Aug 31, 2015 09:55AM
Plants absorb nicotine when they are mulched with tobacco leaves or subjected to cigarette smoke.
Taking muscle-building supplements, especially when young, dramatically increases the danger of testicular cancer, Yale and Harvard researchers have found.
British scientists have discovered that a class of polyphenols found in some foods and herbs defends against cancer growth and blocked arteries.
Jul 31, 2015 10:49AM
A UK study shows that the closer a couple sleeps, the happier their relationship tends to be.
Melancholy music can raise feelings of peace, tenderness, wonder and transcendence in us, say Berlin researchers.
Jul 31, 2015 10:19AM
Concerned about links between electromagnetic fields and cancer, 190 scientists from 39 nations are calling for protective guidelines governing exposure.
A new test available for $119 allows tap water, urine and breast-milk testing for levels of the controversial Roundup pesticide commonly found in food and farm water run-offs.
Adults with poor cholesterol that nibbled on 1.5 ounces of shelled pistachios a day for three months raised their HDL “good cholesterol” levels and reduced arterial stiffness.
Twenty minutes a day of abdominal massage relieved chronic constipation in 87 percent of children participating in a University of Washington study.
Jul 31, 2015 10:18AM
Pregnant women that eat lots of fruits and veggies give birth to babies with higher birth weight, which is linked to better brain development throughout the infant’s life.
Jun 30, 2015 10:14AM
Iranian carpal-tunnel patients that rubbed flaxseed oil on their wrist for four weeks reported significantly less pain and more mobility.
Dwelling on a stressful event—such as a public speaking performance—raises levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker linked to heart disease.
Scientists have found that letting high-risk children eat peanuts before their first birthday sharply slashes their allergy risk.
Just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day lowered four markers of hypertension in a study of 15 African-American men.
A study of 3 million people concluded that people that are lonely and isolated have as great a risk of early death as heavy smokers, alcoholics and the obese.
British veterinarians found that cats do indeed pick at their food in hot weather—eating 15 percent less—and logically eat more in winter.
May 29, 2015 10:12AM
All kinds of berries protect brain cells from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), known as “bad cholesterol”, was reduced by 60 percent when overweight adults added an avocado to a moderate-fat diet.
Having two drinks a day in one’s 50s and 60s increases the risk of stroke by a third and lowers the age at which it occurs, Swedish researchers have found.
In just two months of three-times-a-week yoga classes, older adults improved their cognitive functions, reaction times and working memory.
Chinese researchers report that acupuncture and a prescribed heat therapy were 89 percent effective in treating symptoms of benign enlarged prostate.
After floating twelve times in sensory-deprivation tanks, Swedish subjects reported less depression, lower pain and better sleep.
Mar 31, 2015 10:22AM
Hay fever sufferers receiving acupuncture plus medication reported a better quality of life than those only receiving drugs.
Dec 27, 2012 01:04PM ● By By Laurie Phillips
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), or meridian tapping, uses simple phrases and gentle tapping on the same meridian points on the body that are used by acupuncture.
Nov 30, 2012 11:01AM
We can learn to know our bodies with a much greater awareness than is commonly experienced. In that awareness, tremendous detail of the a...
Sep 30, 2012 01:24PM
Antibiotics have a purpose and they can be miracle medicines. They are used to kill or inhibit the growth of infectious or pathogenic org...
Jun 01, 2008 02:00AM
A new study suggests we add vitamin C to green tea, which significantly boosts the tea’s antioxidants by making them more available to the body.
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