Archive for June, 2009
Undiagnosed ADD in Women
Health & Medicine, Women's Health | Annette Hulbert | June 30, 2009
On days when your keys are nowhere to be found and the to-do list is a mile long, diagnosing your distraction may be the furthest thought from your mind. But for nearly 5 million American women, attention deficit disorder (ADD) is the reason they’re unable to concentrate. How many more cases of ADD go misdiagnosed [...]
Chocolate Toothpaste: The Key to Healthy Teeth?
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Parenting | Annette Hulbert |
For a killer smile, brush, floss…and chow down on chocolate? Chocolate has received positive press lately for being healthy in small quantities, but now an extract of cocoa powder is being touted as a natural alternative to fluoride in toothpaste.
Arman Sadeghpour, then a Tulane University doctoral candidate, published research in 2007 that claims the [...]
When You Ask a Favor, Choose the Right Ear
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert | June 29, 2009
Whether you’re asking for a raise or trying to snag a phone number, address your request to the right. We’re more likely to listen to what someone has to say if the person is speaking into our right ear, according to new research. Findings indicate that our right ears may actually hear better and help [...]
Why Are Food Recalls Increasing?
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recalls, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert |
Food recalls are happening more frequently these days: the federal government has issued warnings about raw alfalfa sprouts, pistachios and peanut butter, all in the course of one year. According to the Food and Drug Administration, there were 214 food recalls in 2006, 247 in 2007 and 310 in 2008.
The increase in recalls might [...]
Mindfulness Techniques Relieve Stress
Health & Medicine, Holistic Remedies, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert | June 28, 2009
If job woes are occupying your every waking thought, it might be time to divert your mind. Mindfulness training can relieve stress symptoms, daily hassles and even medical problems, according to research conducted at West Virginia University.
The study surveyed 103 participants. Half the group was trained for eight weeks on how to handle stress at [...]
For Colon Cancer, Surgery May Not be Best Option
Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert |
Patients with metastatic colon cancer should begin chemotherapy before surgery, according to researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. The new study suggests that chemotherapy alone is the most effective treatment, and in some cases surgery may prove unnecessary.
The researchers reviewed 233 cases and found that more than 90 percent of patients had [...]
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Great Outdoors
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