By Rebecca Jones For years doctors have been telling us what not to eat in order to lower our cholesterol but according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association that list of don’t may be replaced by a list of do’s. According to the latest research adding foods like … Continue reading Best Foods for Lowering Cholesterol→
By Rebecca Jones Fibromyalgia is a mysterious and misunderstood illness but for those living with chronic pain and fatigue its effects are all too real. While the causes of fibromyalgia are still unclear doctors believe that a good night’s sleep can help alleviate pain for sufferers. Fibromyalgia is characterized by long term wide spread pain … Continue reading The Link between Sleep and Fibromyalgia→
By Rebecca Jones In the 1940’s a group of American researchers, backed by the U.S. government went down to Guatemala and deliberately infected 1,300 people with STD’s including syphilis and gonorrhea. Now thanks to an investigation by the Obama administration and the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues a light is finally shining … Continue reading The Guatemalan Syphilis Experiments: The Dark side of Medical Testing→
By Rebecca Jones The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization issued a statement on Monday warning that the bird flu is mounting a comeback and its latest incarnation may be immune to current vaccines. This new variation of bird flu, H5N1, is already endemic in China and Vietnam and due to the latest wild bird … Continue reading Bird Flu Makes a Comeback→
By Rebecca Jones Good news for Chocolate lovers. The latest study reveals that eating chocolate can reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke but researchers remain cautious of recommending that people add an item high in fat and calories to their diet. It has long been suspected that there are health benefits associated with … Continue reading New Study Finds that Chocolate is Good for Heart Health→
By Rebecca Jones Despite doctors best efforts to alleviate parents fears, the rumor has still persists that the MMR vaccine can cause autism in children. Thanks to a new review by the Institute of Medicine hopefully these fears can finally be put to rest. Ever since 1998, when Dr. Andrew Wakefield proposed a link between … Continue reading No Correlation Between Childhood Vaccines and Autism→
By Rebecca Jones A verdict was finally announced in the trial of the doctor who removed a Kentucky man’s penis during a routine circumcision and many are left wondering just how common penile cancer is and what kind of screening is available so that they do not have to worry about finding themselves in a … Continue reading Penile Cancer: The Cancer that No One Wants to Talk About→
By Emily Murray We all know the old saying, “do what I say not as I do,” but of course that doesn’t normally work when we are dealing with impressionable adolescents. This same idea recently was put to the test to measure how much of an impact social media can have when it comes to … Continue reading Can Social Media Encourage Alcohol and Drug Use?→
By Rebecca Jones With all the recent concerns about health care in America there is one bit of good news; people are receiving emergency heart care much faster than they used to and when it comes to a heart attack emergency response time can be the difference between life and death. According to a study … Continue reading Hospitals Meeting Emergency Heart Care Standards→
By Rebecca Jones Baby boomers are rapidly approaching their so called golden years but they have no intention of growing old gracefully. From Botox to beauty cream, from lipo to HGH this is one generation that is willing to pay any price to keep youthful appearance. Global Industry Analysts, a market research firm, has projected … Continue reading Baby Boomers Spending Big to Find Fountain of Youth→