Doctors have been telling us to take at least 10,000 steps a day to stay in shape and prevent health risks, but who has the time? Apparently, the new Striiv pedometer proves that it’s not a question of having time, it’s a question of having the right motivation.
The United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is reporting world AIDS deaths and new HIV infections have each dropped 21 percent since the peak of the AIDS pandemic, the most optimistic report the group has ever issued.
Michel Sidibe, executive director of UNAIDS program, says in a news release, “We have seen a massive scale-up in access to HIV treatment, which has had a dramatic effect on the lives of people everywhere.”
November 21, 2011 In case you hadn't been on earth for the past two years, there was a woman who was mauled by a pet CHIMPANZEE and had her face almost complete ripped off. Thanks to the advances in modern medicine, Charla Nash underwent a real life transplant like Nicholas Cage and John Travolta in FACE OFF! I was watching her interview this morning and I couldn't help but feel sorry for this woman! What insurance does SHE have that covers accidental CHIMP attacks? I need that! Check out the full story a new her miraculous recovery!
A new study finds those who’ve lost weight and kept it off tend to eat more often than heavier people — yet still took in fewer daily calories.
Lead researcher Jessica Bachman, assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics at Marywood University in Scranton, PA, was part of a group that profiled 250 people who’d lost significant amounts of weight. The key was to learn how they maintain their weight loss in order to help others lose weight and keep it off.
A new study of 8,000 kids published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health finds those who had high IQs were more likely to use certain illicit drugs as they aged. Smarter girls in particular may tend to experiment with marijuana, cocaine, and other illicit drugs later on.
November 14, 2011
With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.
A study involving 45,000 iPhone users who recorded their level of happiness at least five times a day yielded some not entirely surprising results.
Researchers have used an experimental drug to help obese monkeys lose weight — and it could work for humans too.
The medication, Adipotide, works by finding and sticking to proteins on the surface of blood vessels that feed white fat cells, and then releasing a synthetic molecule that kills those cells.
November 4, 2011 Daylight Savings time goes into effect for most of Indiana this weekend so don't forget to set your clocks back one hour after you come back from the club Saturday night! You ever wonder why we use daylight savings time! According to an article in National Geographic I read, (yes, I read National Geographic Online), Ben Franklin—of "early to bed and early to rise" fame—was apparently the first person to suggest the concept of daylight savings time BY ACCIDENT!
While serving as U.S. ambassador to France in Paris, Franklin wrote of being awakened at 6 a.m. and realizing, to his surpri
While it’s been reported in recent years that drinking red wine in moderation can have some health benefits, a new report claims just two glasses of alcoholic beverages a day could substantially boost a woman’s chances of getting breast cancer.
October 11, 2011 California Governor Jerry Brown signed a law Sunday banning the use of tanning beds for people under the age of 18.
