Tag: health
Government Shifts The Food Pyramid to “Choose My Plate” Campaign
Most people are familiar with the “food pyramid” as a tool for combining foods for proper nutrition. Recently the federal government shifted the food...
BPA Found in Fetal Blood – Universal Exposure Exceeds Previous Estimates
Scientists in California recently documented evidence of fetal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA). All samples of umbilical cord blood tested in their study contained...
Employers Overhaul Health care: Affordable Care Act Gets Into Full Swing
Under the Affordable Care Act, many changes are taking place in the field of health care. The shift in the health care system has...
New Discovery Sheds Light on a Genetic Origin
Carlos Bustamante and his colleagues at Stanford University in California recently published an article shedding new light on the possible genetic origins of men....
Is Exercise the New Antidepressant?
For many patients, the cost of medication to manage major depressive disorders is a hindrance to treatment. In addition to medication cost, negative side...
Students Chasing Sleep Turn to Melatonin, But Should They?
Recent research studies reviewed by the National Sleep Foundation indicated that melatonin can be effective for some types of mild insomnia. This may be...
Fighting for Freshwater Rights: Will Florida Sue Georgia?
The oystermen working the waters of the Apalachicola Bay in Florida are having a hard time making their living with the declining flow of...
Research Shows Autism May be Passed to Grandchildren through Germ Line...
From 2000 to 2008, the frequency of autism-related U.S. births rose from 1 in 150 to 1 in every 88 live births. Most researchers...
More Humans To Be Exposed to Rabies, CDC Says
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that “Every year, it is estimated that 40,000 persons receive a rabies prevention treatment called...
Multiple New Studies Link BPA Exposure to Childhood Asthma
Researchers from Columbia University report that children with elevated levels of BPA in their bodies at an early age have an increased occurrence of...