Articles Posted in the Health Category
News relating to health and the medical systems
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U.S. News Ranks the Best Diets
You’ve heard of the U.S. News rankings of the top colleges, but the how about the top diets? How do you rank a diet, anyway? With so many diets out there, some super popular like…
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Government loosening restrictions on health insurance plans
The health care reform that the Obama administration has been working on may not all go into effect until 2014, but they are working to make it easier for those to get aid until the…
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Man Turns 90 After Having lived With Diabetes For 85 Years
SAN DIEGO, CA— For anybody to make it to the ripe old age of 90 is an accomplishment in itself. To do it after spending the previous 85 years with diabetes is downright incredible. But…
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E coli Outbreak
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria live in the intestines of people and animals. Most varieties of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea, such as occurs in travelers to developing countries. But a…
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Doctors urging young people to think healthy and avoid consuming energy drinks
NEW YORK, NY— In the wake of a national debate over energy drinks, a large group of American doctors have released a report urging kids and teens to avoid the caffeine-loaded beverages, and to only…
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Coffee Is it good or bad?
Based on the number of coffee shops around the world, especially in America where a Starbucks seems to be on every corner, it would be easy to assume that coffee is one of the most…
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Adderall: Don’t do drugs, unless you’re in college?
What if taking a drug designed to treat ADHD could help you study for your exams? Here we go on that slippery slope of health issues— At colleges across America, students are becoming addicted to…
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Sun Screen,What we need to know about SPF
With summer approaching, the sun screen companies are gearing up for their favorite time of year when, presumably, the product is at peak popularity. But with so many options on the market, and different levels…
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How can snacks be good for you?
You’re at the local grocery store, approaching the check-out lane—when what happens? You see the impulse items. Bite-size peanut-butter sandwich crackers, vanilla wafers, potato chip value packs—oh so many choices! Even at work, those vending…
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A powerful anti-aging and anti-cancer food: Wild Blueberries
Blueberry? While she likely didn’t prefer being fat and blue, at least she’ll never get Remember in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when Violet Beauregard turned into a cancer. Blueberries have long been known for…
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Why do some foods taste good and others taste bad?
A recent article in the Washington Post examined taste and the reasoning behind our like (or dislike) for various foods. Sources including Marcia Pelchat of the Monell Chemical Senses Center, AAAS symposium with Gary Beauchamp…
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Child’s fever: Why we shouldn’t rush for the Tylenol
We are a society that loves to take pain medication. Got a headache? Take a Tylenol. Got a sore throat? Take some cough syrup. It seems that even getting a papercut these days is cause…
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Samples of SmallPox Still Linger Around
The worst disease that mankind has ever known, has no cure and the only possible defense the human race has lies in the vaccination. Smallpox, a dangerous disease caused by the variola virus, is a disfiguring often-deadly…
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Study: Oral Sex Puts Men at Risk for Oral Cancer
Rates of oral cancer are on the rise among men, and researchers say the culprit isn’t tobacco, the substance that most would think to be responsible for such disease. According to Brian Hill, executive director…
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Stay Away From My Vitamins And Supplements!
Do you take a daily Calcium, Iron, or Vitamin C supplement? Many Americans choose to consume a variety of vitamins and minerals, but if international trends continue, these habits may need to change. In moves…
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Study finds tainted meat at the local store
You may not like your meet cooked well done, but a new study might make you think otherwise. According to the AP, half the meat and poultry sold in the supermarket may be tainted with…
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Taco Bell Tacos Introduces “Doritos Locos Tacos”
While some of us are still recovering from the news of a bacon sundae being served at Dennys, there’s a new piece of fast food innovation that has been garnering attention on the internet. As…
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Chicago public school bans homemade lunches in an attempt to curb child obesity
CHICAGO, IL— In keeping with the nationwide effort to curb childhood obesity, Chicago’s Little Village Academy public school is prohibiting students from bringing in bagged lunch from home—instead requiring them to eat the nutritional lunches…
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The Age of the ‘Super-Student’: What is School Really Teaching our Youth?
College is defined as an institution of higher learning. It is a place where young minds go to expand their knowledge and become educated contributors to society, and that is exactly what it does. But…
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