Archive for April, 2005
Americans are overmedicating, say experts
Apr 28, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreDoctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads
Apr 27, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreHow yoga can help treat ADD
Apr 27, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreSchoolgirls Use Steroids, Too
Apr 26, 2005 –
(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...
Read MoreUH study shows too much meat raises risk of pancreatic cancer
Apr 22, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreSome Extra Heft May Be Helpful, New Study Says
Apr 20, 2005 –
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 –...
Read MoreStudy Shows Link Between Mercury and Autism
Apr 14, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreGran’s smoking ‘can cause asthma’
Apr 14, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreHome Air Filters: Knowing Which One to Choose
Apr 14, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreStudy Cites Risk of Compound in Plastic Bottles
Apr 13, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreStudy Indicates Nutritional Deficiencies Lead to Aggression & Violence in Children
Apr 12, 2005 –
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....
Read MoreBreaking the Chains – Buy Local, Organic and Fair Made
Apr 12, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreFDA Finds Chemicals Linked to Birth Defects in Two-Thirds of Cosmetics Products
Apr 08, 2005 –
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...
Read MorePollution from School Buses May be Hazardous to Your Health
Apr 08, 2005 –
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...
Read MoreHave you Fed your Good Bugs Today?
Apr 05, 2005 –
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...
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