You may have heard about Tu Youyou’s recent win of the Nobel Prix in physiology and medicine for the discovery …
Here’s What Happened To Beijing’s Sky When It Decided To Take 5 Million Cars Off The Road
Air pollution is bad for you and the environment. In the same way that second-hand smoke can kill, air pollution can …
How A Single Serving Of Curry Can Boost Your Heart Health
Everyone knows curry is delicious – that’s why it’s popular all over the world, from India to Japan. In a …
California Will Be The 1st State To Label Monsanto’s Roundup as Cancer-Causing
California just dealt Monsanto a blow as the state’s Environmental Protection Agency will now list glyphosate — the toxic main …
Drinking More Than Two Diet Sodas Per Day Make You Twice As Likely To Get Heart Disease
A massive study led by researchers at Tufts University may give many people cause to consider cutting soft drinks out …
Add Extra Virgin Olive Oil To Your Meals To Help Lower Blood Sugar And Bad Cholesterol
Now, an Italian study published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes has shown that extra virgin olive oil itself may have …
Prescription Drugs Used To Treat Diabetes Can Cause Severe Joint Pain, FDA Warns
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning that a certain class of diabetes drugs may cause severe …
Natural Compound Found In Marijuana Helps Heal Broken Bones, And Even Makes Them Stronger
A compound known as cannabinoid cannabidiol, or CBD, which is found in marijuana, may help heal bone fractures, even making …
Inspired By Her Grandmother, This Designer Created a Tableware Set To Help People With Dementia
Inspiration for creative design projects comes from all sorts of places, as industrial designer Sha Yao knows. When her grandmother …
Mom Discovers That Treating Her Son With Topical Steroid Was ‘Melting’ His Skin
When Stephanie Smith took her young son to the doctor, she didn’t realize she was starting what would become a …
Drinking Sugar-Sweetened Sodas Can Cause Diabetes Even In People Who Aren’t Obese, Study Finds
Sugar-sweetened drinks are bad for you. We’ve known this for some time: many studies show that sugary drinks like sodas …
Mom Wakes Up One Morning Blind. It’s All Because She’s Been Drinking Too Many Cans of Red Bull…
When Lena Lupari, a twenty-six year-old mother of three from Northern Ireland, started going blind, her doctors were quick to …
Phosphates Artificially Added to Dairy And Cereals For Improved Flavor Can Harm Your Kidneys
Phosphates are artificially added to a number of food products, including dairy and cereal products. These artificially added phosphates cause …
Biomarkers In Urine Test Help Doctors Detect Early Stage Pancreatic Cancer With Over 90% Accuracy
Of all the different forms of cancer, pancreatic cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates. This is in …
911 Operator Calmly Coaches This Mom On How To Perform CPR To Save Her 3-Month-Old Baby
After feeding her 3-month-old baby, the boy suddenly began to cough and vomit. Next thing you know, Zane completely stops breathing. …
Tainted Cilantro is Making People Sick Because of Where It’s Being Grown And Now It’s Been Banned
Cilantro is one of those herbs that offer a host of benefits. But be careful of where it comes from! According …
This Boy Started Getting Unusual Sores After Playing In One of Those ‘Bounce Houses’
Bounce houses, like games, are fun and children love them! They’re often found at carnivals but parents can also rent …
Eating 30g of Dietary Fiber a Day Can Help Prevent Diabetes, Study Finds
As of 2012, approximately 29.1 million Americans had diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. That’s 9.3% of the population …
Just One Night of Sleep Loss Is Enough To Alter The Genes In Your Cells
Many of us think very little of messing with our sleep schedules. Students pull all-nighters when studying for (or celebrating …
Laser Technology Provides New Painless Way To Test Blood Sugar Levels Without Puncturing Your Skin
A new laser device designed to test blood sugar levels could revolutionize the lives of people with diabetes everywhere, researchers …
Researchers Successfully Identify Biomarkers In Spit That May Help Detect Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s is a disease with devastating effects, and the number of people suffering from it is only expected to rise over …
Eating Vegetables and Proteins Before Carbs Helps Keep Your Blood Sugar Levels In Check
A new study published in the Journal of Diabetes Care says that how, in addition to what, you eat may …
Researchers Discover That Alzheimer’s Disease Worsens 2X As Fast In Women Than Men
Roughly two-thirds of Americans suffering from Alzheimer’s disease are women(1). Researchers asking why have come to a startling conclusion. Women, …