Articles Posted in the Health Category
News relating to health and the medical systems
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Experts claim that Earth could be “unrecognizable” by 2050
WASHINGTON, DC— At the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held Sunday, researchers from the World Wildlife Fund stated that due to the fast growing global population, the planet…
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Risky And Big Eyes A la Lady Gaga
Ridiculously popular recording artist Lady Gaga is known for unique styles of fashion, music, and over-the-top rockstar-esque imagery. Those of you who have seen her music video of her hit “Bad Romance” will recall a…
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Study Shows Being Bilingual Can Help Delay Alzheimer’s
WASHINGTON, DC— A new study out of York University in Toronto shows that learning a second language can give your brain just the type of exercise it can use to delay getting Alzheimer’s disease later…
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Serene Branson’s Gibberish Live Report: What Happened?
In a video that has now gone viral, reporter Serene Branson suffered an apparent mental disturbance when she was giving a live report following the Grammys on Sunday evening. For those of you who missed…
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Relaxation Drinks: The Anti-Energy Drink
You’ve heard of energy promoting products such as Red Bull, Monster, and 5-hour Energy, but have you heard of energy reducing products such as Slow Cow, Unwind, or Drank? It would seem that future marketing…
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Medical Establishments In Many States Adopting “Smoker-Free” Policies:
In an effort to reduce health care costs and promote healthier living, hospitals and medical businesses in many states have adopted policies that make smoking a viable reason to reject job applicants. The new rules…
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Michelle Obama Plans To Take Childhood Obesity Fight To A Global Level:
First Lady Michelle Obama, who has strongly been pushing to reduce childhood obesity, wants to make her campaign a worldwide cause. Mrs. Obama was speaking at a luncheon that kicked off a two-day media tour…
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Can The Super Bowl Really Cause Heart Attacks?
It’s Super Bowl week with the game on Sunday between the Green Bay Packers of the NFC and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the AFC, battling it out for the Vince Lombardi trophy and the Status…
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Retail Mogul Walmart Stocking Healthier Foods
Retail giant Walmart is changing out their shelves and moving towards stocking healthier foods for its customers. The nation’s largest grocery chain has opted to stock healthier and more affordable foods for the roughly 140…
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Are Those New Year’s Fitness Resolutions Still Working?
Remember the News Year’s Resolutions you made earlier this month? Getting back into the gym, going on a diet, cutting back on the “bad things.” It’s now the end of the month and are you…
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Tricking Your Body Into Shape
Most people think that there is no real way that cheating can cause you to lose weight. Sure people have cheated on diets or cheated in the gym, but what about ways to trick your…
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Flu Virus Spreading Across The Country
The Center for Disease Control (CD) has stated an increased activity in this year’s influenza virus. Thirteen of which have been pediatric deaths. The region with the highest reports is the southeast with Alabama, Virginia,…
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Lion Meat Nixed From Menus
We recently did a story about restaurants in Arizona that have been planning to serve lion meat starting in February. Boca Tacos announced on its Facebook page that the taco shop was accepting prepaid orders…
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No Smoking Anymore At College?
Fortunately for those of us that strive to inhale clean air, the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation (ANRF), a non-profit out of Berkeley, has been working to make colleges and universities in the U.S. 100% smoke…
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Global Warming Is Scary News In Peru
While the idea of climate change due to global warming is nothing new, and the risks associated with it have been reported for years, the people that live near the glaciers in Peru are becoming…
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First Aid Classes… For Mental Health?
Whenever there is a school shooting, a terrorist attack, or a well-publicized tragedy such as the shooting at Tucson on January 8th, the topic of mental health comes up for debate. When people ask what…
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Is “Friends With Benefits” Good For Relationships?
With the new romantic comedy “No Strings Attached” coming out in theaters, the topic of the pros and cons of casual sex likely will resurface. The film, opening this week in theaters, stars lifelong friends…
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You’ve Heard Of Super Foods, But Sweet Super Foods?
Super foods are foods found in nature that can do things that many pharmaceutical drugs strive to do such as lower cholesterol, improve digestive and immune systems, and reduce risk of heart disease and cancer.…
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Cha-Cha-Cha-Chia Thinner! Do Chia Seeds Help You Lose Weight?
We’ve all heard of Chia Pets, but can these once-novelty seeds do more than create bushy “fur” on pottery décor? It turns out that the seeds are becoming more popular in health foods, as they…
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