Jun 30, 2015 11:14AM
Dwelling on a stressful event—such as a public speaking performance—raises levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammation marker linked to heart disease.
Scientists have found that letting high-risk children eat peanuts before their first birthday sharply slashes their allergy risk.
Just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation a day lowered four markers of hypertension in a study of 15 African-American men.
A study of 3 million people concluded that people that are lonely and isolated have as great a risk of early death as heavy smokers, alcoholics and the obese.
British veterinarians found that cats do indeed pick at their food in hot weather—eating 15 percent less—and logically eat more in winter.
May 29, 2015 11:12AM
All kinds of berries protect brain cells from Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL), known as “bad cholesterol”, was reduced by 60 percent when overweight adults added an avocado to a moderate-fat diet.
Having two drinks a day in one’s 50s and 60s increases the risk of stroke by a third and lowers the age at which it occurs, Swedish researchers have found.
In just two months of three-times-a-week yoga classes, older adults improved their cognitive functions, reaction times and working memory.
Chinese researchers report that acupuncture and a prescribed heat therapy were 89 percent effective in treating symptoms of benign enlarged prostate.
After floating twelve times in sensory-deprivation tanks, Swedish subjects reported less depression, lower pain and better sleep.
Mar 31, 2015 11:22AM
Hay fever sufferers receiving acupuncture plus medication reported a better quality of life than those only receiving drugs.
Dec 31, 2014 03:17AM
Melatonin is a hormone that the body creates at night, when it is dark. Among its many properties, it appears to play a role in cancer preve...
Oct 02, 2014 04:17AM
During the past decade, there has been a significant amount of greenwashing of mattresses, as companies rushed to take advantage of the new ...
Sep 01, 2014 03:43AM ● By Risa Sloves
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The National Restaurant Association surveyed professional chefs, members of the American Culinary Federation, on which food, cuisines, be...
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