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Babies Born In The Fall At Higher Risk Of Asthma: Study

Babies Born In The Fall At Higher Risk Of Asthma: Study

Health And Wellness

21 Nov 2008
New York - New studies are showing a strong correlation between when a child is born and how high his/her chances are of developing asthma ...

TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say

TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say

Health And Wellness

21 Nov 2008
Seattle - According to a new study, television advertisements affect childhood obesity. Thus, many people are calling for fast food advertisements to be banned from ...

Economists Say TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity

Economists Say TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity

Health And Wellness

20 Nov 2008
Seattle - There is reason to believe that TV ads contribute to childhood obesity. The evidence is displayed through statistical results. During TV viewing, which ...

 
The Fight Against Alzheimer’s

The Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Health And Wellness

19 Nov 2008
Seattle - Scientists have been converging for quite some time now in the hopes that they can find a cure or preventative measure in regards ...

Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Chicken Dinners

Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Chicken Dinners

Health And Wellness

19 Nov 2008
Seattle - The Nestle Prepared Foods Company has issued a huge nationwide recall of the Lean Cuisine frozen chicken dinners. Over 900,000 of the chicken ...

Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques

Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques

Health And Wellness

18 Nov 2008
Seattle - A study has found that birth defects are tied to fertility techniques. Many people now use fertility treatments to conceive a baby. The ...

 
Hospitals Fail to Take Basic Steps to Stop MRSA’S Spread

Hospitals Fail to Take Basic Steps to Stop MRSA’S Spread

Health And Wellness

18 Nov 2008
Seattle - MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a leading cause of death in hospital patients. Infection by this dangerous bacteria is frighteningly common in hospital ...

Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques

Birth Defects Tied to Fertility Techniques

Health And Wellness

18 Nov 2008
New York - Babies that are conceived using the assisted reproductive technology (ART) method has been shown to be the cause of more birth defects ...

Huntington, West Virginia Named Most Unhealthy City

Huntington, West Virginia Named Most Unhealthy City

Health And Wellness

17 Nov 2008
New York - The Centers for Disease Control has completed a survey of the United States and found that Burlington, Vermont (pop. 39,000) is the ...

 
Vitamins E and C Don’t Protect Against Cancer: Study

Vitamins E and C Don’t Protect Against Cancer: Study

Health And Wellness

17 Nov 2008
Seattle - People have longed believe that taking Vitamin E and Vitamin C supplements would help ward off the threat of cancer. However, a new ...

Health-care reform with Obama administration

Health-care reform with Obama administration

Health And Wellness

16 Nov 2008
Seattle - The new Obama administration wants to reform the healthcare system. This is a very important task because many people in the United States ...

Waist Size Linked To Increased Risk Of Death

Waist Size Linked To Increased Risk Of Death

Health And Wellness

15 Nov 2008
Seattle - For every five centimeters of additional fat in a person's waist the risk of death is increased by 13% in the case of ...

 
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