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Obesity in the young…a national disaster

The rates of childhood obesity continue to climb, say public health researchers.They may be eating three nutritious meals a day, but kids are still getting fatter because they also snack three times a...

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Sugar added to food = heart disease

Eating sugar and other sweeteners added to packaged foods may add to heart-disease risk by changing cholesterol levels and increasing blood fats, an Emory University study said.

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Flu his UK

The level of influenza – including the swine flu strain – in the population is now higher – and rising more sharply – than they were at this point in 1999, when the country was heading for an epidemic...

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Mad cow reemergence may hamper California’s beef, dairy industries

The reemergence of mad cow disease, discovered in a California dairy cow, could have major implications for the state’s meat industry, even though officials have said that the human food supply is...

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U.S. quarantines two dairies after mad cow case

WASHINGTON – Two California dairy farms are under quarantine and a calf ranch is under investigation following discovery of the latest U.S. case of mad cow disease, but the government on Wednesday said...

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Study: 9/11 WTC dust sickened residents years later

Several years after dust from the World Trade Center twin towers found its way into thousands of homes and nearly every crevice in lower Manhattan, area residents still suffered health problems,...

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Polio may be returning as ‘global’ threat

Poliomyelitis, a viral infectious disease, had once paralyzed and crippled hundreds of thousands of children each year. But the development of vaccines and a global effort to eradicate the disease...

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Mosquitos Spread New Infection Similar to HIV

As summer gets closer and nights get warmer, more folks are spending time outside. But one thing we always have to worry about while we’re relaxing outdoors is mosquitoes. They don’t just cause itchy...

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Girl, 8, to get vaccination shots after court overrules mum

A GIRL, 8, will be given vaccinations against the objections of her mother after a Family Court ruling. News of the judgment comes after a group of Australia’s top scientists warned this week that the...

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New illness, transmitted by same tick that carries Lyme, is discovered in...

Researchers have discovered a new human disease in the Northeast transmitted by the same common deer tick that can infect people with Lyme disease. The bacterial illness causes flu-like symptoms, the...

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New drug being developed using compound found in red wine ‘could help humans...

Drugs that could combat ageing and help people to live to 150-years-old may be available within five years, following landmark research. The new drugs are synthetic versions of resveratrol which is...

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Coffee consumption linked to lower risk of rare liver disease

A good cup of coffee really helps one shake off the cobwebs before starting the day. Fortunately, a new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic reveals that drinking coffee has an added benefit:...

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DDT exposure linked to Alzheimer risk

Exposure to the banned pesticide DDT may play a role in the development of Alzheimer disease, results of a small case-control study suggest. Levels of the main metabolite of DDT,...

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A Heart Surgeon’s Viral Confession: Natural Food Is the Answer

Around 237,000 people now have Dr. Dwight Lundell’s confession on their Facebook walls. His essay, headlined “Heart Surgeon Declares On [sic] What Really Causes Heart Illness,” was published on a...

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BART Riders Exposed To Potentially Fatal Disease By UC Berkeley Student

BART spokespeople sent a rather alarming message to media Thursday afternoon, saying that East Bay passengers might have been exposed to the measles. According to BART spokesman Jim Allison, “a person...

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Food Supply Issues on the Increase

If you read the news there is a bounty of bad news when it comes to our food supply here in the U.S., from Bird Flu to droughts to citrus disease. How bad is it really? Click here to read more The post...

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Ground Beef recall…here we go again!

I don’t know what to say, these large processors have run amok. I begins with the feed these animals are fed, that creates this deadly strain of E. Coli, to the handling and processing…all highly...

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Nutrition is directly linked to depression

This is a subject we continue to talk about, nutrition and health. Not only physical health but mental and emotional well being are also highly affected by diet and nutrition. New study links processed...

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Alternative Medicine and New Health Care bill

Although the LA Times has a great article on how Alternative Medicine is ‘becoming’ mainstream, this will never happen considering the present ‘Health Care Reform’ bill just passed by the House. Not...

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Couch Potatoes Beware!

What we have been telling you for years is now hitting lame stream media, too much sitting is not good for your health. Common sense should tell us this. I hope that everyone will opt to become...

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