Public Health
- Replacing One Sugary Drink Per Day Cuts Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
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A new epidemiology paper correlates a 5 percent increase of a person's total energy intake provided by sweet drinks each day with an 18 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase by 18%. The authors estimate that replacing the da ...
Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 9:07am
- Free Radicals, Antioxidants And The Health Benefits Of Coffee
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Coffee has been enjoying a health resurgence. It was once considered a bad thing because of caffeine but now it is lauded for its antioxidants. A new paper details how free radicals and antioxidants behave during every stage of the coffee brewing process ...
Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 9:13am
- Vitamin D Toxicity Rare In People Who Take Supplements
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The big concern about the latest Vitamin D fad is the potential for toxicity. Some people have low vitamin D levels and we have been told to avoid the sun so vitamin D supplement use has climbed in recent years and some articles and even books are claimi ...
Article - News Staff - May 1 2015 - 10:42am
- How Clinics Avoid FDA Oversight Of Their Stem Cell Treatments
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Clinics are advertising stem cell treatments using exceptions in FDA regulations, according to a new paper. ...
Article - News Staff - May 6 2015 - 10:00pm
- The Future Of Medical Prevention
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Sometimes I write stuff here not because I know things, but rather, because I would like to know more, and I think the audience of this blog may help me find the material I need to become more knowledgeable on some topic. Having a blog is a privilege, in t ...
Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - May 3 2015 - 7:51am
- Europe's Public Health Issue: Infertility
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Infertility is becoming a public health issue in Europe. Declining birth rates over the past 50 years mean that Europe is only producing 1.6 children per woman – hardly satisfactory to compete on the global stage against increasing populations of fit and ...
Article - The Conversation - May 3 2015 - 3:13pm
- Pudgy Paradox: Some Extra Weight Decreases Mortality From Type 2 Diabetes
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Patients with type 2 diabetes who are overweight- but not obese- live longer than those who are normal weight or thin. Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Studies show that overweight patients with cardiovascula ...
Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 10:52pm
- The Truth About 5 Common Health Beliefs
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There are plenty of misunderstandings and sometimes they get regurgitated into new forms, like that sugar is toxic or bread is bad for your brain. It can get a little confusing so Johns Hopkins physicians have shed some light on what is well-worn myth and ...
Article - News Staff - May 6 2015 - 8:00am
- This Is What Happens To Your Body After You Die
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“It might take a little bit of force to break this up,” says mortician Holly Williams, lifting John’s arm and gently bending it at the fingers, elbow and wrist. “Usually, the fresher a body is, the easier it is for me to work on.” Williams speaks softly a ...
Article - Mosaic Science - May 6 2015 - 10:35am
- Chemophobia Rampant, Science In Retreat. It Cannot End Well
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The baseless, superstitious fear of chemicals has certainly gripped our supposedly advanced population in a haze of inchoate panic akin to the residents of 17th century Salem, or Europeans of the Dark Ages. ...
Article - Gil Ross - May 8 2015 - 10:38am