There is no woman who does not dread mammogram. On one hand, there is a possibility that the test will come positive for breast cancer. On other hand, the procedure is unbearably painful, unpleasant and degrading. Women could bare it, and many do it every year, in the belief that the test could reliably detect […]
If you are one of eight million American who have gout, forget about your ibuprofen and load your grocery cart with cherries. The latest study conducted by the Boston University researchers confirmed what many gout sufferers already knew: cherries are very good at preventing gout flare-ups.
The latest study conducted by the scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found a possible answer to the question that has been plaguing women for centuries: why are men not showing emotions as easily as women? The study found that frequent use of pacifiers in male babies and children prevents them to mimic facial expression […]
Pumpkins are right there with the flag and apple pie as symbols of Americana. We love our pumpkins in all shapes and forms, from Jack-o-Lantern to pumpkin pies. Pumpkin seeds were the original snack foods before they invented Cheetos and other products with very light resemblance to food. The review of the results of the […]
Accepting that our children are sexual beings is as difficult as accepting that our parents are having sex. But they do. Even the church is by now given up believing that talks about abstinence actually work. Teenagers mostly do what teenagers want, including having sex. Schools are doing a pretty good job of explaining the […]
The resting heart rate of the body (commonly called RHR) is the number of contractions of the heart that occur in a single minute while the body is at complete rest. This number will vary depending upon the age, gender, and general health of a person. There will also be a large difference in the […]
Scientists are finally ready to accept: food is addictive. There are 28 reports on studies and research published in the National Library of Medicine database and the majority reports that some foods are as addictive as cocaine.
We’ve all heard of the science fair project where a student immerses a piece of meat in soda, and it is dissolved in only a few days. If this were true, it would be practically impossible for us to drink soda without our entire digestive system being eaten away. However, while reports of this experiment […]
The average American drinks six hundred 12 oz. servings of cola a year. Males between the ages of twelve and twenty-nine drink an average of 160 gallons/year. That’s almost two quarts/day.
Teenagers have dysfunctional relationship with sleep: or they sleep too much or they do not sleep enough. Normally, they need between 9 and 10 hours of uninterrupted sleep. If they do not get enough, the consequences can be serious. According to the recent study, the teenagers need sufficient amount of deep sleep to get through […]
