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Health & Wellness News tagged with study

Kissing Evolved To Spread Germs, Not Feelings
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Study, research, illness, kissing )

Katie
- 2 days ago - popsci.com
It looks like your kindergarten gut reaction to kissing might have been correct after all: it really is sick. Or, more specifically, the practice is designed to spread sickness.
1 comment
Sex, Then Amnesia...and It's No Soap Opera
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, Study, amnesia, sexual health )

Katie
- 2 days ago - edition.cnn.com
It was either mind-blowing or completely forgettable. Either way, Alice doesn't remember.That's when things became confusing. Rather than appearing pleased, Alice, 59, seemed disoriented.
1 comment
Carcinogen Found in Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's Meals
Health & Wellness  (tags: carcinogens, Burger King, McDonald`s, research, safety, study, prevention )

Tierney
- 3 days ago - pcrm.org
Burger King tells its customers, "Have it your way." For a Connecticut breast cancer survivor, having it her way would mean the fast-food chain would post warnings in all its restaurants about the carcinogen in its grilled chicken.
9 comments
What Soft Drinks Are Doing to Your Body
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, safety, nutrition, health, diet )

Peace
- 3 days ago - health.yahoo.com
..the worst beverages that you could be drinking for your health. As the debate for whether to put a tax on the sale of soft drinks continues, you should know how they affect your body so that you can make an informed choice on your own. .
10 comments
You Are What You Eat: Inside America's Refrigerators
Health & Wellness  (tags: diet, environment, family, food, health, humans, illness, investigation, nutrition, research, study )

Daphna
- 3 days ago - divinecaroline.com
Photographer Mark Menjivar spent over three years traveling across the US examining food issues and culture. During his travels, he asked people if he could photograph their refrigerators and thus put together his latest project, "You Are What You Eat."
1 comment
ASPCA to Study 'Dog Flu'
Health & Wellness  (tags: animals, canines, pets, flu, protection, illness, study )

Dee
- 3 days ago - cbs6albany.com
It's hard to miss the headlines about Swine Flu these days, but how about "dog flu"? The ASPCA is hoping a new study will help them better understand Canine Flu.
2 comments
Scientists Claim Junk Food Is as Addictive as Heroin
Health & Wellness  (tags: junk, food, heroin, addiction, drugs, obesity, health, healthcare, humans, research, warning, risks, illness, science, study, medicine, prevention, interesting, disease, diet, investigation, society, government, children, nutrition, family )

Tom
- 6 days ago - grist.org
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. "This is the most complete evidence to date that suggests obesity and drug addiction have common neurobiological underpinnings."
21 comments
Scientists Say Curry Compound Kills Cancer Cells
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, healthcare, research, study, medicine, cancer, science )

Maria
- 6 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Researchers at the Cork Cancer Research Center in Ireland treated esophageal cancer cells with curcumin -- a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which gives curries a distinctive yellow color -- and found it started to kill cancer cells within 24 hours.
6 comments
Getting Enough Sleep? They Aren't in West Virginia
Health & Wellness  (tags: health, interesting, safety, study, sleeplessness, society, research )

Cal
- 8 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessnes
2 comments
A Cleaner-Smelling House Makes for Better Manners
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, prevention, interesting, health, humans, family, environment, children )

Daphna
- 8 days ago - gimundo.com
It's never a bad thing to have a clean home or office. But according to a recent study from Brigham Young University, keeping your environment sparkly clean isn't just good for hygienic reasons--it can also help everyone around you stay on their best beha
6 comments
Study: Least Healthy Cereals Most Marketed to Children
Health & Wellness  (tags: research, nutrition, illness, humans, health, family, diet, children, food, study )

Daphna
- 11 days ago - abcnews.go.com
Six hundred and forty-two times a year. That is how often the average American preschooler sees an advertisement for cereal, according to a new study by Yale University. New study accuses food industry of pushing the least nutritious cer
5 comments
GM Soy Is Toxic Soy - Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: GMOs, GM, genetically modified, soya, food, agriculture, farms, farming, farmers, research, safety, science, warning, prevention, protection, food, government, health, environment, ethics, humans, study, risks, nutrition )

Elena
- 14 days ago - toxicsoy.org
Even worse, they legitimise genetically engineered (GE) soy which is designed to be produced with large (and increasing) amounts of agri-chemicals. This is at the cost of people and the environment. This site explains what is wrong with this and questions
27 comments
Smile! It Could Make You Happier
Health & Wellness  (tags: study, research, humans, health, environment, family, children, Body-Mind-Spirit, prevention )

Daphna
- 14 days ago - scientificamerican.com
We smile because we are happy, and we frown because we are sad. But does the causal arrow point in the other direction, too? A spate of recent studies of botox recipients and others suggests that our emotions are reinforced--perhaps even driven--by their c
10 comments
| A Taste for Bold Ideas -- Chewing Gum to Detect Malaria?
Health & Wellness  (tags: treatment, research, science, study, prevention, interesting, health, environment, illness, disease, children, AlternativeMed )

Daphna
- 15 days ago - seattletimes.nwsource.com
Add two new weapons to the potential arsenal against malaria -- chewing gum and chocolate. They are among dozens of unconventional approaches to global health problems that won backing today from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The found
1 comment
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act-Take Action
Health & Wellness  (tags: drugs, medicine, safety, risks, protection, study, food )

Tierney
- 16 days ago - actionnetwork.org
Most doctors commonly warn their patients never to take antibiotics if they are not actually sick. Yet that is exactly what is happening on industrial farms where food animals often are given low doses of antibiotics over long
10 comments
 
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Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act-Take Action
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Carcinogen Found in Burger King, McDonald's, and Friendly's Meals
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ASPCA to Study 'Dog Flu'
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What Soft Drinks Are Doing to Your Body
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Sex, Then Amnesia...and It's No Soap Opera
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You Are What You Eat: Inside America's Refrigerators
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