Study Links Marijuana Smoking to Stroke
A small New Zealand study has linked recent marijuana smoking with higher risk of stroke. The study, conducted at the Auckland City Hospital, sends a dismal cloud over a practice that has been believed...
View ArticleHow Much Caffeine is too Much?
A new report shows that a large cup of Starbucks coffee contains a shocking three quarters of the maximum daily level of caffeine recommended for healthy adults—and nearly double the recommended dose...
View ArticleMore U.S. Women are Popping the Morning-After Pill
A report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that even though more American women are taking the morning-after pill, it is not replacing conventional birth control methods...
View ArticleObese Mother = Obese Baby?
It seems that more and more North American women are overweight or obese before and throughout their pregnancies. This might not mean much on its own accord. However, a recent study from the Annals of...
View ArticleCodeine Linked to Deaths of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising doctors to cease prescribing codeine to children after surgeries such as tonsillectomies, removal of the adenoids, or both. Why? Due to several deaths,...
View ArticleCase of Mad Moose Disease Discovered in Alberta
The very first case of mad moose disease has been discovered in Southern Alberta. Wildlife officials claim this is the very first moose found with the same neurological disorder that’s linked to mad...
View Article2013 Flu Vaccine Offers Little Protection to Seniors
If you got the flu shot this winter to protect yourself from the flu, chances are you may have still fallen ill. A study from the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) has found that this year’s flu...
View ArticleRisking your Life: Turning Left and Talking on Cell
A team of neuroscientists from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto say that drivers who talk on a smart phone, even using a hands-free device, while turning left are putting their lives at serious risk....
View ArticleGerman Study Shows Pessimists Live Longer
Contrary to the popular Monty Python ditty, always looking on the bright side of life will not ensure a longer one. A new study out of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, has found that...
View Article10 Common Causes of Hypertension
Heart disease is one of the biggest silent killers on a global scale. Having hypertension (or high blood pressure) means that the pressure to which your arteries pump blood from your heart to the rest...
View Article8 Signs of an Irregular Heartbeat
Do you feel dizzy or tightness in your chest frequently? You may have heart arrhythmia, or in other words, an irregular heartbeat. There’s nothing to panic about if you’ve felt the following eight...
View Article10 Anzeichen eines Herzinfarkts: Woher weiß man, ob man einen Herzinfarkt hat?
Herzkrankheiten sind die Todesursache Nummer eins in Amerika sowohl bei Männern als auch bei Frauen – mit ca. 460,000 Todesfällen pro Jahr aufgrund plötzlicher und unvorhergesehener Herzinfarkte. Von...
View ArticleNew Product Drops Blood Sugar By 107 Points For Diabetics
What we’re about to reveal to you is undaunted. But if this natural diabetes cure did half of what it claims, it would still be better than all the diabetes drugs on the market today. If you or...
View ArticleObese Mother = Obese Baby?
It seems that more and more North American women are overweight or obese before and throughout their pregnancies. This might not mean much on its own accord. However, a recent study from the Annals of...
View ArticleIs Looking Old Bad For Your Health?
A new study from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark has shown that looking old might be bad for your health. The study lead, Dr. Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen and her researchers looked at 11,000 Danish...
View ArticleCalifornia Votes No On GMO Food Labels
With the recent election, California voters had their chance to decide if they wanted GMO foods to be labeled. Titled Proposition 37, it would have required labels on breakfast cereals, baked goods,...
View ArticleMeningitis Outbreak Update: 31 Deaths
The recent meningitis outbreak in the United States has claimed another victim. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has put the death toll at 31, and the outbreak rate at 414 infected people....
View ArticleCan The Taste of Sugar Boost Brain Power?
A new study from the University of Georgia, published in the journal Psychological Science, has found that sugar can boost brain power. The researchers studied 51 people doing two tasks. The...
View ArticleNew Liver Chemotherapy Bath Cancer Treatment Gives Hope
A new cancer therapy is giving hope to those with liver problems. In patients who have had their cancers originate or spread to their livers, the options for chemotherapy are limited. Dr. Brian...
View ArticleBe Aware of the Signs of Dehydration
Regardless of how young, energetic, and physically svelte you are—you’re still at risk of dehydration. Even mild dehydration (less than 2%) can caused fatigue, headaches, tension, anxiety and...
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