Friday, July 29, 2005
Fear Factor Widens the Racial Divide
While we struggle to teach our children, and often ourselves, that all men are created equally, scientific studies show that on a psychological level, we may not be making the progress we would like. Overcoming fear of members of another race may not be as easy as some might hope, a new study...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Medicinal Value of Chocolate
Now, this is more like it. Mars, the company that made its fortune satisfying chocolate cravings, announced plans Monday to develop medications that use a component of cocoa to help treat diabetes, strokes and vascular disease. More at...
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Monday, July 25, 2005
Lose Weight with a Shot
I abhor shots. They would have to promise me I'd be at my perfect weight in less than six weeks before I would even consider it an option, preferably in two weeks or less. British scientists said on Monday they had developed a new treatment that could help obese and overweight people lose weight by...
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Friday, July 22, 2005
King George: Madness by Arsenic
I have to wonder why we haven't cured every major illness when I see time, talent, and money spent on analyzing why someone dead for centuries was a nut: The strange case of King George III's fragile psyche has taken a new twist, with research now suggesting that arsenic may have contributed to his...
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Thursday, July 21, 2005
No. 2 Cause of Kid Deaths
This is either excellent justification of teaching children to swim before they walk or to avoid having a pool in the backyard. But too many other kids aren't so lucky, suggests a report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), which shows that drowning is the second leading cause of...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Treating Children Without Medical Supervision
A recent study showed the majority of parents treat urinary tract infections in their children without consulting with the pediatricians. I must admit. I am one of those parents. My grandmother believed in home remedies and passed down many of her cures to me. I have since added a few of my own. If...
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Monday, July 18, 2005
Allergies Prevent Brain Cancer
At least all this snot may be good for something other than making me miserable: Early genetic research raises the possibility that allergies and asthma may help protect against a deadly form of brain cancer. More at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,162677,00.html. The article also features a...
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Sunday, July 17, 2005
Turn Off Alzheimer's Disease
Sometimes, it is refreshing to hear progress is being made. Scientists probed that idea in lab tests on mice. The mice were bred to develop a progressive dementia similar to Alzheimer's disease. The researchers were able to create mice with a gene that could be "turned off." More at...
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Thursday, July 14, 2005
Soda Warnings
While I think the government is carrying all these label warnings a bit too far, this particular passage made me feel much better about my parenting skills: "We recognize that such messages won't immediately solve the obesity problem -- but they would be a useful reminder to both adults and kids to...
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Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Do You Have West Niles?
Is this a case of what you don't know won't hurt you? Of 1,200 blood samples submitted to a team of Manitoba public health workers and scientists, 3.2 per cent of people had antibodies to West Nile virus. Of those who tested positive, 85 per cent didn't know they were infected and 62 per cent...
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