Archive for May, 2010
Syndrome Causes Sufferers To Think They Have Body Odor
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Most people think they smell bad after a workout or while sweating on a hot day, but others constantly have a false sense of bad body odor. Especially those with olfactory reference syndrome. This syndrome has become so prevalent that psychiatrists are considering adding it to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which [...]
Cologne Connected to Sperm Damage
Thursday, May 27th, 2010Many men wear it every day. Cologne. But the ingredients that give colognes their scents could also be damaging sperm, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the chemical composition of 17 perfumes and colognes and discovered that many contain compounds that have the potential to interact with hormones. One chemical, a solvent called diethyl [...]
U.K. bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010Britain’s top medical group ruled Monday that a doctor who claimed autism was linked to a childhood vaccine can no longer practice in the U.K. That’s not all. The General Medical Council also found Dr. Andrew Wakefield guilty of “serious professional misconduct” and struck him from the country’s medical register. The council was investigating how [...]
Eating Too Much Bok Choy Puts 88-Year-Old Woman in Coma
Friday, May 21st, 2010Too much of any one thing is never a good thing. A daily diet of more than two pounds of raw bok choy, a vegetable used in Thai and other Asian dishes, sent an 88-year-old Chinese woman into a coma. Doctors determined that an enzyme in the uncooked produce was the culprit. She was rushed [...]
FDA urges doctors to report misleading drug ads
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Could it be that the tide is turning and that the FDA is beginning to have our interests at heart? I’m not so quick to praise them, but this is a good start. The FDA will begin asking doctors to keep an eye out for misleading drug advertisements as part of the agency’s latest effort [...]
