Have you had a bit too much sun for your own good? Decades of boating, fishing, hiking, golfing, and just plain drowsing on the deck contribute to your lifetime exposure and risk of developing skin cancer. But there are...
If your nights are spent counting sheep instead of getting sleep, a new treatment could teach you to rest easy. Insomniacs are unfamiliar with the sensation of falling asleep quickly, but a recent study suggests that inducing sleep deprivation...
There is little debate that obesity is a problem that has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Researchers from Brown and Yale Universities have found that even small amounts of natural weight loss can translate into significant health...
Pollution is ubiquitous in cities, but few rival Mexico City, one of the most smog-filled places in the world. Air pollution is known to cause asthma and other respiratory ailments, even heart disease. But it was still a leap...
Sugar in all its forms may be the single most important dietary cause of obesity and heart disease in the American diet today. Stripped of fiber and antioxidants, table sugar (sucrose) and high fructose corn syrup cause big jumps...
We've long been warned about the dangers of antibiotic overuse. Now, it seems the penny has finally dropped. A report by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests that antibiotic use in children is falling, although they still remain...
On March 15, 2007, a pet food manufacturer alerted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to the deaths of 14 cats and dogs. Melamine, an industrial compound with no approved use in food, was found in their pet food,...
In a study released from Cornell University, researchers have discovered that certain microorganisms in the gut may be linked to the development of type 2 diabetes. These gut compounds have been linked with accumulated body toxins and may be...
Chick-fil-A has been getting a lot of bad press lately. Unfortunately, the equality issues are not the only reason to boycott this and other fast food companies. Although most fast food restaurants now tout having healthy foods on their...
If you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you might want to take a look at your diet. Recently, one of the leading experts in bowel health has suggested that the prevalence of high fructose foods in the modern American...
