Health care reform was once one of the most heavily and passionately debated issues, overtaking the usual political platforms that will hold the traditional public interest. But now, the opposition has slowed down, and there seems to be less unfavorable opinion about the bill passed earlier this year. Since April, those opposed have declined, with [...]
The FDA is currently in talks about the option of expanding the availability of gastric bands to fourteen to seventeen year olds. At the moment, you have to be severely obese and over the age of eighteen to qualify for a gastric band. However, some studies show that certain gastric bands can prove to be [...]
A scientific study into the components making up store receipts found that 40% contain the dangerous chemical bisphenol A (BPA), and they are theorizing that there may be a serious health risk involved in their handling. BPA has long since been protested, with the last two years showing an increase in watchdog groups working to ban [...]
A one year old child remained in hospital in Chicago under observation last night after tests on the infant showed up positive for Cocaine and PCP. The baby boy had reportedly been at home with his parent where he had been found chewing on a piece of tin foil contaminated with the drug. The child [...]
The more time you spend sitting, the more likely you are to die at an earlier age, according to a number of recent studies. This even applies to individuals who are not obese, and work out after a long day of sitting at the office. The most recent study tracked more than 100,000 adults over [...]
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have offered their support in the worldwide fight against AIDS. Both of the powerful political figures showed their commitment in a pre recorded video shown at a conference discussing AIDS on Friday. “Ending this pandemic won’t be easy, and it won’t happen overnight, but thanks to [...]
For a second time, studies have shown a link between the air pollution in a region, chronic breathing problems like asthma, and suicide. According to two Taiwanese research studies, asthma was likely the factor in 1 in 14 suicides among young people in Taiwan, and air particle pollution, a major problem in Asia, may have [...]
