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NO SMOKE WITHOUT A DIRE END

[15 Dec 2009]

If you needed another reason to quit smoking, researchers say they have found another link between...

A Blinding Smile?

[02 Dec 2009]

TOOTH OR CONSEQUENCES If you get your teeth bleached, the laser or other light source often used m...

Salad days

[27 Nov 2009]

You may be able to postpone dialysis by “going vegan,” according to a study in the American Journa...

Boxed In

[12 Nov 2009]

High Pressure Activity Children who spend a lot of time watching television have higher blood pres...

PINNED DOWN

[09 Nov 2009]

NEEDLESS TO SAY The ancient needling of acupuncture, whether it’s real or simulated, may help ease...

Cash Cowed

[05 Oct 2009]

Can The Recession Make You Sick? ...

This Rice Is Nice

[26 Sep 2009]

Extract of red yeast rice, which has long been used in China for people with circulation and digest...

B Grade for B Vitamins

[17 Sep 2009]

No magic pill Research has linked high blood levels of the amino acid homocysteine with cardiovascul...

Eat For Better Smarts

[16 Sep 2009]

Brain food A series of studies published in the World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics sugge...

Poke Here For Pain Relief

[09 Sep 2009]

On pins and needles A German study (Archives of Internal Medicine) compared Chinese acupuncture, sh...

ZZZ AWAY A COLD

[07 Sep 2009]

REASON TO NAP Getting adequate sleep and quality sleep may reduce your risk of catching the common ...

Dial X For Pain

[01 Sep 2009]

Attention women: If you are experiencing pain, speak up. ...

Eye Opener

[26 Aug 2009]

SEEING IS BELIEVINGs Chinese researchers say they have evidence contradicting the common notion tha...

New cigarette hazard: Third-hand smoke

[29 Jul 2009]

Toxic residue from cigarette smoke clings to hair and carpets, endangering children, experts say. ...

A Switch to Eco-Friendly Inhalers

[28 Jul 2009]

BREATHE FREE As of 2009, commonly used albuterol chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) inhalers are no longer av...

Age Is All In The Mind

[24 Jul 2009]

Most seniors who aren’t living with a serious illness feel young at heart – 13 years younger, on av...

Good grief!

[22 Jul 2009]

In sickness and in sadness How does grief after a loved one’s death affect the brain? ...

OMENS IN HOT FLASHES

[10 Jul 2009]

Hearts on menopause A study of more than 5,500 menopausal women found that the 39 per cent who suff...

Sleep Attack

[06 Jul 2009]

New stroke risk The repeated rise and fall of blood pressure within the cerebral blood vessels caus...

Inflamed Joints, Toothless Grins?

[01 Jul 2009]

A study presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting suggests that people w...

Fat & Fit

[24 Jun 2009]

If you’re very overweight, it’s especially important to do aerobic exercise, even if it doesn’t...

Movers Are Shakers

[22 Jun 2009]

Agile brains Regular aerobic exercise may improve cognitive function and slow memory loss, accordin...

Colour Your Moods

[17 Jun 2009]

Blue light for the blues It has long been associated with negativity, but according to researchers,...

Revealing Eyes

[10 Jun 2009]

Tell-tale peepers Your eyes are the most important physical feature you have when it comes to how o...

Movers Are Shakers

[04 Jun 2009]

Agile brains Regular aerobic exercise may improve cognitive function and slow memory loss, accordin...

Watch What Goes Into Your Mouth

[01 Jun 2009]

Message in the family tree Close on the heels of the news that sugar is addictive comes a second bo...

FIRE ALARM

[25 May 2009]

ACID FIGHTERS FAIL THE ACID TEST ...

She’s Not Faking It

[05 May 2009]

Faux heart attack Some people under high stress develop heart attack-like symptoms that can include...

Face the Heat

[22 Apr 2009]

Get a nice tanning We use every method in the book to save ourselves from the harsh rays of the sun....

Brain Boggler

[17 Apr 2009]

KEEP THIS IN MIND Diabetes makes the brain fuzzy. ...

Womb Breakthrough

[08 Apr 2009]

Belly signals Early detection of ovarian cancer is extremely difficult. But now a study from the Fr...

Taking Stock of the Sexes

[06 Apr 2009]

Banking on gender equality At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, some of t...

Bed-time Story

[27 Mar 2009]

BAD NIGHTS LOSING ZZZ? Instead of insomnia, you may simply have less capac¬ity to sleep. ...

Can you “bypass” diabetes?

[25 Mar 2009]

A fine cut Research has shown that among obese patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparosc...

Net Gains

[19 Mar 2009]

KEEP SURFING UCLA scientists have found that searching the Internet triggers key centers in t...

Great Gums

[13 Mar 2009]

Do chew British researchers report that it is possible to chew gum and recover from surgery at the ...

Make “Good” HDL Even Better

[09 Mar 2009]

Vitamin B3, better known as niacin, is commonly used to boost the level of protective high densi...

Joint Attack

[26 Feb 2009]

Minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery offers no more benefit than physical therapy and medicat...

Out of the Box

[20 Feb 2009]

More plastic perils According to the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Preven¬tion, up to 95...

Sight Unseen

[19 Feb 2009]

SECRET POWER The man, a doctor in his 50’s left blind by two successive strokes, refused to take par...

Brain Workout

[17 Feb 2009]

TALK THERAPY Stroke survivors who have trouble speaking, understanding what is being said, reading,...

See Through The Smoke Screen

[12 Feb 2009]

Size matters The smallest particles from vehicle emissions may cause atheros¬clerosis, a new study ...

Got A Filthy Mouth?

[30 Jan 2009]

Clean your arteries Plenty of research has now linked heart disease with periodontal disease, sugge...

Get Poked

[15 Jan 2009]

Needle therapy Couples who don’t have any luck with in vitro fer¬tilization may want to head straigh...

Cocoa for Cavities?

[25 Nov 2008]

Can the much abused chocolates actually be good for teeth? ...

Play Music to Heal Faster

[11 Oct 2008]

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H2O – OH, NO!

[04 Oct 2008]

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Supplement Skepticism...

[01 Oct 2008]

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Talcum Powder n Ovarian Cancer Risk…

[29 Sep 2008]

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Heartburn Drugs Can Erode Bones

[25 Sep 2008]

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