Blog
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12/30/2007Researchers in Uganda are trying to learn something new about healing by studying what chimpanzees eat when ill. -
12/21/2007A new report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) warns that nurses may risk their health working in hospitals because of the abundance of toxic substances in the hospital environment.
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12/21/2007Popular wisdom tells us to control passion by hopping in a freezing cold shower -- but research shows that icy water cures more than raging hormones.
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12/16/2007Upon learning the results of a new, large-scale study sponsored by the National Cancer Institute showing that eating beef and processed meats sharply increases the risk of colon, lung, and other cancers, Cattlemen launched press releases touting the benefits of regular meat consumption. -
12/14/2007It seems that polycarbonate containers tend to leach the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA), an estrogen-mimic that has been linked to cancer, Alzheimer's, Down syndrome, and reproductive problems.
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12/12/2007Health council members in New Jersey passed a resolution requiring that all children over the age of six months who attend daycare or preschool must have flu shots.
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10/26/2007Suddenly the 'superbug' MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is in the news as the latest outbreak of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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10/24/2007A just released study of 1,093 patients treated for head and neck cancer showed that their state of mind had no influence on their outcomes.
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10/19/2007A recent study out of Duke University has found that blood transfusions increase your risk of heart attack and death. -
10/14/2007ORAC refers to the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity of whatever you're testing -- whether it is a single fruit juice or a combination of five juices.