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Parallels in Government Spending and Suicide
Written by: Ryan Blitstein, Friday 13 June 2008 - 13:25 PM 
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Two economists say increased public health spending may lower suicide rates. But how?
Red Meat: A Healthy Choice?
Written by: Rob Kuznia, Friday 06 June 2008 - 13:38 PM 0 Comments
An award-winning journalist says not red meat but refined carbohydrates are responsible for heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many other maladies of civilization. He and other experts weigh in.
Virtual Reality as an Addiction Recovery Tool
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 30 April 2008 - 11:59 AM 0 Comments
The virtual reality world is usually thought of as escapist entertainment. But a University of Houston researcher has found computer-generated environments can serve as an effective tool to help recovering addicts.
Recipe for Reducing Kids’ Excess Weight
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Tuesday 08 April 2008 - 10:40 AM 0 Comments
In Miller-McCune.com's interview with nutritionist Marion Nestle, the author of What to Eat and other books declared, "You've got to get rid of the vending machines in the schools. They shouldn't be there in the first place." A recent study conducted in Philadelphia public schools, while not going to the lengths recommended by Nestle, suggests…
Apples: Not Just for Teacher Anymore
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Friday 21 March 2008 - 12:43 PM 0 Comments
Miller-McCune.com recently interviewed nutritionist Marion Nestle, who shared her views and experiences related to school food. Asked whether there were any data showing that schools striving to offer healthier food have seen an improvement in academic performance or behavioral problems, Nestle said she had only anecdotal evidence, and related…
Software Helps Insurers Profit from Denials
Written by: David Rosenfeld, Friday 21 March 2008 - 09:17 AM 1 Comments
New York's attorney general investigates possible fraud in an industry built on denying care, and two U.S. representatives want Medicare to have no part in it.
Big Soda, the USDA, and School Food
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Thursday 20 March 2008 - 10:53 AM 0 Comments
The public is hearing mixed messages on eating right, and a prominent nutritionist believes government needs to cast off its lobbyist-inspired inhibitions and spread the gospel of common sense.
Senior Moments of Research Rodents
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Thursday 13 March 2008 - 10:07 AM 0 Comments
Clinical trials are under way for a drug and vaccine that may inhibit the neurotoxin Aβ (or Abeta, if that's Greek to you), which has been linked to Alzheimer's disease.
Braking Up Is Easy to Do (In Traffic)
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 04 March 2008 - 13:41 PM 1 Comments
Quick hits from the professoriat: That's the brakes for those caught in traffic, it's a grand old (subliminal) flag, and Amber Alerts get a yellow light.
Light Unto the Developing World
Written by: Lindsey McCormack, Tuesday 04 March 2008 - 13:28 PM 0 Comments
A Massachusetts architect and a personal solar power system — Portable Light — bring comfort and better medical chances to South African TB patients.
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- 1 Total Recall … Or At Least the…
- 2 A Prophylactic for Free Speech?
- 3 Caution: NAFTA at Work
- 4 The Lessons of Gloucester, or It's…
- 5 Does Education Really Make You…
- 6 See It — and Believe It or Not
- 7 Should the Government Make Us Happy?
- 8 Did Archimedes Solve Our Energy…
- 9 No Easy Solution
- 10 Red Meat: A Healthy Choice?