A Day To Think About Food Even More
It’s tough to get excited about another awareness day. In case you hadn’t heard, October is National Protect Your Hearing …
BPA And Behavior: More Questions Than Answers
When it comes to worries about raising kids in our modern age, the effects of chemicals in the environment are …
Big-Name Drugs Are Falling Off The ‘Patent Cliff’
Some of the most popular and expensive brand-name drugs are about to go generic. Take Lipitor, for example. In November, …
Will Smartphones And iPads Mush My Toddler’s Brain?
Parents of small children have long been told to avoid using the television as a babysitter. This week, the nation’s …
Pill Or Candy? Can You Guess Which Of These Is Medicine?
I couldn’t let the week pass without a quick quiz. Which one of the four red tablets in the picture …
Biggest Study Yet Finds No Cancer Risk From Cellphones
Danish epidemiologists have some real advantages. Citizens of the Scandinavian nation gets a unique ID number for life that can …
Don’t Count On Facebook Boosting Your Brainpower Just Yet
A lot of people seem to be running wild with the idea that there is a direct, positive link between …
New Varieties Haven’t Taken The Nutrition Out Of Broccoli
Quick question: Are vegetables less nutritious than they used to be? You’re free to argue about this, because scientists haven’t …
Crash Rates Don’t Tell The Whole Story Of Risky Teen Driving
Teenage drivers have fewer crashes after they’ve been driving for a while, but new research suggests that a few months …
Panel Proposes Nutrition Labels That Reach For The Stars
The Institute of Medicine sympathizes with us consumers and the confusion we suffer weighing health claims on food packaging at …
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