Salmonella a Skin Cancer Fighter

August 13, 2010

When bacteria attack cancer cells, this can signal the body to to fight the one of the most deadly cancers …

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Running Around Without Your Shoes On? The Barefoot Running Theory.

August 7, 2010

A relatively recent study featured in Nature suggested that the feet of people who habitually run barefoot strike the ground …

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Fructose Feeds Cancer?

August 6, 2010

Researchers recently explored differences in glucose and fructose metabolism in pancreatic cancer cells and found that fructose was especially good …

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BPA: In Receipts?

August 5, 2010

Bisphenol A, or BPA, a component in plastic commonly known to be used to make plastic water bottles and other …

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How To: Understand Chicken Labeling

August 3, 2010

All natural! Fresh! No added hormones! With all of the labeling on poultry these days, it’s hard to know what’s …

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Social Connectedness: More Important To Your Health Than You Might Think…

August 1, 2010

A recent meta-analytic study looking at the effects of social relationships on health among some 308,000 participants found that self-reports …

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Older and Sadder?

July 31, 2010

Researchers recently examined how young, middle-aged, and older adults emotionally react while watching films designed to elicit sadness, disgust, and …

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Do Calcium Supplements Increase Heart Attack Risk?

July 30, 2010

Recent data from a meta-analysis published in the British Journal of Medicine suggest that calcium supplements (without vitamin D) may …

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All the Single Ladies! Skip Hormone-Based Birth Control?

July 30, 2010

Researchers recently found that putting female lemurs on birth control (Depo-Provera) changed the lemurs’ odor secretions so drastically that their …

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Vitamin C Doesn’t Mix Well With Chemotherapy

July 30, 2010

A 2008 study looking at the impact of vitamin C supplementation given to rats undergoing treatment for leukemia and lymphoma …

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