Health & Medicine
Does Botox Prevent Emotional Highs and Lows?
Business/Law, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Women's Health | admin | June 23, 2010
According to a new study, Botox injections appear to significantly decrease a person’s emotional response. The study, which was published in the June issue of the journal Emotion, monitored participants responses to highly emotional videos before and after they were injected with Botox and Restylane. The researchers found that participants had a significant decrease [...]
Air Pollution Directly Linked to Ear Infections, Study Finds
Health & Medicine, Parenting, Recent Studies | tgrenda | February 2, 2010
It’s easy to see why smog and other types of air pollution can lead to difficulty breathing and other respiratory disorders, but a new study finds a direct link between dirty air and children’s ear infections.
The research from Mattel Children’s Hospital University of California, Los Angeles, and of the David Geffen School of Medicine at [...]
Is Pork Better Than Viagra?
Health & Medicine, Women's Health | tgrenda | January 29, 2010
We’ve all heard that pork is “the other white meat.” But is it better for boosting your sex life than Viagra?
It is, if you believe Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez. The leader recently told a gathering of her nation’s pork farming industry that she has heard that eating a piece of grilled pork is better in [...]
New York Targets High Salt Levels
Business/Law, Health & Medicine | Annette Hulbert | January 26, 2010
The New York City Health Department has set its sights on high salt levels in restaurant fare and other food products, and it wants the rest of the nation to follow suit.
The department unveiled an initiative that urged food companies to voluntarily reduce the salt levels in their products. New York has teamed up [...]
Fireproofing Chemicals May Be Causing Female Infertility
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Women's Health | tgrenda |
A newly released study finds flame-retardant chemicals found in many household consumer products can cause fertility problems in women, among other health complications.
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs for short, have been used for about 40 years as flame retardants in foam furniture, electronics, fabrics, carpets and plastics, according to a Los Angeles Times report. Health [...]
Eating Certain Foods Can Interfere With Cancer Drugs
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Women's Health | tgrenda | January 25, 2010
A new university study suggests eating and drinking too much of certain foods – such as red meat, corn and orange juice – may prevent an effective cancer drug cocktail from working.
A combination of the cancer agent DFMO and the arthritis drug sulindac has been found to lower the risk of developing colon polyps, which [...]
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