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Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens

Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens

| July 9, 2015 Comment

Salmonella Outbreak in the US Due to People Kissing Chickens – A big salmonella outbreak in the US has infected at least 181 people in 40 states. And it’s been caused, in part, by people getting a little too close to their live poultry. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,”Eighty-six percent of […]

Scientists Say B2M Protein Is Responsible for Memory Loss

| July 8, 2015 Comment

Scientists Say B2M Protein Is Responsible for Memory Loss – According to neuroscientist Saul Villeda at the University of California, San Francisco, the beta-2-microglobulin protein (B2M) caused memory loss in mice, and this protein may provide a way to prevent memory loss associated with aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia. In a previous study, Villeda and […]

Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans

| July 6, 2015 Comment

Doctors Can Predict Your Lifespan from Calcium Scans – According to doctors, a coronary calcium scan can help them predict how long their patients might live. People with calcium deposits in their arteries have a six times greater risk of early death from heart disease than those who don’t. Calcium deposits develop as a response […]

Study Links Sugary Drinks to Increase in Death Tolls

| June 29, 2015 Comment

Study Links Sugary Drinks to Increase in Death Tolls – A new study shows that sugary drinks may be responsible for as many as 184,000 deaths every year worldwide. The study used dietary surveys from over 600,000 participants between 1980 and 2010 from 51 countries. Researchers used this information to calculate the direct impact of […]

Web-Based Pain Management Tools Reduce Visits to the Doctor

| June 28, 2015 Comment

Web-Based Pain Management Tools Reduce Visits to the Doctor – A new Australian study found that online tools for managing pain can be quite effective and may reduce the need to visit the doctor. Study author Blake Dear, a psychology researcher at Macquarie University in New South Wales, and his team, recruited about 500 patients […]

Taylor Swift Stuns on Stage with Kendall Jenner and Their Famous BFFs

Taylor Swift Stuns on Stage with Kendall Jenner and Their Famous BFFs

| June 28, 2015 Comment

Taylor Swift Stuns on Stage with Kendall Jenner and Their Famous BFFs – It’s going to be hard for Taylor Swift to top her London concert! The singer is known for bringing her friends on stage at her 1989 performances, and she took it to a whole new level on Saturday. It all went down […]

Blood Pressure on the High End of Normal May Lead to Heart Problems

| June 25, 2015 Comment

Blood Pressure on the High End of Normal May Lead to Heart Problems – A new study found that young adults with high blood pressure at the high end of the normal range, may be at risk for cardiac dysfunction, particularly associated with the left ventricle, in middle age. The study was led by Dr. […]

Skinny Jeans May Damage Muscles and Nerves

| June 23, 2015 Comment

Skinny Jeans May Damage Muscles and Nerves – Doctors have reported a number of cases where tight-fitting jeans have caused tingly, and numb thighs, and damage to nerves and muscles. The newest case is that of a 35-year-old Australian woman, who had to be cut out of her skinny jeans because of a severe swelling […]

3 Simple Things to Do for Better Health

| June 21, 2015 Comment

3 Simple Things to Do for Better Health – According to a dietitian, you can do some simple things to improve your health: eat more protein, sleep more, and sit less. A simple dietary change, such as adding more protein, can have a tremendous impact on our health, says Molly Kimball, a registered dietitian in […]

Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health

| June 19, 2015 Comment

Sitting for Long Periods Affects Mental Health – There have been several studies linking sitting to various diseases such as heart disease, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and osteoporosis. Now a new study shows that it can also increase anxiety. Researchers from the Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research in Australia, reviewed 9 […]