Archive for July, 2010
More Evidence Supports Dropping Mouth-to-Mouth From CPR
Thursday, July 29th, 2010CPR saves lives. That we know. But two new studies from the U.S. and Europe find that hands-only CPR may be best when trying to save the life of a victim of cardiac arrest. Cardiologist Dr. Myron “Mike” Weisfeldt, physician in chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Department of Medicine at [...]
Could Your Boxspring Be Causing Cancer?
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Here’s something you don’t often think of and it seems ludicrous at first. The breast cancer rate is 10% higher on people’s left side than right. Why is that? Some researchers think it’s because people tend to sleep on their right side, and that their boxsprings are pulling in electromagnetic radiation from FM and TV [...]
Popular food additive can cause stomach ache
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A “Stealth fiber” called “inulin” has been increasingly added to processed foods. It is not a problem for most, but can cause gastrointestinal discomfort for some who may not know they’re consuming too much of it. Inulin may be in chocolate bars, drinks, and snacks and “before you know it, you may eat more than [...]
The longer you sit, the shorter your life
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010The more you sit around, the shorter your average life span is, according to a new study. The effect remained even after researchers factored out obesity or the level of daily physical activity people were engaged in, according to a study of more than 120,000 American adults. We already kind of knew this anyway, but [...]
Outrage as Accused Killer Gets Life-Saving Liver Transplant
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Forty-two-year-old Johnny Concepcion, who is accused of stabbing his wife to death, is drawing some heavy fire from many people. Concepcion, who reportedly confessed to friends and family that he stabbed his wife, 36-year-old Jordania Sarita about 15 times, isn’t making others angry because of the crime, but because he somehow managed to jump to [...]
