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Why Do Certain Bodies React Differently to a High-Fat Diet?
A diet rich in greasy foods causes an imbalance in our gut flora. The composition of the gut flora seems to determine the way in which the body develops certain…
CDC: All Baby Boomers Get Tested for Hepatitis C
On the eve of the first ever National Hepatitis Testing Day (May 19), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing draft guidelines proposing that all U.S. baby boomers…
Did you know that video games change your brain?
Playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in brain activity and improvements in visual attention.…
Homosexuality is Permanent, Opposition is Not
Last week, President Barack Obama announced his personal support for same-sex marriage for the first time. While this may be considered as shocking for an incumbent president gearing up for…
Aimee Copeland and the Flesh Eating Bacteria
Aimee Copeland, a 24 year old graduate student from University of West Georgia is fighting to survive a severe flesh-eating infection that resulted in amputation of most of her leg…
High-Fat Diet Preferred for People with Diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes are usually advised to keep a low-fat diet. Now, a recent study shows that food with a lot of fat and few carbohydrates could have…
Maintain Your Brain: The Secrets to Aging Success
Aging may seem unavoidable, but that's not necessarily so when it comes to the brain. So say researchers in the the Cell Press journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences explaining that…
The Rise of Attachment Parenting
The cover of the latest issue of Time magazine portrays a real mom, Jamie Lynne Grumet with her three year old son sucking on her breast standing on a chair…
Fear of Not Having Enough Food May Lead to Obesity
While eating too much food can cause obesity, the fear of not having enough food may lead to the same result, according to a study to be presented at…
Lyrica Fails in a Diabetes Study Related to Nerve Pain
Pfizer, the leading drug manufacturer, announced today that Lyrica, a drug used to treat Fibromyalgia did not work to treat nerve pain associated with Diabetes. Because of this, Pfizer has…
Meet the Flying Pig Marathon Winners
Sergio Reyes, regarded as one the finest marathon runner in the country, has again proved himself by winning the 14th Annual Flying Pig Marathon, Cincinnati held on May 6th. Sergio…
Live Longer by Jogging Regularly
Investigators found that between one and two-and-a-half hours of jogging per week at a "slow or average" pace delivers optimum benefits for longevity.…
Who is at risk for Stroke?
Who is at risk for a Stroke? A risk factor is a condition or behavior that occurs more frequently in those who have, or are at greater risk of getting,…
Stroke Symptoms – What Everyone Must Know!
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts, spilling blood into the spaces surrounding…
Marriage: A Powerful Heart Drug in Short Supply
Married adults who undergo heart surgery are more than three times as likely as single people who have the same surgery to survive the next three months, a new study…
Women Can’t Rewind the ‘Biological Clock’
Many women do not fully appreciate the consequences of delaying motherhood, and expect that assisted reproductive technologies can reverse their aged ovarian function, Yale researchers reported in a study published…
Misperception of Weight Barrier to Weight Loss
When University of Illinois researchers surveyed over 3,500 college applicants, more than a third couldn’t report their weight accurately, and overweight and obese men were more likely to underestimate their…
Antipsychotic Drug May Be Helpful Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
Low doses of a commonly used atypical antipsychotic drug improved survival in a mouse model of anorexia nervosa, University of Chicago researchers report this month. The result offers promise for…
Soy May Alleviate Hot Flashes in Menopause
In the most comprehensive study to date to examine the effects of soy on menopause, researchers have found that two daily servings of soy can reduce the frequency and severity…
‘Backpacking’ Bacteria Ferry Medicine
To the ranks of horses, donkeys, camels and other animals that have served humanity as pack animals or beasts of burden, scientists are now enlisting bacteria to ferry nano-medicine cargos…