Category Archives: Health

Where to Look for New Alcoholism Treatments? The Matrix

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

A new study in Biological Psychiatry may pave the way for treating alcohol addiction by reducing motivation to drink, rather than by altering the effects of alcohol itself. Led by Drs. Kasia Radwanska and Leszek Kaczmarek of the Nencki Institute, … Continue reading →

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Fitness Trackers Accurately Measure Heart Rate but Not Calories Burned

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Millions of people wear some kind of wristband activity tracker and use the device to monitor their own exercise and health, often sharing the data with their physician. But is the data accurate? Stanford University School of Medicine researchers tested … Continue reading →

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Roger Ailes and Natasha Richardson: The Hidden Dangers of Head Trauma

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Roger Ailes, one of the founders of Fox News, died from an intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding inside the skull) after falling and hitting his head. Though the bleeding was exacerbated by the fact Mr. Ailes had hemophilia (a genetic inability to … Continue reading →

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Just One Drink a Day Boosts Breast Cancer Risk But Vigorous Exercise Decreases It: Study

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Drinking just one glass of wine or other alcoholic drink a day increases breast cancer risk, according to a major new report by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) and the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF). The report also … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Budget Cuts CDC $1.3 Billion

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

President Trump’s budget is to be released tomorrow at 11 a.m., but some minion at the Department of Health & Human Services posted the department’s “budget in brief” document this afternoon.  It was quickly taken down, but not before the … Continue reading →

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Exchanging One Beer with Water Lowers Risk of Obesity

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Donna Whitaker

Replacing one beer a day — or one serving of a sugar-sweetened soft drink — with a glass of water could reduce the risk of becoming obese by 20%, research presented at the European Congress on Obesity shows. Obesity’s main … Continue reading →

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