By Emily Murray All the buzz you are hearing in the media regarding the ‘obesity epidemic’ is on par with a recent study confirming that a third of the world’s population can be categorized as obese or overweight. If you do the math, that’s nearly 2.1 billion people. As you can imagine, not all areas … Continue reading New Study Finds 1/3 of Population is Overweight →

By Emily Murray With Memorial Day weekend travel ahead of us, a recent study regarding the amount of bacteria on airplanes might just have you doubling up on your hand sanitizer supply. It comes as no surprise that germs are present on airplanes. In fact, germs are everywhere you look. As referenced in a recent TIME … Continue reading Bacteria on Airplanes Remains Long After Passengers Leave →

By Emily Murray Out with “opposites attract” and in with “birds of a feather flock together” concept, according to a new study on the DNA of married couples. The new study found that spouses tend to share more closely related DNA than two random strangers. Why? Well, there are many theories but at the most … Continue reading Study Finds Similar DNA in Married Couples →

By Emily Murray Great news for coffee lovers! A Cornell University study has found that drinking that daily cup o’Joe may actually reduce the the chances of blindness or eyesight deterioration. The study results were published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. We’ve heard of the many other benefits of coffee but this is the … Continue reading Coffee Prevents Eyesight Deterioration, Study Finds →

By Emily Murray While it may sound like something from a futuristic novel, new findings have discovered that the skin from infertile men may be turned into sperm, allowing him to genetically reproduce. Essentially, scientists believe that by turning skin cells into stem cells and in turn using these to produce sperm cells. While the … Continue reading New Opportunity on the Horizon for Infertile Men →

By Emily Murray The question every partner-less person dreads is “why are you single?” As a society we tend to agree that those who are the most physically attractive and have great careers are the first to be taken off the market. This can be very discouraging for those who feel they don’t measure up … Continue reading New Relationship Study Proves There Really IS a Match for Everyone →

By Emily Murray For women with uterine fibroids, pain and discomfort often become a way of life. While these tumorous growths are normally benign, a common procedure for their removal has now been linked to an increase in cancer. The treatment known as “laparoscopic power morecellation” is performed by surgeons who go in with a … Continue reading FDA Advises Against Uterine Fibroid Procedure →

By Emily Murray It seems we are constantly confronted with both the benefits and drawbacks of social media use. Today is a drawback day. A new study has discovered that using Facebook frequently can actually damage a woman’s self esteem. Researchers looked at surveys given to 881 female college students in order to come to … Continue reading Facebook Use In Women May Hurt Self Esteem →

By Emily Murray Nutritional guidelines are made to be changed right? It’s not out of the ordinary to switch up these rules for healthy eating as a nation growing more weight and health conscious. The latest modification is to the amount of fruits and veggies you should consume in a day. We all know that … Continue reading 7 Servings of Fruit/Veggies Reduces Death Risk →

By Emily Murray The treadmill stress test, which is used as the standard measurement for heart health, apparently fails to take into account some very important information according to a new study. The test, which measures how the heart reacts to exercise, currently doesn’t factor in very important differences between men and women. While further … Continue reading Current Stress Tests Don’t Take Valuable Info into Account →