Posts Tagged ‘life issues’
How you CAN beat your ‘fat genes’ and lose weight… with exercise
www.dailymail.co.uk - When getting in to last season’s clothes is a struggle, it is all too easy to tell ourselves that being plump is in our genes. But those cursed with the ‘fat gene’ are mistakenly shunning exercise in the belief they are ...
Mozart’s Lost Opus, A Little Colonoscopy Music
www.livescience.com - It probably wasn't what Amadeus intended. Doctors performing colonoscopies might be able to find and remove more polyps if they are listening to Mozart during the procedure. These polyps are tiny growths that can lead to colon cancer.
Pythons’ expandable hearts may hold clues for human health
www.cbsnews.com - Pythons may not be the world's most talkative creatures. But researchers say their unusual "expandable" hearts may speak volumes about heart health in humans.
Still Face Experiment: Dr. Edward Tronick
www.youtube.com - Dr. Edward Tronick discusses the Still Face Experiment, which demonstrates the importance of positive interaction between parents and their babies.
Study shows higher rates of violent acts among teens who drink lots of pop
www.miamiherald.com - Children and teens who drink a lot of soda pop are twice as likely to steal, beat someone up or bring a weapon to school compared to peers who don't drink it, according to a new review of Minnesota student ...
Daily coffee may lower your skin cancer risk
yourlife.usatoday.com - Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer, with nearly one million new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. A diet that contains even a small protective factor may have great public health impact, the ...
BPA in pregnancy linked to behavior problems in baby girls
today.msnbc.msn.com - Baby girls who are exposed while in the womb to a chemical found commonly in plastics may develop behavior problems as children, a new study suggests.
Elyn R. Saks’ Memoir on Schizophrenia Spurs Others to Come Forward
www.nytimes.com - Researchers have long wondered how some people with schizophrenia can manage their symptoms well enough to build full, successful lives. But such people do not exactly line up to enroll in studies.
Men Slightly Funnier, But Mostly To Each Other
www.forbes.com - According to Kiderra, psychologists at UCSD found that men barely beat out women in subjective measures of humor, scoring .11 points higher on a 5.0 scale. Despite men’s slight edge in a caption writing test modeled on the now famous New ...
Change Your Neighborhood, Improve Your Health
healthland.time.com - Does where you live influence your health? Yes, and maybe even more dramatically than you might expect. When a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) offered a program in the 1990s to move families out of poor neighborhoods, it ...
