Archive for the 'Health Watch' Category
Artificial food coloring makes kids hyper
Artificial food coloring makes kids hyper, say British scientists who wish to ban six different colorings. The European Council doesn’t plan on issuing any such ban, however, despite the wishes of several almighty consumer and health groups.
Researchers have concluded after the study of 300 kids …
Virtual exercise no replacement for actual exercise
I finally had a chance to use a Wii. After getting by some initial embarrassment, I had an terrible lot of fun! I tried the tennis game and, sadly decent, I’m as not good at virtual tennis as I am on an actual tennis court. While the Wii was certainly more active than playing any other video game sy…
One Alzheimer’s risk you can’t avoid
Over five million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and fortunately, there are a number of ways for you to reduce your risk. However, there is one risk you can’t avoid — genetics.
Children whose parents both had Alzheimer’s are at a much higher risk of developing the disease. And, considering …
Pain you shouldn’t ignore
Why is that whether our cars does something even slightly out of the ordinary, we are on the phone withe mechanic nearly right absent; yet, when we feel a pain in our bodies and something doesn’t feel right, we are hesitant to sign the doctor? I know I am guilty of having followed that backward logi…
Don’t worry, be happy
Feeling down? Wish your life were different? I’ve got good news for you. Research shows that nearly half of the reason we feel happy or sad has to do with our thoughts and actions. that is good news considering we can control those things. Our emotions are plus controlled by our genetic makeup and l…
‘Save Your Vision’ month
Americans are worried about a lot of things as they age — weight gain and back pain, to name two — but they aren’t worried about losing their vision. That’s not good, according to eye health experts, considering some eye diseases don’t have a lot of symptoms. February is Save Your Vision Month and…
Chit-chat makes you sharper
Here is the perfect excuse for you to use the next day your boss gives you a tough instance for making small talk with co-workers instead of finishing that budget analysis …
A recent study, led by Dr. Oscar Ybarra, found that chatting with others help us to store and sort info. In effect, accor…
Most, but not all, breast cancer sites accurate
When facing a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s natural for women to turn to the World Wide Web to memorize more about the disease as well as treatment options. A recent study found that most Web sites found through popular search engines contain factual data, but up to 5% of those websites may contain …
Smoking may reduce sexual arousal
Hey, guys. Thinking about quitting? C’mon, you know what I’m talking about, don’t play dumb. But it’s not easy, right? Nothing that things ever is. Platitudes aside, there must be something that can motivate you to finally put it out for good, right? I mean, whether death statistics aren’t strong am…
