Archive for January, 2009
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Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Healthy blood flow is the key to a strong erection, so it’s natural that what prevents diabetes and stroke will also prevent erectile dysfunction. You know the drill: Fill up on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains… and lay off the stuff that clogs your arteries. Beyond these basics, the foods below will help keep you going strong.
Popping Smart Pills: the Case for Cognitive Enhancement
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Using Adderall, Ritalin, modafinil, and other performance-raising medications has become commonplace enough that a group of seven leading bioethicists and neuroscientists published an editorial in the scientific journal Nature last month advocating the use of performance-boosting drugs.
Diabetes dulls the brain claim scientists
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009People with diabetes suffer a mental slowdown early in the disease, according to a new study.
Teen Girls: Don't Smoke Unless You want to be Fat
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Remember the cool girls, huddled together in high school restrooms, puffing their cigarettes? Well, here’s consolation for the nerds in the crowd: Those teen smokers are more likely to experience obesity as adults, according to a new study from Finland.
12 Bizarre Health Fads That Never Made It [PICS]
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Bee venom for arthritis, placenta shakes for skin care, tape-worms to lose weight and Spanish fly beetles as an aphrodisiac? Really? 12 Bizarre health fads that ‘faded away’ — some were baseless, others were actually dangerous!
Exercise Improves Old Brains
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009The moment of truth has arrived, again. The holidays have passed, the leftovers are dwindling and you have renewed your annual New Year’s resolution to get back into shape… for real.
Team Finds Breast Cancer Gene Linked To Disease Spread
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009A team of researchers at Princeton University and The Cancer Institute of New Jersey has identified a long-sought gene that is fatefully switched on in 30 to 40 percent of all breast cancer patients, spreading the disease, resisting traditional chemotherapies and eventually leading to death.
New Findings Shed Light On Why Smokers Struggle To Quit
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009Just seeing someone smoke can trigger smokers to abandon their nascent efforts to kick the habit, according to new research conducted at Duke University Medical Center.
Researchers: Detox Products Don't Work, Not Worth Money
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009British researchers working for the nonprofit Sense About Science surveyed face creams, foods, beverages, foot pads and other products claiming to offer their users a detox experience.
Time to Audit Scientology's Anti-Medicine Stance
Monday, January 5th, 2009The tragic death of John Travolta’s teenage son Jett could spell the end of Scientology, sci-fi author L. Ron Hubbard’s loopy, medicine-hating cult from the 1950s…