Health and Medicine

Used coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidants By Maria-Paz de Peña, Ph.D. | January 9, 2013
Filter, plunger and espresso-type coffeemakers left more antioxidants in coffee grounds, while mocha coffeemakers left the least
Making whole wheat bread taste and smell more appetizing By Devin G. Peterson, Ph.D. | January 9, 2013
Ferulic acid
Don’t Become A Diabetes Statistic In 2013 By | January 6, 2013
Too many people look on diabetes simply as a problem with an excessive amount of blood sugar
New method for uncovering side effects before a drug hits the market By Yoshihiro Yamanishi, Ph.D. | January 2, 2013
Drug side effects by some estimates claim 100,000 lives every year
Nature-inspired advance for treating sensitive teeth By Quan-Li Li | January 2, 2013
Laboratory tests that involved bathing human teeth with worn-away enamel and dentin in liquid containing the sticky material and minerals
The Perfect Pass, Self Destruction, then Recovery By | December 30, 2012
Derek Sanderson's snowball slide to hell and back
Preventing Sugar Bellies at Christmas and 2013 By | December 23, 2012
The Ultimate Starch and Fat Blocker
Wine and tea are key ingredients in South African plan to grow domestic research By | December 19, 2012
South Africa has growth potential in a number of areas, including mining, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and astrophysics
A new, super-nutritious puffed rice for breakfast cereals and snacks By Syed S.H. Rizvi, Ph.D. | December 19, 2012
A new way to blow up grains could make a form of puffed rice loaded with protein and other nutrients.
Toward a pill to enable celiac patients to eat foods containing gluten By Justin B. Siegel, Ph.D. | December 19, 2012
If an enzyme could further break down the offending peptides in the stomach, celiac patients might be able to eat gluten-containing foods
The Hazards of a Well-Made Bed By | December 16, 2012
Dust mites and allergies
A Unique Way to Stop Bean Flatus By | December 9, 2012
In our pill plagued society, I’m in favour of anything that circumvents medication and poses no risk
Hell Will Freeze Over Before I Stop Eating Steak By | December 2, 2012
My veggie friends may be lacking in iron, zinc, vitamin B-12 and essential Omega-3 fatty acids. These nutrients are needed for cardiovascular health.
New advance could help soldiers, athletes, others rebound from traumatic brain injuries By Thomas A. Kent, M.D. | November 28, 2012
What Will I Do If I Get Influenza Or Step On A Rattlesnake? By | November 25, 2012
It’s tragic that since reporting the value of Medi-C Plus, not a single cardiologist has supported this natural treatment
Nature’s “Immunologic Scalpel” For Our Toxic World By | November 18, 2012
ImmunoCare
A Tough Marine Engineer Was Screaming From Pain By | November 11, 2012
Natural Remedies: Pickle Juice
Why The Bear Had The Last Laugh By | November 4, 2012
Vitamin A toxicity
New micropumps for hand-held medical labs produce pressures 500 times higher than car tire By Shaorong Liu, Ph.D. | October 31, 2012
Electroosmotic pumps can produce more than 17,000 pounds per square inch of pressure
Using the Marshmallow Test to Predict Jail Time By | October 28, 2012
Instant gratification: It’s time to provide marshmallows to politicians who believe that taxpayers’ money grows on trees
Vitamin C and Lysine Powder Help Prevent Heart Attack By | October 21, 2012
It’s time for cardiologists to have an open mind and stop ignoring this research. As for me, I bet my life on it.
New analysis of drinking water-related gastrointestinal illness By Frank J. Loge, Ph.D. | October 17, 2012
“So far insufficient financial investments have been made to improve water infrastructure, and small systems are particularly at risk for lack of funds and personnel
Leaves of carob tree, source of chocolate substitute, fight virulent food-poisoning bacteria By Nadhem Aissani, Ph.D. | October 17, 2012
Listeria
New malaria treatment requires just one dose and appears twice as effective as existing regimen By Gary H. Posner, Ph.D. | October 17, 2012
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New advance could help soldiers, athletes, others rebound from traumatic brain injuries By Thomas A. Kent, M.D. | October 17, 2012
Development and successful laboratory tests of nanoparticles, called PEG-HCCs
What You Should Know About Toilet Seats and Pigs By | October 14, 2012
Pottie Paranoia
Male Circumcision : What Would Newborns Say? By | October 7, 2012
Unless it’s required for religious or cultural reasons, this decision should be made when an adult can decide whether or not he wishes it done.
Water Fluoridation Affects Children’s IQ By | September 30, 2012
Why the U.S. and Canada continue to add a toxic element to our drinking water is hard to fathom
A birth control pill for men? When? By | September 26, 2012
The scientific and regulatory hurdles in developing new contraceptives
Reducing acrylamide levels in french fries By Donald S. Mottram, Ph.D. | September 26, 2012
The commercial process in combination with final cooking, generates the color, texture and flavor that consumers expect in french fries