Alternative and Complimentary Therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism is an illness that is still not well understood by the medical community. While a great deal of research is still being conducted...
Fracking: What is it and Why is it Dangerous?
Fracking is a form of oil and gas exploration that has gotten a lot of buzz lately. However, many people do not really know...
Cumulative Exposure to Dangerous Toxins a Very Real Threat for Children
While a great deal of buzz arose with the recently vilified Stanford University study about the questionable benefits of organic foods for children, new...
Some Daycare Centers Could be Contributing to Obesity Issue
In a study completed by the University of Montreal and the CHU Sainte-Justine Hospital Research centre, researchers found that children who regularly stayed in...
Big Pharma Smiling? Hydrocodone Most Prescribed Drug in America
Pain is a real problem for millions of people. It can affect quality of life and overall health. As a result, in the 1990s,...
The Failure of American Health Care: This Isn’t About Insurance
The United States has the best acute care and disease management system in the world. Do you realize how bad our health is in...
American Pain Society: Yoga, Not Meds May be the Best Treatment for Neck Pain
“The mainstay of conservative treatment for neck pain is non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication and the evidence of its effectiveness is contradictory, while side effects such...
The Toxic Workplace: Know the Risks of Where You Work
In a study published in the online journal Environmental Health, researchers set out to outline the link between breast cancer risk and workplace exposure...
1 in 5 Children Now Obese: Are Lax School Laws to Blame?
As the childhood obesity epidemic continues (the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now estimates that 1/5 of American children are obese), public health officials continue to look at ways...
Debunking 7 Myths About Alcohol
Blame it on craft beers, inexpensive wine or the down economy - North Americans are sipping more alcohol, more often. (Twenty-two percent of you say you drink too much, up from 17 percent a decade ago.)
