Ladies, want another reason to quit smoking? A study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America suggests that women who smoke are twice as likely as male smokers...
We like sweets and we like fats. That鈥檚 why we serve cheesecake for dessert instead of carrot sticks. Great for the taste buds but not for the waistline. And when the belt starts to become too...
Just about every day seems to bring a new food scare.聽 Arsenic in rice.聽 E. coli in meat.聽 But worries about our food supply are nothing new.聽 Gentlemen who ventured into Sweeney Todd鈥檚 barbershop...
It sounds like the fountain of youth. It builds muscle and takes off extra pounds. And that's just the beginning. How about increased energy level, fewer wrinkles and more hair? These are just some...
The battle has been raging back and forth ever since pesticides and synthetic fertilizers were introduced into agriculture. Is organic produce safer and more nutritious than the conventional...
Mention genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and watch the brows wrinkle. People just don鈥檛 want the genes in their meals modified, even if they are not quite sure what genes are. Better just...
Homeopathic products.聽They are safe enough, no doubt about that.聽Millions of people around the world swear by them.聽 No doubt about that either.聽 Furthermore, their label features the term 鈥淒IN-HM,...
鈥淭ake a dose of seaweed or burnt sea sponge twice a year!鈥� That was the ancient Chinese remedy for goiter. Almost four thousand years ago Chinese medical writings described the troublesome swelling...
In June the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about some Zicam products based on having received over 130 reports of a decreased sense of smell, often after single use of one of...
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