Dirty dishes. Scattered papers. And a countertop in desperate need of a serious wipe down. Why is this important? Evidence points to a largely overlooked player that has the potential to wreak havoc on a dieter's quest to maintain their eating discipline: A cluttered, chaotic kitchen.
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Cesarean-section-born babies miss out on the beneficial bacteria found in the mothers' vaginas. And some hypothesize that this omission makes these infants more susceptible to various ills. A recent study sought to determine if these bacteria could be swabbed on the C-section baby to deliver the missing benefits.
The rise of medical marijuana has kicked off a host of medical claims. A recurring one from some ex-NFL players is that pot greatly helps manage pain, and that it can be an effective substitute for opioid narcotics while helping guard against possible addiction. But while there may be benefits, these claims aren't medically proven, as a range of results from different studies show.
Leon Bellan, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, used his creative vision and a $40 cotton candy machine to create tiny threads that resemble patterns formed by capillaries. In the body, these may be able to keep tissues viable and functional for transplantation.
A CDC study published in the journal Pediatrics reveals that within six years of the introduction of Human Papillomavirus vaccine, there were significant decreases in prevalence of HPV infection rates.
Your mother might have told you not to chew gum it's bad for your teeth, and it sticks your stomach together, etc. But in some cases, your doctor might actually prescribe a little gum chewing to help you recover from the effects of surgery.
A systematic review of controlled clinical trials reveals that opioid analgesics are not superior to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, in treating the pain associated with knee osteoarthritis.
Wearable devices, like wrist phones and fitness trackers, have become one of the most popular trends in recent years. But drivers may get in on the action, with Ford training its high beams on wearable health monitors, which it hopes to use in its vehicles with the goal of increasing driver safety.
Doctors encounter a wide breadth of personalities and are well versed in dealing with most, but what happens when they are confronted with a racist patient?
A dietitian-led research team from King's College, London has recently published results of a study that revealed saturated fatty acids are positively associated with impaired fasting glucose and insulin resistance.
Earlier this year, the EPA issued its “preliminary assessment” of imidacloprid, the first commercially available, widely-used neonicotinoid pesticide. But its assessment wasn’t so favorable (or accurate) for cotton and citrus crops. But as guest writer Henry Miller explains, in reaching its conclusions the EPA ignored persuasive scientific evidence.
Only in environmental activism does a null result, finding the public being completely safe, lead to sadness. But there you have it.
Why are saturated fats healthy again? Why do the latest nutritional guidelines still have a very low cap on salt despite all the contradictory data?
Humans have a long history of viral infections. But other than the molecular analysis of current or recently circulating pathogens, the data is fragmentary. But as guest writer Peter Doherty explains, that may change as researchers probe more ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies, where there is evidence of lethal tuberculosis and malaria.
Denmark imposed a tax on saturated fats and foods containing them for a little over one year. And now a study claims that Danes' health was improved. Not so fast, we say — the data aren't really there.
A new robotic surgical technique has been developed by scientists and surgeons at the Sheikh Zayed Institute of Pediatric Surgical Innovation in Washington, DC that removes the need for a surgeon's hands. It also outperforms manual surgery as well as existing robot-assisted surgery.
A recent study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, claims the cost-effectiveness of providing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to individuals who engage in injected drug use. Outside of a controlled clinical setting, however, this would not be a wise public health choice.
Habituation — learning not to fear a harmless substance after being confronted with it on several occasions — exists in all animals, but was never observed in a non-neural organism. This discovery could improve existing understandings of the origins of learning.
The FDA is finally advising the food industry to stop using the euphemism "evaporated cane juice" for sugar on food labels. Ingredients on food labels should be couched in terms that the average person is familiar with. It's just too bad the advisory isn't binding.
In approximately one-third of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer with locally invasive tumors but without metastases, surgical removal of the tumor conferred significant survival benefit if done in conjunction with pre-operative chemotherapy and radiation.
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In hopes of tackling Thailand's obesity problem (Thai food is especially yummy and greasy), some creative minds have designed a plate that literally sucks the excess fat and calories from a meal.
No, not by us, we are instead separating real health threats from manufactured health scares.
While we often pooh-pooh the claims of marketers for the efficacy of dietary supplements, we're not blind to the possibilities. One supplement that has been studied in transgenic growth hormone (or TGM) mice may hold promise for treating or staving off neuro-degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. More work is needed, of course.
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