Too fat to live in New Zealand
If campaigns to promote more healthful eating are ineffective, how else might society address the obesity epidemic? MailOnline reports that...
Does it matter how you stop smoking?
The typical way to stop smoking is to quit abruptly, but some smokers opt to reduce smoking before quitting as...
Benefits of green tea to control blood sugar
Researchers in Chongqing, People’s Republic of China, evaluated the effect of green tea on glucose control and insulin sensitivity.
Effect of prenatal iron on pregnancy outcomes
Iron deficiency is the most widespread nutritional deficiency in the world. Researchers form Boston and London reviewed the evidence.
Belief in God and psychiatric treatment outcomes
Belief in God is common and tied to mental health and illness in the general population. Researchers at McLean Hospital/Harvard...
Evening primrose oil and the risk of seizures
There’s a concern (here, here, and here) voiced by some reputable websites that taking evening primrose oil might make seizures...
Updated recommendations to prevent and treat osteoporosis
An expert committee of the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) with a multi-specialty council of medical experts in the field of...
The last holdout for trans fat in fast food?
“Long John Silver’s Big Catch meal deserves to be buried 20,000 leagues under the sea,” said Michael F. Jacobson of...
Review: Acupuncture for women undergoing in vitro fertilization
Researchers at the Center for Integrative Medicine, at the University of Maryland, in Baltimore, reviewed the effects of acupuncture on...
Risk of harm following usual chiropractic care
According to a 2007 study by Canadian researchers, “Serious adverse events may be associated with pediatric spinal manipulation,” but “neither...