The dye is cast. The Supreme Court has ruled that health care reform and the individual mandate are constitutional. What does this mean for every American like you and me? It will be hard to say that it will work for the better or that it will work to our disadvantage because the reform means […]

According to a new report published in Cancer Research, caffeine may reduce skin cancer risk. Researchers led by Jiali Han, PhD, associate professor of dermatology and epidemiology at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health, suggest that those who drink caffeinated coffee are less likely to develop basal cell carcinoma. Researchers […]

Good news for women who had or will undergo appendectomies: a new study finds that the invasive procedure won’t affect your chances of getting pregnant as previously thought of by some fertility experts. Appendectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States and is usually done to treat patients suffering from […]

The number of children poisoned by new colorful detergent packets or pods continues to rise despite warnings from authorities. Companies introduced detergent packets to make laundry time easier. In March, isolated cases of children swallowing these brightly colored products were reported by poison control centers across the country. Laundry packets can be conveniently dropped into […]

A new finding by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston published in the journal Circulation Heart Failure, suggests that drinking two cups of coffee a day is healthy for your heart. But drinking excessive amounts works otherwise. Researchers led by Dr. Murray Mittleman analyzed five studies related to coffee drinking and its effects on […]

Adding fruits and vegetables to your diet may help you stay tobacco-free for longer, a recent study shows. The study, done by the University of Buffalo (UB) public health researchers, was published in the journal Nicotine and Tobacco Research. It is the first longitudinal study to explore the link between fruit and vegetable consumption and […]

Ozone, or trioxygen, is a naturally occurring gas present in the atmosphere. It is mostly concentrated in the region known as the ozone layer, located between 6 and 30 miles above the earth’s surface. The ozone layer filters out harmful ultraviolet rays, protecting life on the planet. For several years, human activities have produced ozone-depleting […]

A recent study by Kaiser Permanente published in the Journal of Women’s Health suggests that women aged 65 and older who have insufficient level of Vitamin D can cause them to gain weight. They studied 4,600 women for four and a half years and found that those with lower levels of Vitamin D gained about […]

Obesity may be caused by several things such as diet, inactivity, medications, and medical conditions. We can now add plastics to the list. A new study suggests that a chemical compound found in plastics known as di-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) may be linked to high rates of childhood obesity. It is believed that the chemical alters […]

A new study published in the journal Cancer by Lauren McCullough, a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and her colleagues, suggests that women who exercise have a lower breast cancer risk than less active women. Based on the study, even just mild physical activity like walking, gardening, cleaning […]