Public Health

Secular And Longitudinal Trends In Young Female Dieting Strategies- 30 Year Study

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) finds that the younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in life ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2014 - 10:30pm

Tree Nuts Linked To Decreased Blood Fats And Sugars- Systematic Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on the effects of tree nuts for metabolic syndrome found a "modest decrease" in blood fats known as triglycerides and blood sugars compared to those who ate a control diet.   Tr ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 10:41am

DDT Linked To Obesity In Female Mice Long After Exposure

DDT, the first modern pesticide, has been banned in the United States since 1972 but it is still commonly used in places where malaria is prevalent. The United Nations recommends it because it is far less harmful to people than malaria is and remains supe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 31 2014 - 1:57pm

Long After Acute Attacks, Diverticulitis Patients Have Psychological, Physical Symptoms

Diverticulitis was once the refrain of a Saturday Night Live skit but it isn't funny to people who have it.   A paper in Quality of Life Research has interviews with diverticulitis patients and it confirms that many suffer psychological and physical ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 3:42pm

Vape 'Em If You Got 'Em: Benefits Of E-Cigarettes Outweigh Risks

Electronic cigarettes have gained considerable popularity over the past few years- for most they are another form of the nicotine patch, and a way to curb harmful cigarette smoking but critics contend they make smoking cool. No one thinks they are cool, t ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 8:58pm

Infants At Greater Risk Of Death On Commercial Airline Flights

Scholars at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies  &  Children's Hospital analyzed pediatric medical emergencies on flights worldwide between January 2010- June 2013 and found 90 that percent of deaths occurred in children under the age of 2- lap i ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2014 - 5:17pm

Get Rid Of Shaving Irritation- The Science

Shaving facial hair, bikini line, legs and armpits can cause wounds, which are an ideal setting for Staphylococcus aureus bacteria to cause infections. This 'shaving irritation' is characterized by redness, pimples, shaving bumps and an itching a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2014 - 10:01am

The Triple Threat Of High Acidity Drinks On Teeth

Dental researchers writing in the Journal of Dentistry are warning parents of the dangers of soft drinks, fruit juice and sports drinks high in acidity- they call those a "triple-threat" of permanent damage to young people's teeth. In the a ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 5 2014 - 9:07am

Electronic Cigarettes: Many Questions, Still Limited Research

Electronic cigarettes are booming in popularity, thanks to campaigns to reduce smoking and the goodwill of nicotine patches. There's no evidence foe health risks but evidence that they help people quit smoking is also limited, according to a research ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 5 2014 - 12:06pm

Four Things That Increase Suicide Risk in Addicts

Substance abuse doesn’t sit in a neat little package, tied up with a bow, waiting for treatment. Instead, imagine this little box...with octopus tentacles coming out of it. That’s addiction: it may start as overuse of a substance, but then it spreads to a ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Aug 6 2014 - 8:18am