Public Health
- WHO Sodium, Potassium Guidelines Are Unrealistic
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Is there any point to the World Health Organization (WHO) making a recommendation that 3 people out of 1,000 can achieve? If not, Americans won't take WHO seriously, and the British respect those guidelines even less. Only 1 in 1,000 in the UK can mee ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 7 2015 - 5:29pm
- Height Directly Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease
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The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study. Every 2.5 inches change in height affected your risk of coronary heart disease by 13.5 percent- so a 5 foot 6 inch tall person has a 32% lower risk of coronary hea ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2015 - 6:05pm
- Eating In Restaurants Linked To High Blood Pressure In College Students
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A study of college students links eating in restaurants with high blood pressure, even in young people. Globally, high blood pressure- hypertension- is the leading risk factor for death associated with cardiovascular disease. Studies have shown that young ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 17 2015 - 10:54am
- What Just 5 Days Of Eating Fatty Food Does To Your Muscles
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A new study has found that after just five days of eating a high-fat diet, the way in which the body's muscle processes nutrients changes. When food is eaten, the level of glucose in the blood rises. The body's muscle is a major clearinghouse for ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2015 - 12:21pm
- E-Cigarettes: Better Than Smoking But Still Have Risk
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E-cigarettes, battery-powered devices that heat a liquid nicotine solution, have been sold in the United States since 2007 and are marketed as an option to help smokers kick the habit. Instead of a nicotine patch or chewing gum, e-cigarette users inhale ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2015 - 9:00am
- Heavy Snoring And Sleep Apnea Signal Earlier Memory Decline
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Heavy snoring and sleep apnea may be linked to memory and thinking decline at an earlier age, according to a new study- but treating the disorders with a breathing machine may delay the decline. For the study, the medical histories for 2,470 people ages ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 5:00pm
- Dr. Henry Miller To Columbia: Give Oz The Boot
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Although I have done my share of writing on Dr. Oz (much of it humorous, and some just in poor taste), the following has nothing to do with me. ...
Blog Post - Josh Bloom - Apr 16 2015 - 3:10pm
- Playing A Wind Instrument Linked To Lower Risk Of Sleep Apnea
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A new study has found that wind instrument players have a reduced risk of developing obstructive sleep apnea. The findings presented at the Sleep and Breathing Conference 2015 suggest that this could be considered beneficial to those individuals who are a ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 7:30am
- The Cost Of Pure Water
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Ghana has plenty of water. So why do its people buy plastic pouches from street vendors? Shaun Raviv investigates. ...
Article - Mosaic Science - Apr 22 2015 - 8:30am
- Breast Milk Protects Against Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Preemies
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The immune-boosting properties of breast milk have long been known and experiments in mice are beginning to show another way how. A team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins pediatric surgeon-in-chief David Hackam, M.D., Ph.D., says their experiments reveal ...
Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2015 - 12:30pm
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