Public Health

Is Too Much Exercise Bad For You?

There are a few things that are a given when it comes to understanding the human body. Long periods of stress are bad. We all know this. Stress from relationships, work or other causes are bad for us. We get less sleep, eat worse and we get sick more often ...

Article - Erin Richards - May 7 2012 - 10:32pm

Afraid Of Having Blood Drawn? It May Not Be All In Your Head

Psychological stress and anxiety have been shown to produce an activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis. Resulting hypercoagulability is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and could therefore contribute to an increased prevalence of coronary arte ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2008 - 12:49pm

New Bacteria Discovered In Organic Milk

Pasteurization was invented for a good reason and raw milk is illegal in many countries because it can be contaminated with potentially harmful microbes. Contamination can also spoil the milk, making it taste bitter and turn thick and sticky. Now scientist ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2008 - 8:43pm

The Controversy Surrounding Ginkgo Biloba And Its Effect On Alzheimer's

Sometimes, you have to read between the lines. As a columnist, I receive a host of press releases that fill up my mailbox with mostly unintelligible medical jargon which mostly amounts to nothing. So this past weekend, when I was sent a report from JAMA (J ...

Article - Erin Richards - Nov 24 2008 - 10:53am

Lack Of Exercise Causes Obesity, But What About A Lack Of Sleep?

We all know that feeling of the Midnight Munchies, when you're watching your favorite movie on late night HBO and you suddenly feel starving, even just a few hours past dinner. Instead of sleeping with the growing you sneak into the kitchen for a litt ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Nov 26 2008 - 9:04am

Obese Women Who Had Bariatric Surgery Have Fewer Newborn Complications

A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2008 - 7:14pm

Water Wellness

Did you know that the kind of water you drink affects your wellness? Research in Japan and Korea in both hospitals and farms with using alkaline ionized water with patients or livestock supports the claim that alkaline ionized water improves health and red ...

Blog Post - Cathleen LoGrasso - Nov 19 2008 - 7:53pm

Less Annoying Pomegranate Seeds- Bring On Better Health

A team of investigators from Valencia has developed a machine that separates automatically the seeds from the rind and pith of the pomegranate. The mechanism uses a computer vision system to distinguish and sort the different parts of this fruit, according ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 22 2008 - 1:00pm

That Bad Breath May Be A Stomach Ulcer

Bacteria that cause stomach ulcers and cancer could also be giving us bad breath, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Microbiology. For the first time, scientists have found Helicobacter pylori living in the mout ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2008 - 3:42am

Play Bejeweled, Lose Weight?

When broadcaster and health campaigner Anne Diamond reviewed some videogames earlier this year, her damnation was so scathing that it overshadowed The Byron Review, a major government-commissioned report on the subject. Fast forward eight months and the l ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 26 2008 - 9:01am