Discrimination felt by teenagers based on their social class background can contribute to physiological changes associated with poorer health, according to a new study published online in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
Coconut oil is one of the most widely-applicable superfoods available today. Taken internally, its nutritional profile of healthy fatty acids is truly astounding.
A recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the Inspector General contains some shocking new information about vaccines.
Over the past three decades the number of people with asthma has increased significantly in the United States and diet may be to blame.
A team of CIC bioGUNE researchers, led by Dr. Naiara Beraza, have discovered that 'natural killer' (NK) cells are fundamental in the inflammation of the liver during the early stages of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Dozens, if not hundreds, of pharmaceutical drugs are recalled every single year because of contamination or adverse side effects, but many pharmacists and healthcare providers never get the memo.
In today's 'arrested development' culture where adults go into their 20's and beyond behaving like children while the actual children rule over their squeamish, indecisive parents with little candy-coated fists, the fact that something is seriously wrong couldn't be more clear.
Link between unconscious conflicts and conscious anxiety disorder symptoms shown, lending empirical support to psychoanalysis.
It seems important to ensure an adequate Mn intake in girls in order to prevent insulin resistance and diabetes
Weill Cornell Researchers Show Tiny Vitamin in Milk, in High Doses, Makes Mice Leaner, Faster and Stronger
Stroke remains the third leading cause of death in the US, taking the lives of more than 140,000 people each year, and is the leading cause of serious, long-term disability.
The United Nations (U.N.) Environment Program has released a 525-page report in conjunction with its upcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development that warns about "sudden, irreversible and potentially catastrophic changes" that will occur in the world if drastic measures are not taken to stop them. In correctly identifying pesticides and other chemicals as one of the primary causes, however, the U.N. also tacks on the global warming myth in an attempt to push for a centralized, wo...
Vitamin D is an essential cofactor in the prevention of a host of conditions ranging from cancer to diabetes, dementia and cardiovascular disease.
There have been various reports on NaturalNews and in the mainstream media concerning the side effects of consuming food that has been genetically modified.
The Australian government and the Australian Medical Association are targeting 27,000 three-year-olds for psychiatric treatment.
Just when, as a parent, you think you've got this drug thing with your kids handled, they come up with something else to put themselves at risk and make you begin worrying about them all over again.
Image depicting a depressed pregnant woman. (stock image)ANN ARBOR, Mich.-It seems logical that programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients should already be in place, but they aren't.
From Top 40 hits to baby names, styles change and fashions evolve over time. While the latest fad may seem arbitrary, new research suggests that basic psychological processes can explain why some things become popular.
A UCLA rat study, published in May in the Journal of Physiology, suggests that a diet that maintains a high level of fructose for as little as six weeks slows the brain and hampers memory and learning.
One of the top suspects behind killer vascular diseases is the victim of mistaken identity, according to researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who used genetic tracing to help hunt down the real culprit.
Mothers who are vaccinated for certain diseases with vaccines that contain live viruses could pass on these viruses to their children through their breast milk.
The global fight against dengue is poised to gain more traction over the next three years as French pharmaceutical Sanofi revealed this week the arrival of a vaccine that could potentially save millions from the mosquito-borne disease.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-A new University of Michigan study finds that overweight men and women responded differently to advertisements about the benefits from exercise.
Recent polls from the National Sleep Foundation show that most Americans are averaging just under seven hours of sleep on weeknights and seven and one-half hours on weekends. Yet sleep researcher Dr. William C. Dement, MD, claimed we live in a "sleep sick nation."
Vitamin C can curb the growth of cancer cells according to New Zealand scientists who provided hard evidence to the connection between the vitamin C and killing "the big C" (cancer).
The U.S. Senate and six separate states have launched inquiries into the practices of dental management firms, alleging that many such firms have cheated Medicaid by performing unnecessary and invasive procedures on poor children.
Back in January, the state of California added to its list of cancer-causing chemicals an ingredient commonly used in flavored soda beverages, which has sent major shockwaves throughout the processed food industry.
Are older men overdosing in testosterone, unnecessarily? A new research noted the growing overuse among the aforesaid demographic, with the surge of testosterone prescriptions since 2006.
Fellow MNN blogger Jenn Savedge thinks the ban is a bad idea. Here's why I think it will work.
Health Minister Tanya Plibersek, the Federal Member for Sydney, is among the 8,500 Australian women starting the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Heart Challenge today.
