By Rebecca Jones For years now we have heard about a link between HPV and cervical cancer but a new study indicates that the same viral infection is also now the leading cause of mouth and throat cancer in men. In a report released in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers revealed that by the … Continue reading An Alarming New Trend in Throat Cancer Cases →

By Rebecca Jones Falling in love may seem like a mysterious emotional phenomenon controlled more by the heart than the brain but the latest research reveals that there’s more to falling in love than chance encounters and fireworks. While the laws of attraction may always be cloaked in at least a little mystery there are … Continue reading The Brain may Have Ultimate Say Over the Rules of Attraction →

Rebecca Jones In the 60’s many a flower child turned to psychedelic drugs to open their mind to new experiences and greater creativity and now thanks to research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology it seems that their experimentation may have had scientific merit. According to the new study, people who are given even a … Continue reading Get on the Bus: New Study Says Mushrooms Lead to Greater Openness →

By Rebecca Jones In what is already being called the worst food outbreak in over a decade, contaminated cantaloupes have already caused 13 documented and three more suspected fatalities and 72 illnesses. What’s even worse is that this may just be the first in a new trend of listeria contaminated produce items. Listeria is one … Continue reading Killer Cantaloupes may be Alarming Sign of Larger Trend →

By Rebecca Jones If you are like the millions of Americans whose day doesn’t start until the coffee maker is done dripping than according to a new study you might have a lower risk of depression than your non-caffeinated counter parts. Caffeine is the most widely used stimulant in the world and coffee is its … Continue reading Drinking More Coffee May Lower Your Risk of Depression →

By Rebecca Jones According to a new report issued Monday; all over the world more young people are having unprotected sex and are uninformed about contraception than they were three years ago. In preparation for World Contraception Day (WCD), a multinational panel prepared their “Clueless or Clued Up: Your Right to be Informed about Contraception” … Continue reading New Study: Unprotected Sex among Young People on the Rise →

By Emily Murray All too often, news headlines leave us concerned, angry, scared or sad. Well it’s Friday so why don’t we all prepare for the weekend by checking out some of the happier news stories and headlines we saw this week? Here are 5 health related headlines that give us something to feel good … Continue reading Friday Roundup: 5 Health Headlines We Loved This Week →

By Emily Murray When a woman takes birth control, she may notice a few changes in her emotions or the way she feels in general at first since her hormones will be affected by the pills. What she may not realize however, is that an important part of her ability to recall emotional events may … Continue reading New Study Finds Women on Birth Control May Recall Events More Like Men →