Probiotics Revisited, Part 1
10/27/2008In Part 1 of the series, we'll explore exactly what probiotics are and what benefits you can expect from supplementation.
Read MorePectin Protects Against Cancer
10/22/2008A research team at the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, England, discovered that a substance in apple pectin binds...
Read MoreFDA Hanky-Panky
10/17/2008The FDA recently decided to respond to the avalanche of criticism coming its way of late by hiring a public...
Read MoreFlu Shot Mania
10/15/2008An article in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine reports that children immunized against the flu stood an equal...
Read MoreCut Your Mortality Rates in Half
10/13/2008A recent study out of the Harvard School of Public Health concluded that 55% of deaths from all causes (44%...
Read MoreOvereating Makes Brain Go Bonkers
10/10/2008Researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that when you take in too many calories, your brain sends immune cells...
Read MoreBreakfast Cereal Sugar Shocker
10/7/2008A new investigation from Consumer Reports reveals that more than one-third of 27 test breakfast cereals had at least as...
Read MoreVytorin (Inegy) May Cause Cancer, Cure Nothing
10/3/2008A new study on Vytorin/Inegy found that in addition to having little proven benefit, it may actually cause an increase...
Read MoreSwimming Pools, Chlorine & Asthma
9/30/2008Researchers found that the subjects who had spent the most time in outdoor pools as children had by far the...
Read MoreHigh Fructose Corn Syrup, Oh Boy!
9/29/2008This month, the Corn Refiners Association launched a series of television ads to "make-over" the image of high-fructose corn syrup...
Read MoreAcupuncture More Effective Than Drugs
9/26/2008A recent study has found that acupuncture beats the pants off of drug therapy in reducing hot flashes.
Read MoreStudy Finds Exercise Improves Fitness
9/23/2008A new study out of the University of Pittsburgh made the startling discovery that sedentary older people who start an...
Read MoreBPA versus the FDA
9/20/2008A new study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found that subjects who had the highest levels...
Read MoreGood Reasons to Eat Broccoli
9/18/2008Past research has established broccoli as helpful in preventing cancer, macular degeneration, heart attacks, strokes, and complications of diabetes. Now,...
Read MoreKnowledge of Cancer Risks Doesn’t Mean Less Cancer
9/16/2008When it comes to cancer, knowledge doesn't necessarily equal better health practices. And, most of the cancers in North America...
Read MorePancreatic Cancer, Brain Cancer, and Prostate Cancer
9/15/2008A series of new studies just announced major breakthroughs in brain cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer. If you were...
Read MoreOlder Men with Tired Sperm
9/13/2008Studies have shown that older men stand a higher chance of fathering babies with autism, dwarfism, and schizophrenia.
Read MoreArsenic, Diabetes, and Drinking Water
9/11/2008A new study out of Johns Hopkins has found that, even at low levels, exposure to the heavy metal arsenic...
Read MoreBPA Plastic, Back in the News
9/9/2008Scientists at Yale University School of Medicine announced that they have just concluded a study affirming that BPA affects brain...
Read MoreThe FDA Globalization Act
9/5/2008The FDA Globalization Act, intended to impose stricter safety standards on domestic and imported foods, drugs, medical devises, and cosmetics...
Read MoreSkin Cancer Portends Other Cancers
9/2/2008A new study has found that those who contract non-melanoma skin cancers, which normally are nonfatal, stand double the risk...
Read MoreProtein Supplementation, Part 3 – Problems with Protein
9/1/2008Allergies, food intolerances, aminoacidemia, and intestinal toxemia are all problems that can accompany protein supplementation. They are also all factors...
Read MoreWiping Out H. Pylori Can Backfire
8/28/2008Antibiotics have dramatically reduced H. pylori bacteria populations, thus reducing stomach ulcers and gastric cancer, but if may also be...
Read MoreFree Radicals in Air Pollution
8/26/2008Researchers have found that the average person inhales up to 300 times more free radicals a day from airborne pollution...
Read MoreLong-Term Cancer Treatment Increases Risk
8/24/2008A new study has found that women recovering from breast cancer stand an increased risk of recurrence even after five...
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