Public Health

Is The Next Big Diet Fad Chili Peppers?

A recent finding about capsaicin from chili peppers curbing obesity in mice may be why nutritionists and diet marketing groups latch onto it in 2015. The world doesn't need another gimmick diet but clearly people need to eat less. Fully one third of t ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 8 2015 - 10:20pm

With a Grain of Salt

Research shows that six month old infants who have been introduced to salted starchy food have a greater preference to salty taste as compared to infants who are not yet fed such foods. This early exposure to salty food is carried on to preschool with pre ...

Blog Post - Akiva Gross - Feb 9 2015 - 1:16pm

Energy Drinks Increase Hyperactivity In Young Students

Middle-school children who consume energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity and inattention symptoms, according to results from the Yale School of Public Health, which could have implications for school success and lends support to ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 9 2015 - 10:44am

How Much Weight Can You Gain Due To Water Retention?

Question: I am a 30-year-old woman, very active in my home routines. But during my menstrual cycles I have noticed excess weight around my abdomen. I am really confused about it. My friend told me it may be due to water retention.  I really want, to know ...

Blog Post - Kelly Everson - Feb 10 2015 - 1:45pm

Calories Consumed Versus Calories Burned- The Only Real Weight Loss Plan

Olivier Le Moal By Hazhir Rahmandad, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 10 2015 - 12:30pm

Would You Like Listeria With That Capicola?

Standard cleaning procedures in retail delis may not eradicate Listeria monocytogenes bacteria, which can cause a potentially fatal disease in people with vulnerable immune systems.  In a recent study, 6.8 percent of samples taken in 15 delis before daily ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 10 2015 - 6:22pm

SB 203: California's New Warning Label Drive Targets Soda, But Not Sugar-Filled Juice

A California Democrat believes he can curb diabetes by requiring warning labels on sodas and energy drinks. Warning labels are not new to Californians. Ever since Proposition 65 required the ubiquitous 'may cause cancer' signage in virtually ever ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 12 2015 - 10:36am

Danger to Gay Men Huffing Poppers

Participants in a new study have reported a small but growing and worrisome trend  among some gay American men. ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Feb 12 2015 - 2:24pm

A Civil Rights Struggle Few Remember: Desegregating Blood Donation

Sicily 1943: whose blood was this US soldier getting? NARA In December 1941, a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II, a Detroit mother named Sylvia Tucker visited her local Red Cross donor center to give blood. H ...

Article - The Conversation - Feb 14 2015 - 8:30am

Ban Them Or Embrace Them? E-Cigarettes Face A Fork In The Road

We've had 50 years of very-expensive, government-mandated penalties against cigarette companies that have funded programs to reduce cigarette smoking- anything that does so should be welcomed.  Yet that hasn't been the case for e-cigarettes. Whil ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 14 2015 - 2:31am