HEALTH & WELLBEING

Ignoring the Effects of 40 Years of Money Printing

Here's some great news for all of our pot-smoking Daily Reckoning readers! A recently-concluded study by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham determined that one marijuana joint per week for 49 years does no harm to lungs!
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Why Women Live Longer Than Men

Women outlive men by about five to six years but why? By age 85 there are roughly six women to every four men and by age 100 the ratio is more than two to one. Now scientists think they may have found the answer in the aptly named "Mother's Curse".

Biologist Calls Sodas and Fizzy Beverages 'Evil'

Have a Coke and a smile. Or, if you're part of the 'new generation,' a Pepsi. One taste of those excito-toxins and you won't worry about aborted fetal cells or cancer-causing chemicals. After all, who wants to think about Type 2 Diabetes when they just want a sweet reward, and a moment to relax?

Free Methods to Lower Stress

Stress is something we cannot escape. As soon as one stressful situation disappears, another one seems to pop up.

E-nose Detects Malignant Mesothelioma

Australian researchers have developed a breath test using an electronic nose to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma in its early stages, a potentially life-saving move.

Chemo Researchers Wear Spacesuits to Protect Themselves

Most Naturalnews readers know that chemotherapy is about the worst thing you can do if you're ever found to have a cancer. Of course, the medical industry claims chemo is a miraculous cure, but most natural health people know it's nothing more than a dangerous poison in disguise.

Study Solves Mystery of Snail-Fever Immunity

Researchers have discovered how people naturally build up immune resistance to snail fever - an infection caused by parasitic worms - and the process by which this is triggered.

Protein Involved in DNA Replication, Centrosome Regulation Linked to Dwarfism, Small Brain Size

Research just published by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) links gene mutations found in some patients with Meier-Gorlin syndrome (MGS) with specific cellular dysfunctions that are thought to give rise to a particularly extreme version of dwarfism, small brain size, and other manifestations of abnormal growth which generally characterize that rare condition.

Immune Responses can Be Generated Locally Within Human Melanoma Skin Metastases

In many types of cancer, activated immune cells infiltrate the tumor and influence clinical outcome. It is not always clear where these cells are activated, but results reported in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, indicate that in a subset of patients with metastatic melanoma, they can be activated in the tumor microenvironment.

Early Detection of Alzheimer’s among Diverse Populations

As part of a search for more accurate early detection of Alzheimer's disease among racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse populations, Jennifer Manly, PhD, associate professor of neuropsychology, Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, found that educational experience was a strong predictor of cognitive decline risk across groups.

Meal Replacement Shakes: How Practical are They?

The nutritional content of meal replacement products varies from one product to another. A meal replacement shake usually contains only 220-400 calories and 24 grams of easy to digest protein.

Most Regret Ever Starting Smoking

The majority of smokers and ex-smokers - 85 per cent - regret ever starting the potentially deadly habit in the first place, show new data from Cancer Research UK published today (Saturday).

Prescription Drugs Kill 6200% More Americans than Homicidal Shootings

In the aftermath of the Aurora, Colorado Batman movie theater shooting, President Obama chimed in on the gun control debate yesterday, saying, "Every day, the number of young people we lose to violence is about the same as the number of people we lost in that movie theater.

Vitamin Supplementation ould have a Significant Impact on Maternal and Fetal Health, Says

Female genital cosmetic surgery practitioners should be more aware of the wide variation in appearance of female genitalia and be wary of performing surgery on women whose genital dimensions are normal, says a new review published today in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). In addition, the long term risks of this surgery have not been explored enough say the authors.

WHO: Four Ways to Reduce Hepatitis Infections in People Who Inject Drugs

WHO has identified four key actions countries can take to prevent viral hepatitis B and C among people who inject drugs. Of the estimated 16 million people who inject drugs worldwide, it is estimated that 10 million are infected with hepatitis C. An additional 1.2 million are infected with hepatitis B.

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