Food & Drink
FinanceCigarette 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 [...]
Are 3D movies making you sick?
Thursday, April 8th, 2010I’m not talking about the prices. That’s enough to make anyone sick. I’m talking about the new effects in these 3D movies. They are making some people sick. 3D plays tricks on your brain, mimicking symptoms of motion sickness. The problem is all in your head and, in particular, your eyes. 5 percent of the [...]
Multivitamins May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Multivitamins are good for you right? That’s what many people think. But a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that multivitamin use may increase the risk of breast cancer in women. The finding comes from a 10-year study which followed over 35,000 women between the ages of 49 and 83. [...]
Chocolate may reduce heart risk
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Chocolate may lower your chances of having heart problems. According to a new study, small doses of chocolate every day could decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke by nearly 40%. That’s big. German researchers followed almost 20,000 people over eight years, sending them several questionnaires about their diet and exercise habits. [...]
Is Sex Addiction A Real Medical Condition?
Friday, March 26th, 2010Over at RightHealth.com they recently posted a poll with the above question. 42% responded, “No, it’s just a handy excuse for irresponsible behavior,” 44% of people believed that it is a real medical condition which can be classified as an addiction. But what’s the reality? According to the American Psychiatric Association, it is not an [...]
Walking one hour a day keeps the weight away
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010According to a study, normal-weight women who want to prevent weight gain as they age need to do an hour a day of moderate-intensity physical activity like walking. It’s something they have suspected for awhile, but this is one of the first large-scale studies to examine the question. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and [...]
Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter
Friday, March 12th, 2010If you love Papaya, you may be getting more than just a flavorful exotic fruit. Researchers are reporting that an extract from dried papaya slows the growth of cancer cells in the laboratory. It’s not clear if it will have the same effect on cancer in people, however. University of Florida researcher Dr. Nam Dang [...]
People would lose 5 pounds a year if soda cost an extra 18%
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010The idea is that if people can’t afford bad food and drink, they might be healthier. So if the price of regular soda and other sweetened beverages increased by 18%, people would consume an average of 56 fewer calories a day and lose about 5 pounds a year, according to projections in a study out [...]
Stay Cool During a Hot Flash
Friday, March 5th, 2010Women have to deal with hot flashes and it isn’t very pleasant. When they hit you it isn’t always easy to think clearly and figure out how to cool down. Luckily we have some tips. Interestingly enough some of them involve special tech/clothing. Obviously turning down the heat helps just like using an ice pack [...]
Tap water contaminant ‘castrates’ frogs
Thursday, March 4th, 2010An herbicide that contaminates the tap water consumed by millions of Americans is no surprise, but it has been found to produce gender-altering effects in male frogs. It has been found that it is “chemically castrating” some and turning others into females. Frogs in the experiment were exposed to amounts of the weedkiller atrazine that [...]
