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Walnuts Shown To Fight Tumors
Thanks to funding from the California Walnut Board, researchers at the University of California, Davis and the USDA Western Regional Research Center have discovered that eating walnuts can be used to reduce and prevent tumors from ever forming — at least in mice. Mice that were fed walnut-rich diets had. . .
Office Air Study Shows Health Concern
It’s bad enough that most of us have to work in an office environment. It’s not just the caddy gossip or grumpy bosses we have contented with, but the health risks associated with working in an office. A new study that was recently released reports that the indoor air quality. . .
Why The Brain Needs A Good Night’s Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep in can sometimes be a challenge for most of us. We all know what a great night’s sleep can do for us. It doesn’t just make us feel more rested, but it also helps us think clearer and be more alert. The brain needs a. . .
Medical Cannabis Combined With Opiates Fights Chronic Pain
Bolstering the case for medical marijuana scientists at the University of California have found that combining it with opiate-based painkillers provided greater relief to patients of chronic pain. The scientists intended to show that the cannabis, rather than relieving pain itself, actually caused the opiate medicine such as morphine or. . .
Global Fossil Fuel Emissions Continue Unabated
A recently published article in the journal Nature Climate Change highlighted a new analysis by the Global Carbon Project, that shows fossil fuel emissions increased by 5.9 percent in 2010 and by 49 percent since 1990. Ironically 1990 was the first year of the Kyoto protocol. On average, fossil fuel. . .
EPA To Expand Federal Oversight On Fracking Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency has finally announced plans to develop rules governing the use of the chemicals used in “fracking” operations. The rules will require the gas and oil industry to submit records on the use of these chemicals. Rule requirements will include divulging the types of chemicals being used. . .
New Mouthwash Eliminates Tooth Decay And Cavities
Researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry have developed a new kind of mouthwash that has the potential to eliminate tooth decay and cavities. The mouthwash utilizes a new type of anti-microbial technology. A recent clinical study, involving 12 subjects showed remarkable results. Those who rinsed just once with the. . .
Estrogen In Water Linked To Prostate Cancer Rise
Canadian researchers may have discovered a link between estrogen from oral contraceptives that have found its way into drinking water supplies, and a rising rate of prostate cancer in men. Researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto examined the percentage of women using the pill, condoms, intrauterine devices, and vaginal. . .
CO2 Emissions Exceed Predictions
Global carbon emissions last year exceeded worst-case scenario predictions from just four years before, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). A rise of six percent (564 million additional tons) over 2009 levels was largely driven by three nations: the US, India, and China. Emissions from burning coal jumped. . .
Aspirin The Wonder Drug Found To Fight Cancer
Aspirin the ancient wonder drug has now been found to offer another health benefit-preventing cancer. Aspirin’s active ingredient, salicylic acid, has been around for thousands of years. Even Hippocrates prescribed it for headaches, pains, and fevers. Back then they found it in willow bark and spiraea. It wasn’t until Bayer. . .
Worldwide Phase Out Of Leaded Gasoline
Leaded gasoline was fixture in this country up until the mid 1970’s. Some of you may remember filling your car up with regular leaded gasoline. Some of you may still be adding it as an additive to cars that were built prior to 1974. The world use to run on. . .
Strawberries And Alcohol
Sorry to disappoint, this is not a primer on strawberry daiquiris. A European team of researchers has found that eating strawberries can reduce the harmful effects that alcohol has on the stomach mucous membrane. Published in the open access journal Plos One, the study may contribute to the treatment of. . .
Binging On Halloween
How do you take the fun out of Halloween? By ending the practice of passing out high sugar, high fat content candy to those lovely little trick or treater’s. Halloween seems to be the binge holiday for kid’s, something akin to the binge holiday adults love to partake in on. . .
Viruses, Germs, And Flu Shots
Have you gotten this year’s flu shot? Have you noticed an increase in public messages and advertising cajoling you to get it? Getting the flu is no picnic, and it can lay you out for a week. But, this season’s flu warning may be something to pay attention to. The. . .
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