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Preterm Birth Contributes To Long-Term Health Issues
2008-04-09 07:09:00 An analysis of births in Norway found that persons born preterm had an increased risk of death throughout childhood and lower rates of reproduction in adulthood, compared to persons born at term, according to a study in the March 26 issue of JAMA. Preterm birth, defined as birth within 37 weeks after conception, is a leading ... More About: Health , Pregnancy , Issues , Birth , Long
Bisphenol A Raises Breast Cancer Risk
2008-04-08 18:48:00 Common Organic Compound Found in Many Household Products May Pose Health Risk to Breast Cells; Bisphenol A Could Increase Risk of Breast Cancer Bisphenol A, a chemical that leaches into food and beverages from many consumer products, causes normal, non-cancerous human breast cells to express genes characteristic of aggressive breast cancer cells. That’s the finding of ... More About: Breast Cancer
How Signaling Molecule Spreads Breast Cancer
2008-04-07 09:08:00 A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has uncovered how breast tumors use a particular type of molecule to promote metastasis — the spread of cancer cells. Metastasis is the cause of approximately 90 percent of all cancer-related deaths. The study is published in the April 4, 2008, issue of Cell. The ... More About: Breast Cancer , Breast , Spreads
Why The Flu Virus Is More Infectious In Cold Winter Temperatures
2008-04-06 12:16:00 A finding by a team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health may account for why the flu virus is more infectious in cold winter temperatures than during the warmer months. At winter temperatures, the virus’s outer covering, or envelope, hardens to a rubbery gel that could shield the virus as it passes from person to ... More About: Virus , Winter , Cold
Being Born Bottom First Is Inherited
2008-04-04 07:59:00 A baby is twice as likely to be born bottom first if either or both the parents were themselves breech deliveries, according to a study published ahead of print on bmj.com. The results suggest genes are a contributing factor. The vast majority of babies are delivered head first. Fewer than one in twenty are delivered the ... More About: Pregnancy , Bottom
Preschool Kids Do Better When They Talk To Themselves
2008-04-03 07:49:00 Parents should not worry when their pre-schoolers talk to themselves; in fact, they should encourage it, says Adam Winsler, an associate professor of psychology at George Mason University. His recent study published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly showed that 5-year-olds do better on motor tasks when they talk to themselves out loud (either spontaneously or ... More About: Kids , Autism , Talk
Walmart $500 Gift Card
2008-04-02 06:51:00 Walmart $500 Gift Card - FREE! This promotion is conducted exclusively by www.bigbrandgiveaway.com, and is subject to participation terms and conditions. Receipt of your item requires compliance with offer terms, including: age and residency requirements; registration with valid e-mail address, shipping address and phone number; completion of user survey and sponsor offers. Upon completion of all ... More About: Edom , Walmart
Samsung Blu-Ray/HD DVD Player
2008-04-02 05:38:00 Samsung Blu-Ray/HD DVD Player - FREE! PremiumProductsOnline Gift Program is not endorsed, sponsored by or affiliated with Samsung or Samsung Electronics America, Inc., Blu-ray or Blu-ray, Inc., or Sony Kabushiki Kaisha Corp. Such terms are registered trademarks of their respective owners. This promotion is conducted exclusively by PremiumProductsOnline. To receive the gift for this promotion you ... More About: Samsung , Edom
Childhood Leukemia Survivors Struggle With Long-Term Comorbidities
2008-04-01 12:15:00 Childhood leukemia survivors struggle with long-term comorbidities Survival rates of childhood cancers, especially leukemia, have improved greatly in the past three decades, but survivors of this disease still seem to face many health and lifestyle challenges as young adults. Depending on the extent of their disease and treatment methods, many continue to struggle with one or ... More About: Childhood , Cancer , Long , Leukemia , Term
Fermented Soy Is Beneficial
2008-04-01 07:46:00 If you?re allergic to soy, help is on the way. Two University of Illinois studies show that fermenting soy dramatically reduces its potential allergenicity and also increases the number of essential amino acids in soy products, making them a healthy and a safe choice for consumers. ?When we fermented soy seeds, flour, or meal by introducing ... More About: Food , Fermented
