Public Health

Moringa Oleifera Tree Provides Low-Cost Water Purification For Developing World

A low-cost water purification technique that uses seeds from the Moringa oleifera tree can produce a 90.00% to 99.99% bacterial reduction in previously untreated water, according to a paper published in Current Protocols in Microbiology. The method could h ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 3 2010 - 11:53am

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Muscle Fat, Decreased Strength

A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reports that Vitamin D deficiency may be more common among young people today than most researchers thought. In the study, 59 per cent of participants had too little Vitamin D in their blood. ...

Article - News Staff - May 21 2012 - 1:37pm

CRUCIFIXION (Stigmata)

In the movies  on the crucifixion, were committed a serious mistakes, from the medical point of view, probably dictated by the official iconography that sees the crucifixion with the sounding of the nails at the palms of the hands.  ...

Blog Post - Camillo Di Cicco - Mar 14 2015 - 12:27pm

Obesity May Protect Against Metabolic Syndrome

Insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are all related to obesity, but are likely not caused by it, according to a review in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. In fact, obesity is the bo ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2010 - 1:43pm

Light Drinking, Limited Weight Gain Linked In Women

Alcohol consumption has been suspected of contributing to weight gain in the United States, but among normal-weight women moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk for obesity, according a new study by researchers from Brigham and Wome ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2010 - 3:26pm

The Skinny On Soft Drinks In Schools

Imagine a child, standing in a school cafeteria. We'll assume that this child has reached or surpassed the age of reason (7 years old, for non-Catholics out there), meaning they can understand their choices and therefore can make the wrong choice alon ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Mar 8 2010 - 4:45pm

Who Knew? Taxes Decrease Consumption Of Unhealthy Food

 A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that adults tend to eat less pizza and drink less soda as the prices of these items increase, and their body weight and overall calorie intake also appear to decrease. The authors point out that su ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 8 2010 - 6:44pm

Not A Crappy Idea- Disposable Toilets And Agriculture

The jokes just write themselves, really. But poor sanitation is no laughing matter, especially if you're one of the 2.6 billion people on Earth without access to a toilet. And for pennies on the dollar, a Swedish entrepreneur is hoping to help that 40 ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Mar 8 2010 - 8:37pm

BPA Exposure Causes Permanent Fertility Defects In Mice

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA. The findings were repo ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2010 - 12:16pm

FDA Drug Approval Should Be More Rigorous, Physician Argues

Writing in the latest issue of JAMA, Alec B. O'Connor, associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center, says the federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs should be much more stringent. The FDA, according to th ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 9 2010 - 7:58pm