By Heather Callaghan The burgeoning “health” care industry has made people see themselves as sickly… Researchers from Ohio State University had a hunch that the expansion of the medical industry has made people overall view themselves as unwell – in need of help. First psychologically,…
By Heather Callaghan The main character in the movie Idiocracy goes to the hospital of the future and tries to tell the clerk about his problem. She apathetically scans her finger over a bunch of picture buttons that indicate a medical problem – she doesn’t…
A tooth enamel abnormality in children, molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH), may result from exposure to the industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), authors of a new study conclude after finding similar damage to the dental enamel of rats that received BPA. The study results will be…
Such assessments should only be starting points for predicting risk, researcher explains By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter The various “calculators” that doctors use to estimate patients’ odds of future heart trouble often overestimate the risks, a new study suggests. Researchers found that four of five…
Source By Heather Callaghan “Jules” is an online radio host and runs UCY.TV. On her morning show recently, she had a lot of information and passion to share about unlabeled and unregulated nanotechnology in your food. We are sure that even if you have been…
Illustrator’s source: The Rundown Live By Heather Callaghan Which came first – the loneliness and depression caused by binge-watching television, or watching television because you’re lonely and depressed? Researchers think they pinpointed the answer to the vicious cycle (below) – and I think they are…
Unwanted impact of antibiotics broader, more complex than previously known – Oregon State University. Factory farms and feedlots routinely feed antibiotics to animals, passed to humans in meat, milk, or eggs. Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered that antibiotics have an impact on the…
University of Colorado Denver, Natural Blaze AURORA, Colo. – Women who are exposed to certain chemicals are more likely to experience menopause at a younger age, according to a newly published study by a researcher from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the…
Government officials are playing health politics with the recent measles outbreak. In a nation of 320 million people we must ask, do 67 cases really warrant this news coverage? Clearly the outbreak is being used to advance a ‘pro-vaccine’ agenda. Yet, there is another side…
A commonly used pesticide may alter the development of the brain’s dopamine system — responsible for emotional expression and cognitive function – and increase the risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, according to a new Rutgers study. The research published Wednesday in the…
By Heather Callaghan Remember a time long ago when paintings depicted “Rubenesque” figures as a sign of health and prosperity? When being skinny signified pauperism, malnourishment and disease? And while today’s obesity is a signal of malnourishment, brewing disease, and even poverty – it shouldn’t…
Natural Blaze Instead of an apple, could a hug-a-day keep the doctor away? According to new research from Carnegie Mellon University, that may not be that far-fetched of an idea. Led by Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty University Professor of Psychology in CMU’s Dietrich…
Failure of ‘Refuge in a Bag’ Method of GM Crop Help By Heather Callaghan Did you know that farmers who plant genetically engineered crops need to also plant some non-GE crops in the same field? It is supposed to delay pest resistance to Bt corn…
Extra vitamin E protected older mice from a bacterial infection that commonly causes pneumonia. Microbiologists and nutrition researchers from Tufts University report that the extra vitamin E helped regulate the mice’s immune system. The findings, published online in advance of print in the The Journal…
By Heather Callaghan New research reported in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension, points to cans and bottles lined with Bisphenol A (BPA) as a precursor to raised blood pressure – but the problem goes beyond that. When the chemical used as an epoxy lining…
By Heather Callaghan Infectious and auto-immune disease and the nervous system – a connection? Inflammation from disease and the central nervous system have always been studied independently of each other…until now. Basic science researchers are now trying to decipher ‘neural code’ of information being sent…
By Heather Callaghan University of Toronto researchers discover why anesthetics cause prolonged memory loss If you ever suspected that things weren’t quite right after going under anesthesia – you were right! Anesthetics are serious business. Students taking their clinical internships who happen to prick their…
A new study finds that most U.S. adults fail to meet recommended daily levels of 10 key nutrients, and those with disabilities have even worse nutrition than average. An estimated 10 to 25 percent of U.S. adults fit into one or more category of disability,…
By Heather Callaghan Curiosity allegedly killed the cat – but no one ever mentions how satisfaction brought him back. “Curiosity may put the brain in a state that allows it to learn and retain any kind of information – like a vortex that sucks in…
Results suggest medical marijuana laws may have unexpected benefits On average, states allowing the medical use of marijuana have lower rates of deaths resulting from opioid analgesic overdoses than states without such laws. Opioid analgesics, such as OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin, are prescribed for moderate…
