If there wasn’t enough of a reason to stop smoking NYU has provided an additional reason. Apparently, second hand smoke is now being link to diminished hearing in children. In the study conducted by NYU’s Medical School, it was noted that second hand smoke affects the blood supply to the ear. The diminished blood supply […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Monsanto, the US agricultural biotechnology titan, is cooperating with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s probe into some of its questionable business practices. The probe covers documents pertaining to the sale of its glyphosate products in fiscal year 2009 and 2010. Monsanto recently reported a 77% leap in net income which, can be attributed to its […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo credit: cattails.info With climate change comes a plethora of associated problems, one of which is access to clean drinking water. According to the World Health Organization, there are 46-57 million people who are exposed to arsenic levels in drinking water that are higher than the “safe” amount of 0.01mg/L. In eastern Indian and Bangladesh, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Frozen Rice” by Jules Harvard researchers recently reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine that white rice poses a diabetes threat due to the hikes it causes in blood sugar.
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you — Aldis, Walgreen’s… Walmart? If Rahm Emanuel has his way, these three stores may make their way into low-income “food deserts” in Chicago that are starved for affordable groceries. Food deserts are neighborhoods where a third of the population lives more than a mile from a large grocery […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “a p p l i e d” by Jesse Wright What are carcinogens? Carcinogens are substances or exposures that cause or aggravate cancer. Where can I find them? Carcinogens can be found in foods, beauty products, or even cell phones. It was also recently reported that carcinogens were being found in Brazilian blowouts, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was thinking about the virtues of getting a massage and of massaging when I came across this video of a very animated head massage that’s actually way more than just a head massage. A healthy diet and regular exercise are important, but a massage can release a lot of stress, increase flexibility and push […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The asthma forced me to really go against the issue and push the envelope in terms of breath control and doing runs that I wouldn’t probably try if I didn’t have asthma. If I didn’t have asthma, I’d probably rhyme like the Hip Hop rock-the-spot [style]. But the fact that that shit is an element […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I was [driving and] trying to put my foot on the brake, but my leg was jumping. I couldn’t keep the brake down and almost crashed. “I couldn’t write because my nervous system was so bad — I couldn’t even use a pen.” -Missy Elliott as told to People Magazine Missy Elliott has Graves’ disease, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo Credit: “Pesticide Warning” by Colin Grey via WC Pesticides could be in your body right now if you’ve been eating genetically modified foods. Canadian scientists found pesticides and genes found in GM foods are able to survive in the digestive tract and move into the bloodstream. It is also possible for pregnant women to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
