Archive for January, 2009
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009A two-year investigation conducted in five major cities has exposed a widespread campaign by the formidable Rest and Fluids industry to infiltrate thousands of doctors’ offices and dictate how they treat minor illnesses.
New Study: Autism Linked to Environment
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Research links soaring incidence of the mysterious neurological disorder to fetal and infant exposure to pesticides, viruses, household chemicals
Nut allergies — a Yuppie invention
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Unless you’re a character on “Heroes,” genes don’t mutate fast enough to have caused an 18% increase in childhood food allergies between 1997 and 2007. And genes certainly don’t cause 25% of parents to believe that their kids have food allergies, when 4% do. Yuppiedom does.
Cognitive vaccine: using Tetris to fight PTSD
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe psychiatric condition that can play havoc with the lives of sufferers. Although we have some therapies for patients once it develops, being able to prevent the onset would be of great help. Could Tetris be the solution?
Sex Addiction – Medical Condition or Lame Excuse?
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Is sex addiction a medical condition—or a lame excuse to be a bastard?
As Inmates Starve, Sheriffs' Wallets Get Fatter
Friday, January 9th, 2009The prisoners in the Morgan County jail here were always hungry. The sheriff, meanwhile, was getting a little richer. Alabama law allowed it: the chief lawman could go light on prisoners’ meals and pocket the leftover change.
Up in Smoke: Where the Most Americans Are Still Puffing Away
Friday, January 9th, 2009Interactive infographic showing which states have the highest/lowest smoking populations, along with correlations to the restrictions that are in place such as restaurant bans.
Britain's First Cancer-Free Designer Baby Born
Friday, January 9th, 2009The first British baby genetically selected to be free of breast cancer to avoid developing the disease in later life has been born. Doctors said the child was ‘doing very well’.
'Morning-After Pill' Catches Flak for MTV.com Ad
Friday, January 9th, 2009The so-called morning-after pill is advertising on MTV.com. Emergency contraceptive Plan B has been controversial from the moment it was approved in 2006 as an over-the-counter drug available without a prescription to women 18 and older. Now, the brand’s choice of ad placement is stoking debate about where –and at what age
Good childhood fitness tied to adult health (Reuters)
Friday, January 9th, 2009Reuters – A person's fitness level in childhood seems to influence certain measures of their health as young adults, new study findings suggest.
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