Your Stomach, Part 2
10/26/2009We conclude our exploration of the anatomy and physiology of the stomach from a natural health perspective and examine the...
Read MoreWhen Patients Ignore Symptoms
10/24/2009Recent evidence indicates that merely providing health information and medical advice doesn’t guarantee that patients will heed it.
Read MorePrenatal Diet Sets Food Preferences
10/22/2009Several studies show that food preferences may be set even before you’re born, as early as 13 weeks after gestation....
Read MoreNon-Drinkers Virtuous, but Depressed
10/20/2009A recent study of alcohol consumption found that that those who didn’t drink at all had an elevated incidence of...
Read MoreAnother Reason Not to Buy a Convertible
10/17/2009A study, funded by Worcestershire Royal Hospital in the UK, found that the typical noise generated by a moving convertible...
Read MoreTen Sickening Foods
10/15/2009The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has just released a report listing the 10 foods most likely...
Read MoreYour Stomach, Part 1
10/12/2009In Part 1 of our series on the digestive system, we explored the process whereby food enters the stomach through...
Read MoreDoctors Have Problems, Too
10/10/2009A new study shows that the most distressed and tired physicians made the most mistakes (39 percent of doctors in...
Read MoreBaby Stroke
10/8/2009A new study shows that children have strokes far more frequently than previously thought, with the youngest children the most...
Read MoreSmart Sperm – Revenge of the Nerds
10/3/2009According to a study by researchers at the University of New Mexico, intelligence correlates to healthy sperm.
Read MoreScientists “Discover” Low Self-Esteem Leads to Weight Gain
9/29/2009A new British study involving 6500 people has come to the conclusion that low-self esteem and emotional problems lead people...
Read MoreOverview Of The Digestive System
9/28/2009Over the course of the next half dozen or so newsletters, I'm going to walk you through the digestive system...
Read MoreDrug-Resistant Swine Flu
9/26/2009The media has reported the first case of a resistant strain of swine flu that has spread from one person...
Read MoreGardasil Vaccine for Boys
9/24/2009An FDA advisory panel just recommended approving Gardasil vaccines to prevent genital warts in boys as young as age nine.
Read MoreShowerheads Spread Disease
9/22/2009Researchers from the University of Colorado discovered that shower heads harbor dangerous bacteria that could cause lung infections and breathing...
Read MoreCell Phones Back in the Frying Pan
9/19/2009The International EMF Foundation just issued a 37-page report claiming that the major research to date on cell phone safety...
Read MoreWay Over Sugar Threshold
9/17/2009According to a new report by the AHA, Americans eat way too much sugar—an average of 22 teaspoons a person...
Read MoreLet’s Talk Cancer
9/14/2009Everyone produces up to 10,000 cancer cells every single day of their life as part of the normal metabolic process....
Read MoreTamoxifen Ups The Risk of Breast Cancer
9/12/2009According to a study, just published in Cancer Research, long-term use of tamoxifen ups the risk of getting aggressive cancer...
Read MoreDoes Medical Imaging Fry Patients?
9/8/2009According to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, tests such as CT scans and nuclear...
Read MoreBait & Switch at Restaurants
9/5/2009Seafood fraud is on the rise and restaurant patrons should be on the watch for restaurants that are substituting cheaper...
Read MoreRocket Fuel in Drinking Water
9/3/2009According to the Environmental Working Group, national standards for perchlorate in drinking water should be one-tenth the level the Environmental...
Read MoreVitamin D Shortage Affects Kids
9/1/2009A new study has found that a startling number of kids are deficient in vitamin D.
Read MoreFat Tax Follies
8/31/2009Jon explains why you should be very concerned about rumblings out of Washington and across the country to tax "fat...
Read MoreBinge Drinking in Your Golden Years
8/29/2009The results of one of the largest-ever studies of substance abuse recently discovered that a surprising number of older adults...
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