Sources reported that the U.S. health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between peanut butter and more than 100 salmonella cases in 37 states. ConAgra Foods Inc. the maker of Peter Pan brand peanut butter, has been contacted by the Food and Drug Administration, ConAgra spokesman Chris Kircher said, adding that the [...]
The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer. The new findings “were against our expectations,” said Dr. Donald Tashkin, a UCLA pulmonologist who has studied marijuana for 30 years. “We hypothesized that there would be a positive association between marijuana use [...]
Age Brings More Fat, Less Muscle Older Americans face a “double whammy” when it comes to body fat, a new study finds. Up until age 80, older adults gain fat but lose muscle as they age and, because of the obesity epidemic in the United States, many are already fatter when they enter their older [...]
New research on napping provides the perfect excuse for office slackers, finding that a little midday snooze seems to reduce risks for fatal heart problems, especially among men. In the largest study to date on the health effects of napping, researchers tracked 23,681 healthy Greek adults for an average of about six years. Those who [...]
Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study has suggested. The work on rats, by a team from Princeton University found a lack of sleep affected the hippocampus, a brain region involved in forming memories. The research in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science showed a stress [...]
A disturbing number of doctors do not feel obligated to tell patients about medical options they oppose morally, such as abortion and teen birth control, and believe they have no duty to refer people elsewhere for such treatments, researchers say. The survey of 1,144 doctors around the country is the first major look at how [...]
Shopping Cart Handles Have More Germs Than Public Restrooms Grocery store shopping cart handles have more germs than public restrooms, making them one of the worst public places for germs, according to researchers. It’s a problem that at least one state, Arkansas, is trying to address, by passing a law forcing stores to clean up [...]
For women, apparently there’s nothing like the smell of a man’s sweat. Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley said women who sniffed a chemical found in male sweat experienced elevated levels of an important hormone, along with higher sexual arousal, faster heart rate and other effects. They said the study, published this week [...]
About one in 150 American children has autism, an urgent public health concern, said U.S. health officials Thursday who reported on the largest study done so far on the troubling disorder. The new numbers, based on 2002 data from 14 states, are higher than previously reported. Advocates said the study provides a sad new understanding [...]
A mixed-race British mom gave birth to twins last year- one of each. No, not a boy and a girl. Two girls – one black, the other white. The odds of such a birth are about a million to one, experts said.
Drivers who spend a lot of time behind the wheel increase their risk of skin cancer, US work suggests. Experts say repeated sun exposure through the car’s side windows is to blame, and drivers who roll down the window are at even greater risk. Most glass used for windows blocks UVB rays that cause sunburn [...]
