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Filter Your Water
Filtering your water is important because you can’t necessarily taste or see contaminated water. The Environmental Working Group recommends the following to obtain cleaner drinking water: research your local water supply for possible contaminants; … [Read more...]
Seating Position Affects Whiplash Risk
Most studies that seek to examine the effect of whiplash injuries on the cervical spine involve subjects seated with their back and head against the seatback and headrest. This study sought to identify what impact might result from the body leaning … [Read more...]
Aerobic Exercise Benefits Alzheimer’s Patients
Alzheimer's disease patients who engaged in a six-month aerobic exercise regimen experienced improvements in their executive function skills, memory, and hippocampal brain volume. The findings suggest that aerobic exercise early in the course of the … [Read more...]
Improving Diet Can Help Depression
Deakin University researchers assigned adults with major depressive disorder to either social support or support from a clinical dietician in an effort to assess if dietary changes would help combat depression. The dietary group received guidance on … [Read more...]
Obstetric Complications May Increase the Risk for Autism
Complications that occur later in pregnancy or during delivery may increase a child’s risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). An analysis of health records of almost 600,000 children showed that those who faced complications during the third … [Read more...]
Quote of the Week
“Open your mind before your mouth.” ~ Aristophanes … [Read more...]
Sleep Is Important for Motivation
Adequate sleep is a key component to achieving goals, such as healthier eating, more exercise, quitting smoking, improving relationships, or getting ahead at work. According to Dr. Cathy Goldstein, a sleep specialist at the University of Michigan, … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Lowers Risk of Uterine Cancer
A review of data concerning more than 35,000 American women between the age of 50 and 79 found that weight gain/loss after age 50 can affect a woman's risk for developing endometrial cancer. Researchers report that older women who lost 5% of their … [Read more...]
Try Drug-Free Options First, Say Experts
New treatment guidelines from the American College of Physicians (ACP) recommend that people with a new episode of low back pain should try drug-free therapies before considering medication. In general, the guidelines recommended that those with back … [Read more...]
Regular Exercise Reduces Depression Risk in Children
In a new study, researchers assessed about 700 children at ages six, eight, and ten and found that kids who participated in regular moderate-to-vigorous exercise were less likely to develop depression over those four years. Lead study author Dr. … [Read more...]
What You Eat Can Improve Your Sleep
The National Sleep Foundation recommends the following dietary tips to raise your odds for getting a good night's rest: reduce saturated fat and increase fiber intake; reduce sugar consumption, as too much sugar increases the likelihood that you'll … [Read more...]
Peroxide Ingestion Can Be Deadly
Ingestion of high-concentration peroxide as promoted in some alternative medicine circles poses numerous life-threatening issues. Investigators examined ten years of poison control records regarding high-concentration peroxide ingestion (10% or … [Read more...]
Toxic Bosses Bad for Employee Health
Twelve hundred participants completed questionnaires related to their own psychological wellbeing, prevalence of bullying at their workplace, and their manager's personality. Their responses revealed that those who work for leaders with psychopathic … [Read more...]