All Entries in the "News and Views" Category
Television Poisoning
If you think youngsters’ minds are being tainted by the pap on television, you have another worry coming: Their digestive tracts are being as warped as their brain tissue.
Living Close To A Highway Can Kill You
A host of health problems have been connected to living near busy roads. It increases your risk of asthma, stunts children’s lung development and threatens your heart.
Our Weight Gain Is Sinking The Medical System
Severe obesity, the state of being disastrously overweight, was a rare condition before the 1970s. Today, more than a third of us are obese. As a result, we spend almost $150 billion per year on healthcare costs linked to obesity. And the costs are growing.
Beware Facebook Addiction
It’s no news that use of Facebook has spread rapidly around the world. Now scientists at the University of Bergen in Norway are warning that Facebook addiction is making the anxious and insecure among us harmfully hooked on the social media site.
Acidity In Your Body Is Your Biggest Health Threat
If you feel sick all the time and can’t lose weight, you probably can blame the acidity in your body for your health problems. If you keep eating typical acidic American food, your problems are destined to grow worse. The simple solution: Eat an alkaline diet.
There’s A Baby Born Every Hour In The U.S. Addicted To Opiates
If a baby is born to a mother addicted to opiate drugs, the child goes through drug withdrawal, a condition known as neonatal abstinence syndrome. According to researchers at the University of Michigan, the number of newborns going through this withdrawal has tripled in recent years.
Obese Drivers More Likely To Die In Car Crashes
If you are very overweight, you are more likely to die in an automobile accident. The reason: Overweight drivers don’t wear their seatbelts often enough.
Here Comes Another GMO Corn And More Herbicide
Dow Chemical is about to win approval for a new genetically modified organism (GMO), a type of corn that will allow farmers to spray massive amounts of a chemical weed killer called 2,4-D intended to wipe out pesky invasive plants. The new corn can survive 2,4-D. But many people question how well farmers and consumers will survive this planned escalation of agricultural chemical warfare.
Plastic Pollution In The Ocean Runs Deep
When scientists have measured the plastic garbage polluting our oceans, they’ve skimmed the surface because plastic floats. Turns out, according to new findings, these surveys have literally been skimming only the surface of the problem.
Scientists Hone Potential Brainwashing Techniques
A disturbing side effect of scientists’ increasing knowledge of how the brain works is the fact that soon this knowledge may help marketers concoct commercial messages that are all but irresistible. Researchers from the University of Michigan, the University of Oregon and the University of California at Los Angeles have found that brain scans can help enhance the art of making persuasive videos and commercials.
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