Sticky Sandals
2008-03-31 06:52:00 Flip flops to be exact, and they come without straps. These unusual slippers have a sticky surface that adheres to your feet so that you can walk or run in them. Leaves no sticky residue on the feet. They can be worn in the shower or in the rain. When the slippers are no longer gluey, ... More About: Style , Sandals
Alcohol Harms Women Faster Than Men
2008-03-29 09:46:00 A study conducted in Russia has confirmed that the brain-damaging effects of alcohol affect women more quickly than men. Researchers had a group of alcoholics (78 men and 24 women), between the ages of 18 and 40, as well as 68 alcoholics, complete a series of brain function tests. They found that female alcoholics did worse on ... More About: Women , Health , Alcohol
Samsung LNT4069FX 40? 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
2008-03-29 09:45:00 Samsung LNT4069FX 40″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV The LCD TV LN-T4069FX offers you incredible Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology that reduces motion blur for crisp, precise action. The color-saturated 40″ picture boasts a 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, displaying rich blacks and capturing subtle nuances. Enjoy connectivity with all your other digital devices, with 3 HDMI ports ... More About: Samsung , Hdtv
Baby?s Gut Bacteria Mix Predicts Obesity
2008-03-27 05:36:00 Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland have found that babies with high amounts of bifidobacteria and low numbers of Staphylococcus aureus may be protected from being overweight. They looked at the fecal samples from 49 participants, taken at 6 and 12 months of age. 25 of the participants were overweight or obese at age ... More About: Baby , Bacteria , Obesity
6 Maths Tricks You Probably Don?t Know
2008-03-26 05:11:00 Square To square a 2 digit number ending in 5: [Example] 252 = ? Mulitply the first digit by itself + 1 2 x (2+1) Put 25 at the end of the value (2 x 3) & 25 Answer = 625 Subtracting from 1000 To subtract a large number from 1000: [Example 1] 1000 ? 649 = ? Subtract all but the last number ... More About: Living , Tricks , Maths
Samsung LNT4671F 46? 1080p LCD HDTV
2008-03-26 05:10:00 Samsung LNT4671F 46″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV For those who are ready for the clearest, brightest picture on the market today, Samsung presents the LN-T4671F. Full 1080p resolution is just the beginning: Samsung’s incredible Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology reduces motion blur for crisp, precise action. The color-saturated 46″ picture boasts a 25,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, ... More About: Samsung , Hdtv
Salmonella Turns Dangerous In AIDS Patients
2008-03-25 11:50:00 Nearly half of all HIV-positive African adults who become infected with Salmonella die from what otherwise would be a seven-day bout of diarrhea. Now, UC Davis School of Medicine scientists have discovered how salmonella becomes lethal for AIDS patients. Their findings also implicate a mechanism by which HIV evades the powerful drugs used to treat ... More About: Patients , Aids , Dangerous
Sleep Deprivation Used To Diagnose Sleepwalking
2008-03-24 05:26:00 Sleep deprivation used to diagnose sleepwalking Somnambulism (sleepwalking), which usually involves misperception and unresponsiveness to the environment, mental confusion and amnesia about sleepwalking episodes, affects up to 4 percent of adults. There has been a sharp rise in the number of studies relating sleepwalking to aggressive and injurious behaviors, including homicides, but unlike most sleep disorders, ... More About: Health , Sleep , Sleepwalking
Faster Detection Of Cancer With New Imaging
2008-03-21 05:11:00 Cancer detected earlier, faster with new imaging Doctors may one day be able to detect early stages of colon cancer without a biopsy, using a technique from researchers at the School of Medicine. The imaging technology is one of many new ways of detecting cancers in the body in real time, said Christopher Contag, PhD, associate professor ... More About: Cancer , Detection , Imaging
Samsung LNT4669F 46? 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV
2008-03-21 05:10:00 Samsung LNT4669F 46″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV Samsung’s incredible Auto Motion Plus 120Hz technology reduces motion blur for crisp, precise action. The color-saturated 46″ picture boasts a 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, displaying rich blacks and capturing subtle nuances. Enjoy connectivity with all your other digital devices, with 3 HDMI ports and a full complement of inputs. ... More About: Samsung , Hdtv
