Jet Lag and MLB Performance

Jet Lag and MLB Performance

You may have heard that teams traveling eastward are at a greater disadvantage than those traveling westward. A 20 year study of major league baseball (MLB) found teams were 3.5% less likely to win when they traveled eastward across at least two time zones. No...
Homeopathic Teething Gel Warning

Homeopathic Teething Gel Warning

Laboratory analysis carried out by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found belladonna (deadly nightshade) “far exceeding” what was stated in Hyland’s Homeopathic Teething Gels label. Reports indicated more than 400 babies have...
Are Bagged Salad Greens Safe?

Are Bagged Salad Greens Safe?

British researchers have discovered that minimal amounts of damage to salad leaves can greatly increase the risk of Salmonella food poisoning. Apparently, the nutrient-rich juices secreted from crushed leaves in bagged salad products stimulates this bacteria’s...
Is Butter Back?

Is Butter Back?

In spite of media attention to a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at the association of butter consumption and chronic disease, a careful analysis would suggest otherwise. Even the authors of this study suggest butter is not “back”. What the...
Do We Need to Fear Fruit Sugar?

Do We Need to Fear Fruit Sugar?

Information from the Australian Health Survey reveals those with higher intakes of whole fruit were 12% less likely to be obese than those with lower intakes. Those with higher intakes of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and chocolate were 9% more likely to be obese. There...
Exercise and Air Pollution

Exercise and Air Pollution

Fifteen cities in the world have air pollution so bad that 60 minutes of daily cycling outweigh the benefits of exercise. By measuring the annual levels of PM2.5 pollution (tiny particles that embed themselves deep in the lungs) which are created mainly by vehicles...
AAP Issues Guidelines to Parents About Marijuana Use

AAP Issues Guidelines to Parents About Marijuana Use

While cannabis acceptance in society is increasing, there are significant issues parents need to be aware of: the developing adolescent brain can be harmed by regular marijuana use vaporizing cannabis may introduce toxic chemicals into young bodies parents should not...
Safest to Skip the Raw Milk

Safest to Skip the Raw Milk

The Centers for Disease Control reports an outbreak of 17 cases of drug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections from raw milk in Colorado. These strains cause more severe disease and take longer to recover. Though selling raw milk is illegal in Colorado, herd...
Warning: Avoid “Miracle Mineral Solution”

Warning: Avoid “Miracle Mineral Solution”

Also promoted as “Miracle Mineral Supplement” (MMS), this product when used as directed produces an industrial bleach (chlorine dioxide) that is very toxic. It is distributed on the internet and claims to treat many unrelated diseases warns the FDA (2010)....
Possible Link Between Prenatal Caffeine and ADHD

Possible Link Between Prenatal Caffeine and ADHD

Danish researchers found a significant trend associating increasing levels of coffee consumption during pregnancy and the risk of having children with a behavioral profile that fits ADHD. The strongest correlation was between caffeine consumption at 15 weeks...
REM Sleep Prunes Unneeded Connections

REM Sleep Prunes Unneeded Connections

Researchers have discovered that during REM sleep some of the structures neurons (dendritic spines) use to make connections are actually pruned. Others are strengthened. These findings underscore the role REM sleep plays in enhancing memory of newly learned...
Did Your State Make the Grade?

Did Your State Make the Grade?

Tobacco kills 400,000 Americans every year. Another 16 million are living with tobacco-caused diseases. The American Lung Association has released its 16th annual State of Tobacco Control report. View the Federal Government grades here. Find out how your state is...

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