Author Archive for Zoe EB

Women Would Give Up Sex To Be Slim

Women Would Give Up Sex To Be Slim

In a poll of 2,400 women, Fitness Magazine asked them if they would forgo a year without having sex if it meant they could be skinny and 51% said yes. In other data gleaned from the surveys as 43% of the women said they had skipped meals on a regular basis to lose the extra [...]

Zinc Fights Common Cold: Study

Zinc Fights Common Cold: Study

Your mom may have recommended chicken soup for a cold but a recent study shows that zinc is more effective. Researchers reported on Tuesday that zinc lozenges, tablets, or syrup used at the first signs of a cold would more than likely bring about a faster recovery. 18 studies have been checked out where zinc [...]

Diet Soda Linked To Higher Stroke Risk

Diet Soda Linked To Higher Stroke Risk

Dual studies released Wednesday suggests both diet soda and salty foods boost stroke risks. Studying 2,564 people in New York revealed that people who said they drank diet sodas on a daily basis had a 61 percent higher chance of vascular events as opposed to those who didn’t drink the beverages. Researchers found that there [...]

Eggs Cholesterol Now Lower, Vitamin D Higher

Eggs Cholesterol Now Lower, Vitamin D Higher

Many have countered the health benefits of eggs with the fact that they are too high in cholesterol. Therefore, too many eggs is no good in a balanced, healthy diet. However, a recent study found that eggs are actually 14% lower in levels of Vitamin D than what researchers previously thought. What might account for [...]

Ronald Reagan Had Alzheimer’s While In Office: Son

Ronald Reagan Had Alzheimer’s While In Office: Son

According to the new book that Ronald Reagan’s son Ron Reagan has released, his father apparently had Alzheimer’s while he was president of the United States. Ron Reagan claimed in “My Father at 100,” that in the event that his father was diagnosed with the disease while President, he would have had to give up [...]

Kevin James Weight Loss: Hitch Actor Slimming Down

Kevin James Weight Loss: Hitch Actor Slimming Down

Actor Kevin James recently announced that he is taking his health more seriously after he had a rude wake up call when he stepped on the scale and found himself in some dangerous territory. The actor, who is well known for his funnyman role in the romantic comedy “Hitch”, recently talked to the media about [...]

Healthy Diet Helps Live Longer: Study

Healthy Diet Helps Live Longer: Study

Research has confirmed that by eating healthier you can manage to live significantly longer than those who always snack on junk food and do not take care of themselves. The study was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association which compared the diets of a total of 2,500 people. The study ultimately found [...]

Johnson & Johnson Rolaids Products Recall 2010

Johnson & Johnson Rolaids Products Recall 2010

So far there have been over 13 million packages of Johnson & Johnson Rolaids antacids pulled from the shelves and it all started because metal and wood particles were suspected to be in bottles all over the country. The company issued the recall voluntarily after discovering the potentially dangerous particles inside the bottles. So far [...]

Merck Once-Daily HIV Drug Study Stopped

Merck Once-Daily HIV Drug Study Stopped

Merck & Co. recently stated that they will put a stop to the daily dosages of their new HIV miracle drug, as it has not been shown to be effective as the alternative regimen which means administering it twice each day instead of only once. The company did express their disappointment that a daily regimen [...]

Laptop On Laps & Sperm Quality Linked

Laptop On Laps & Sperm Quality Linked

Laptop On Laps & Sperm Quality Linked – According to a new study, using a laptop on the lap may be potentially damaging to sperm cells. Of course, there is not actually a lot that can be done about this, as the whole point of the laptop is so that it can be used on [...]

Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack & Heroin

Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack & Heroin

Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack & Heroin – According to a study by a former government chief drug adviser, alcohol is more harmful than crack cocaine and heroin. According to reports, the study looks at how harmful a substance is to the individual, and also how harmful it is to society. Overall, alcohol came out [...]

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