Public Health

Too Many People Misdiagnosed With Depression: Blame The Criteria Or The Doctors?

A study in the March edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry, senior-authored by Jerome C. Wakefield, empirically challenges the effectiveness of psychiatrists' official diagnostic manual in preventing mistaken, false-positive diagnoses of depre ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 10 2010 - 11:25am

Good Health Linked To Frequent, Better Quality Sex

A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that people in good health are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health. Sexual activity has health benefits and is linked to living longer, but the new st ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 10 2010 - 12:42pm

Years Smoking, Not Number Of Cigarettes, Lowers Parkinson's Risk

Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. But the relationship between risk for the disease and smoking may not be so simple. New research published in Neurology shows that smoking for a greater numbe ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2010 - 11:52am

R-Rated Movies Encourage Teen Drinking?

Adolescents who watch R-Rated movies are more likely to try alcohol at a young age, according to a study based on phone surveys of 6,255 10-14 year-old children. Published in Prevention Science, the study examined the relationship between watching R-rated ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2010 - 2:46pm

Anticipating Eating May Be Diabetes Risk Factor

When we anticipate or smell a meal, the parasympathetic nervous system triggers salivation and increases insulin production in response to the expectation that glucose will be entering the blood stream. Scientists writing in Science Signaling say this resp ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2010 - 5:38pm

Why Fat People Don't Lose Weight. The Diet Delusion

Who says science journalism is dying when it seems to be gloating about slaying one sacred cow after another: chiropractic, homoeopathy and now... dieting. The internet is bursting to the seams with weight loss programs, slimming advice, nutrition counsell ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 12 2010 - 8:10am

Not Enough Time To Exercise? Nonsense, Study Says

A lack of free time is no longer a viable excuse for avoiding exercise, according to a new study in The Journal of Physiology. Researchers studying interval training have found that it not only takes less time than what is typically recommended, but the re ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 12 2010 - 12:39pm

What Are The Symptoms Of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity?

The first cases of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (often referred to as electro-hypersensitivity or even EHS) were studied in the 1970s and yet decades later few people are even aware of the condition. We living human beings are more than just flesh and ...

Article - Richard Mankiewicz - Mar 12 2010 - 1:46pm

Lectin In Bananas May Help Prevent HIV Spread

Scientists have an emerging interest in lectins, naturally occurring chemicals in plants, because of their ability to halt the chain of reaction that leads to a variety of infections. Now, researchers from the University of Michigan say they have found a p ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 7:04pm

Smoking May Cause Memory Impairment In Women

A history of alcohol abuse is unlikely to cause long-term memory impairment in men and women, but smoking just might in women, a new study has found. The findings are based on assessments of 115 men and 169 women with an average age of 43. Overall, 45 perc ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 16 2010 - 11:08am