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11/15/2012Social prejudice against overweight people is so ubiquitous that it might appear to be something built into our DNA, but a new study hints at the possibility that our preference for thin isn’t inherent, after all; rather, it’s culturally induced. -
11/13/2012New research suggests that redheads' increased risk of melanoma may be hardwired into them genetically along with their red hair, even if they keep their sun exposure to an absolute minimum. -
11/10/2012New research has found that self hypnosis may be an effective tool for ridding women of hot flashes and night sweats. -
11/8/2012A recent study has found that a popular class of antidepressants called SSRIs may increase the risk of a stroke or brain hemorrhage. -
11/6/2012On top of the recent outbreak of fungal meningitis in certain batches of injected steroids, steroid injections could cause bone fractures in the spine. -
11/3/2012According to a new study, teenagers face double the risk that adults do of getting hit by a car as they cross the street, thanks to their constant involvement with technology and participation in "adult" activities such as drinking. -
11/1/2012It's hardly esoteric knowledge that soda isn't a health food, so it's a bit confounding that the industry is up in arms over an article just published in the "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" citing a study that links the aspartame in diet soda to cancer. -
10/30/2012A recent study conducted at the University of Greifswald Medical School in Germany, found that alcohol addiction, as might be expected, results in a much higher death rate for both men and women when compared to people of the same gender who do not have a drinking problem but affects women even more profoundly than men. -
10/27/2012Few things evoke revulsion and complaint the way dirty public restrooms do. Even sparkling clean public restrooms make many of us uncomfortable. That’s why we try to keep things sanitary by helping ourselves to those toilet seat covers dispensed in the stall. But are the seat covers just a ploy by the paper products industry to lull us into thinking we’re safe? What dangers does the toilet seat actually present? -
10/25/2012Is hormone replacement therapy safe? New research on HRT and whether it increases the risk of numerous diseases is all over the map and downright contradictory.