Brain Injury In Babies Can Be Caused By The Chikungunya Virus
2008-03-20 13:51:00 Chikungunya virus and maternal infection; and more Chikungunya virus, an infectious agent transmitted by mosquitoes, appears seldom to harm infants of mothers infected early in pregnancy, but can frequently cause serious problems, including lasting brain injury, in babies born to mothers who acquire the virus near the time of delivery, according to a study in PLoS ... More About: Virus , Babies , Pregnancy , Injury , Brain
Bob Fitts - Sacrifice (Video)
2008-03-19 07:32:00 The song “Sacrifice ” sung by Bob Fitts is played with background scenes from the movies “Abraham” and “Passion of the Christ”. Oh this must be the hardest hill I’ve ever climbed For I must sacrifice you promised son of mine And so I go to worship with you by my side And trust a sacrifice He will ... More About: Video , Living
Zinc Relieves Acute And Persistent Diarrhea
2008-03-17 05:57:00 Zinc supplements reduce both the severity and duration of acute or persistent diarrhea in children, according to a study reported in the February issue of Pediatrics. Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta looked at data from 22 studies, including 16 that focused on children with acute diarrhea, and six that focused on children ... More About: Diarrhea , Zinc
The Act Of Dishwashing
2008-03-14 06:52:00 Manual dishwashing study digs up dirt on dish cleanliness New research at Ohio State University answers an infectious question about eating at restaurants: How clean are manually washed dishes? Jaesung Lee and Melvin Pascall found that even when they washed dishes in cooler-than-recommended water, numbers of bacteria on the dishware dropped to levels accepted in the Food ... More About: Health
Frugal Billionaires
2008-03-14 06:40:00 Warren Buffet Buffet still lives in the same modest Nebraska home he bought in 1958 for $31,500. He recently traded in his 6-year-old Lincoln Town Car for a 2006 Cadillac DTS. Jim C. Walton The Wal-Mart scion likes pickup trucks to sports cars. He is said to drive a 15-year-old Dodge Dakota. Ingvar Kamprad The self-made tycoon built a ... More About: People , Billionaires , Frugal
How To Prepare For And Survive A Flood
2008-03-13 06:51:00 Contributed by Christine Brockman is a web writer, publisher and a survival fanatic. She enjoys the great outdoors; checking out the latest survival gear and camping with her family. If floodwaters are coming, and you have some time to prepare, use the list below to help minimize the risk to your home ... More About: Living , Survive , Flood
How To Treat Water In A Survival Situation
2008-03-13 06:47:00 Contributed by Christine Brockman is a web writer, publisher and a survival fanatic. She enjoys the great outdoors; checking out the latest survival gear and camping with her family. Water is essential to our survival, and obviously the best course of action is having some stored in case of emergency. If you ... More About: Treat , Survival , Situation
Sony Bravia KDL-40V3000 40? 1080p LCD HDTV
2008-03-13 06:46:00 Sony Bravia KDL-40V3000 40″ 1080p LCD HDTV Immerse yourself in outstanding color reproduction and 1080p picture quality with the KDL-40V3000 LCD Flat Panel HDTV. BRAVIA V-Series televisions are where Full HD 1080 starts. Performance functions like Live Color Creation and the 10-bit panel display assure picture quality, while BRAVIA Theatre Sync offers easy one-button operation for ... More About: Sony , Hdtv , Sony Bravia
Surviving Winter: How to Stay Warm When the Power Fails
2008-03-12 06:40:00 Contributed by Christine Brockman is a web writer, publisher and a survival fanatic. She enjoys the great outdoors; checking out the latest survival gear and camping with her family. Are you in an area that relies on gas or electricity to provide warmth? Are you prepared to handle a survival situation if ... More About: Living , Power , Winter , Stay
Probiotics Protect Athletes
More articles from this author:2008-03-10 17:42:00 Strenuous training can affect the immune system and make athletes vulnerable to coughs and colds, but Australian researchers have found that probiotic supplements reduce the number and length of infections suffered by long-distance runners, in fact, taking probiotics more than halves the days that runners show symptoms. The study published in the British Journal of Sports ... More About: Athletes , Probiotics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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