and certification programme.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:52 pm | Read Full Article

Health

New Colonoscopy Reveals Blind Spots

Posted on Jul 21 @ 07:50 pm

"Traditionally, we would move our colonoscope to push the fold out of the way to see the other side, but even with that technique, there's a chance we can miss polyps,” Dr. Gross said.

Article Date: Jul 21 @ 07:50 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Zinc Nasal Sprays Culprit in Loss of Smell (CME/CE)

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:30 pm

Intranasal zinc gluconate is a popular over-the-counter alternative therapy for treatment of the common cold, but researchers question its efficacy. They say it may also be linked to severe or potentially permanent hyposmia and anosmia.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:30 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Older People Living Longer and Paying More for Care

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:30 pm

Americans are living longer than ever, but increased longevity comes at a price -- the cost of healthcare for people over age 65 has almost doubled in recent years, according to a new federal report.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:30 pm | Read Full Article

Business

Gates and Khosla give lean engine a push

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:29 pm

Opoc – opposed piston, opposed cylinder – is essentially a two-stroke engine which is half the size and weight of a conventional internal combustion engine of comparable output and can thus achieve up to 50 per cent greater fuel efficiencies with commensurate emission reductions.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:29 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Antibiotics: Cure Or Curse For Dementia Patients?

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:28 pm

According to the study, antibiotic treatment was associated with longer survival after suspected pneumonia episodes compared to no treatment.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:28 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Subtle "Stars Of The Mind" Regulate Breathing

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:27 pm

Star shaped brain cells, called Astrocytes, are doing more than researchers once thought. They are proving to have a key role in regulating breathing.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:27 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Take Back Your Life With Arthroscopic Treatment

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:26 pm

Research shows around 80 percent of patients have been able to return to their favorite sport after hip arthroscopy around 9.4 months after surgery.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:26 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Beet juice lowers blood pressure

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:25 pm

For example, scientists have found it is rich in the nutrient betaine, which reduces the blood concentration of homocycsteine, a substance linked to heart disease and stroke.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:25 pm | Read Full Article

Health

IAC: Vaccines Often Elicit HIV Positive Tests Among Uninfected (CME/CE)

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:24 pm

People at low risk for becoming infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and undergo vaccination to prevent acquiring the disease may frequently test positive for the virus, researchers found.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:24 pm | Read Full Article

Politics

Feds Charge 94 Docs, Others With Medicare Fraud

Posted on Jul 19 @ 10:24 pm

Charges have been unsealed against 94 physicians, healthcare and billing company executives, and others in five cities across the country, alleging that they submitted a total of $251 million in false Medicare claims.

Article Date: Jul 19 @ 10:24 pm | Read Full Article

Business

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Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:32 pm

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Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:32 pm | Read Full Article

Politics

Too Fat to Fight (comic)

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:30 pm

A group of retired military officials recently expressed concern that school lunches are a threat to national security. According to them, the food being fed to children at public schools is making them "too fat to fight", leaving a potentially considerable gap in military recruitment.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:30 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Arsenic Treats Cancer?

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:29 pm

“Arsenic might be especially effective for treating some types of cancers in combination with other drugs that act at different levels of the Hedgehog pathway..."

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:29 pm | Read Full Article

Life Styles

High Heel Addiction: Go High or Go Home

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:27 pm

Using MRI, they measured the women's calf muscles, and compared their findings to a group of women who prefer to wear flat shoes. The result: no difference. But when the researchers went on to measure the length of the muscle fiber with ultrasound, they found they were 13 percent shorter in the high heel wearers.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:27 pm | Read Full Article

Health

Lack of sunlight exposure causes mothers to give birth to babies with multiple sclerosis

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:17 am

...mothers who get little sunlight during the first 90 days of their pregnancies bear children with an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis later on in their lives.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:17 am | Read Full Article

Health

Foods and drinks sweetened with fructose linked to high blood pressure

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:15 am

Now researchers have found that consuming foods sweetened with fructose raises the risk of developing one of the top killers in the U.S. -- high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:15 am | Read Full Article

Life Styles

Monogamy Agreements Affecting HIV Risk?

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:13 am

Not only do these “sexual agreements” strengthen and improve relationships, but they also help protect homosexual couples against HIV.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:13 am | Read Full Article

Habitats

Fungi's role in the cycle of life discovered

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:12 am

Almost all plants form symbiosis with fungi in their roots, know as mycorrhizas.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:12 am | Read Full Article

Health

Healing herbs revealed on NaturalNews Talk Hour

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:08 am

The Amazon Rainforest is one of the richest places on earth. We'll reveal the most powerful nutritional treasures in the world.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:08 am | Read Full Article

Transportation

Honda bets on hybrid future

Posted on Jul 16 @ 02:08 am

Honda will have a new hybrid plant in operation by 2013 while abandoning plans for a mini-vehicle factory, according to a report by the Nikkei business daily earlier today.

Article Date: Jul 16 @ 02:08 am | Read Full Article