July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Cell Phones Provide False Sense of Security
March 5, 2008 – 10:46 am | No Comment

Although students may feel less vulnerable at night when they are carrying a cell phone, they really aren’t. A recent study led by Jack Nasar at Ohio State University sowed that women are especially …

Virtual Gaming Not Adequate Source of Physical Exercise
March 4, 2008 – 11:21 pm | One Comment

The latest craze in the video gaming revolution era has children getting up off the floor and moving more than ever before. Any exercise that can be squeezed into a kid’s day is good exercise. …

CDC Reacted Too Late to Formaldahyde in FEMA Trailers
March 4, 2008 – 11:04 pm | No Comment

It looks like FEMA is in trouble again. The CDC is now saying that tests on hundreds of FEMA trailers for victims of disaster had formaldehyde levels five times higher than what is normal. …

Vitamin E Supplements Linked to Lung Cancer
March 1, 2008 – 9:46 am | 44 Comments

According to a study published in the March issue of the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, vitamin E can increase the risk of developing lung cancer. The study …

HIV+ Women Want a Baby
February 29, 2008 – 4:13 pm | 3 Comments

One quarter of women with HIV want pregnancy and motherhood in their future. This statistic was examined in a recent study which also showed that the age of the women who were diagnosed played a …

Robot Dogs as Good as the Real Thing at Alleviating Loneliness
February 29, 2008 – 11:17 am | 4 Comments

This dog doesn’t shed, have fleas, or need to be taken for a walk, but still provides companionship for grandma, that’s what researchers at Saint Louis University have concluded. The group conducted a study to …

Spanking Kids Causes Sexual Problems
February 29, 2008 – 8:29 am | 36 Comments

According to a recent study, people who were spanked as kids are more likely to have sexual problems when they get older. The study particularly concerned itself with 3 sexual problems. First was …

Faulty Nursery Products Extremely Dangerous for Children
February 28, 2008 – 7:12 pm | No Comment

In a study released earlier today, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) identifies many common nursery products as being the cause or involved in 66,400 injuries to children age 5 and under that required …

Flu Shots for All Children Recommended
February 27, 2008 – 6:42 pm | 2 Comments

The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently voted to extend its recommendations for annual flu shots for children. Current recommendations cover children aged 6 months to 5 years but the new recommendations urge vaccinations …

Health Care 16.3% of GDP and Climbing
February 26, 2008 – 11:06 am | 4 Comments

The amount of money Americans spent on health care in 2007 is somewhat staggering – a whopping 16.3% of the national gross domestic product (GDP). GDP is the sum total of the value of …