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Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy
Women who are pregnant or planning on getting pregnant are advised to abstain from the use of perfumes and scented body creams. read more »
Is Your Sunscreen Effective and Safe?
This is a good article to read in the summer months when we are all slathering sunscreen on ourselves and our kids. read more »
Federal agency cites concern over chemical in plastics including water bottles
WashingtonPost is reporting that National Toxicology Program has prepared a report that will raise concern over the health risk of BPA. The federal agency believes BPA, which is a widely read more »
Vytorin fails trial for improving heart disease
Vytorin, which came out in 2004 and is widely used by many patients today, is a combination of Zocor and Zetia. Zocor, an established statin works in lowering cholesterol (LDL) and read more »
man falls 47 floors, survives, and on his way to recovery
On December 7th, a man working as a window washer fell from a height of 47 stories - nearly 500 feet. He suffered many broken bones, injuries to chest, abdomen, and spinal cord, and a lot of bleeding. Amazingly, he survived! read more »
Mediterranean diet lengthens life
A new study as found that eating a Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of all-cause death in the US population. Mediterranean diet is rich in fish, fruits, vegetables, and nuts and is low on mea read more »
Red and processed meats increases risk of lung cancer
Yet another study has found that consumption of red and processed meats increase the risk of several cancers, including lung cancer. The study was performed by Amanda Cross and her colleagues at read more »
Large scale EU study finds organic foods to be superior to conventionally grown
An EU funded study has found that organic produce are better than conventional food. The four year study was funded by the EU and headed by Newcastle University. The research found that or read more »
Breast feeding increases IQ in children with the right gene
A new study has shown that breastfeeding will increase the IQ in children with a common gene. Researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, studied the data from 3000 chil read more »
Soy products shown to reduce sperm count in men
A new study has shown consumption of soy products can lower sperm count in men. Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that men who consumed half a serving of soy products a read more »
Scientists discover the key to medicinal benefits of garlic
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have discovered the key to benefits of garlic. Garlic has a compound called Allicin which breaks down into sulphur compounds. Thes read more »