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 [...]
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 [...]
Almost Half of Deaths in Kids Under 5 Occur in 5 Countries
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Diseases like pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and blood poisoning account for more than two-thirds of the 8.8 million annual deaths in kids under 5 years of age worldwide, according to a new report. Other leading causes of death for include birth complications, lack of oxygen during birth and congenital defects. The report found that infectious diseases [...]
Cigarette taxes rose in 14 states last year
Friday, April 9th, 2010Fourteen states, the nation’s capital and the federal government hiked their cigarette taxes last year, but health officials worry that tobacco company discounts are keeping prices down. State increases ranged from 10 cents per pack in North Carolina to $1 in Connecticut, Florida and Rhode Island. At the same time, manufacturers devote billions of dollars [...]
