Archive for April, 2005
Americans are overmedicating, say experts
PLYMOUTH, Mass. About 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, spray, and pat on prescribed medication every month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates. Americans buy much more medicine per person than any other country. The number of prescriptions has swelled by two-thirds over the past decade to 3.5 billion yearly, [...]
Full StoryDoctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads
Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out of doctors’ offices with a prescription when they mentioned seeing an ad for the heavily promoted antidepressant Paxil, according an unusual study being published today. The study employed an elaborate ruse — sending actors with fake [...]
Full StoryHow yoga can help treat ADD
From YogaJournal.com: For decades, doctors blamed ADD on bad parenting, character weakness, refined sugar, and a host of other causes. Recent research, however, using sophisticated brain-scanning technology suggests a subtle neurological impairment. Studies report that several brain regions in ADD appear underdeveloped, most notably the right prefrontal cortex�an area of the brain associated with inhibition. [...]
Full StorySchoolgirls Use Steroids, Too
(AP) An alarming number of American girls, some as young as 9, are using bodybuilding steroids not necessarily to get an edge on the playing field, but to get the toned, sculpted look of models and movie stars, experts say. Girls are getting their hands on the same dangerous testosterone pills, shots and creams [...]
Full StoryUH study shows too much meat raises risk of pancreatic cancer
Eating too much Spam, hot dogs, sausages, red meat and pork can increase the risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to University of Hawai’i researchers associated with the Cancer Research Center of Hawai’i. However, more study is needed to determine what it is about meat from processing methods to cooking that is the [...]
Full StorySome Extra Heft May Be Helpful, New Study Says
By GINA KOLATA Published: April 20, 2005 People who are overweight but not obese have a lower risk of death than those of normal weight, federal researchers are reporting today. The researchers – statisticians and epidemiologists from the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – also found that increased risk [...]
Full StoryStudy Shows Link Between Mercury and Autism
A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio has identified a suspicious link between mercury and autism. Researchers examined individual school districts in Texas and found that those with the highest rates of autism diagnoses also had the highest amounts of mercury pollution in the local environment. Scientists compared [...]
Full StoryGran’s smoking ‘can cause asthma’
Smoking while pregnant ‘may affect future generations’ A woman who smokes during pregnancy could increase her grandchild’s risk of developing asthma, researchers suggest. University of Southern California scientists say the effect of tobacco on the lungs can be passed down even if the child’s mother is unaffected. Children surveyed whose grandmothers smoked, but whose mothers [...]
Full StoryHome Air Filters: Knowing Which One to Choose
By Jonathan Chase Since air filters are one of the bests tools for eradicating allergens from your home, more people are using them than ever before. The trick is to find the one that works best for you, depending upon your specific needs. Before going shopping, arm yourself with some facts, so that youll be [...]
Full StoryStudy Cites Risk of Compound in Plastic Bottles
Evidence is mounting that a chemical in plastic that is one of the world’s most widely used industrial compounds may be risky in the small amounts that seep from bottles and food packaging, according to a report to be published this week in a scientific journal. The authors of the report, who reviewed more than [...]
Full StoryStudy Indicates Nutritional Deficiencies Lead to Aggression & Violence in Children
A new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry shows that children who experience malnutrition exhibit strikingly increased behavioral disorders and aggressive behavior as they grow older. The study looked at children between the ages of eight and 17 years, and found some rather shocking statistics about their behaviors. Children who suffered certain nutritional [...]
Full StoryBreaking the Chains – Buy Local, Organic and Fair Made
The quality and range of Americas daily essentials is being dictated and degraded by a powerful network of Brand Name Bullies and Big Box chains. By outsourcing from sweatshops in the factories and fields, by cutting corners on public health and the environment, and by sucking up billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, business behemoths [...]
Full StoryFDA Finds Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects in Two-Thirds of Cosmetics Products
Federal Agency Refuses to Publicly Release Studys Findings WASHINGTONThe Campaign for Safe Cosmetics has learned that the FDA recently conducted a safety study of phthalatesa group of industrial chemicals linked to birth defects that are used in many cosmetics productsbut is refusing to publicly release the studys findings. In response, Friends of the Earth, a [...]
Full StoryPollution from School Buses May be Hazardous to Your Health
More than 23 million children rely upon buses to carry them safely to school, and most of the 442,000 school buses on the road today are powered by diesel fuel. Theres no warning on the outside of diesel school buses that the black smoke coming out of the tailpipe could be hazardous to children’s health, [...]
Full StoryHave you Fed your Good Bugs Today?
By Marjorie Geiser Most consumers have heard of probiotics and know that they are foods containing live, beneficial bacteria. Foods such as yogurt, buttermilk, miso or kefir are the most recognized foods providing good bacteria for the gut. But are you aware of the health benefits of prebiotics? In a nutshell, prebiotics are the food [...]
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