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Massive Food Recall Includes Pringles Potato Chips

Massive Food Recall Includes Pringles Potato Chips

Health

09 Mar 2010
Canadian and US officials have issued a widespread food recall after an inspection at a Basic Food Flavors Inc. plant in Las Vegas, revealed trace ...

Moderate Drinking Could Control Weight

Moderate Drinking Could Control Weight

Health

09 Mar 2010
A recent study conducted by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston shows that drinking alcohol on a regular basis may offer other health ...

New Prostate Screening Guidelines Create Confusion

New Prostate Screening Guidelines Create Confusion

Health

07 Mar 2010
Recent guidelines from the American Cancer Society regarding prostate screening have created a lot of confusion. It is important to know exactly what these new ...

 
Why Too Much Talking Can Make You Unhappy

Why Too Much Talking Can Make You Unhappy

Health

06 Mar 2010
Psychologists and researchers alike have been studying the well being and happiness of people in relation to the conversations they have with others. Their studies ...

Salmonella Risk Leads to McCormick Recall

Salmonella Risk Leads to McCormick Recall

Health

05 Mar 2010
McCormick has recalled several of its more popular items due to a potential salmonella risk. According to the company, items recalled include packages of French onion ...

Death with Dignity: 36 lethal doses taken in Washington in 2009

Death with Dignity: 36 lethal doses taken in Washington in 2009

Health

05 Mar 2010
Death with Dignity is a law that was passed in Washington State. This law, which took effect in 2009, allows terminally ill patients to request ...

 
New Drug Prolongs Prostate Cancer Patients’ Lives

New Drug Prolongs Prostate Cancer Patients’ Lives

Health

04 Mar 2010
The results of a new study have found that a new drug may extend the lives of those suffering with advanced prostate cancer. This new ...

Cutting our salt intake could save $32 billion in healthcare costs

Cutting our salt intake could save $32 billion in healthcare costs

Health

03 Mar 2010
The U.S. government is planning on working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent. This reduction in salt intake may ...

Doctors hasten child’s death from cancer

Doctors hasten child’s death from cancer

Health

02 Mar 2010
A new studied suggests that doctors may have administered fatal doses of morphine to children dying of cancer in order to end a child's suffering ...

 
Long-Time Cannabis Use Linked to Psychosis in Young Adults

Long-Time Cannabis Use Linked to Psychosis in Young Adults

Health, Interesting Stuff

01 Mar 2010
Findings released of a study funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, show that use of marijuana by young adults and ...

BPA may raise risk of asthma in children

BPA may raise risk of asthma in children

Health

28 Feb 2010
Current research has proven that BPA may raise the risk of asthma in children. The research also showed that a pregnant women exposed to BPA ...

BPA Raises Risk of Asthma in Kids

BPA Raises Risk of Asthma in Kids

Health, Science, Space

28 Feb 2010
40 years ago there was the beginnings of an increase of Asthma related symptoms in people. Drinking from a plastic bottle could increase Asthma risks ...

 
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