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What The Shutdown Means For Your Health
The government is closed — which means that important public health programs like disease-tracking and food safety efforts, not to mention important basic medical research, may be going dark.
Statin Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Cognitive Decline
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the popular cholesterol-lowering medications may cause memory loss and confusion, but long term use of the medications may reduce that risk.
Synthetic Estrogens Pose Greater Clot Risk Than Natural Forms of Hormone
In a head-to-head comparison of two major forms of hormone replacement therapy, a more natural version of estrogen proved less dangerous to the heart than a synthetic one made from the urine of pregnant mares.
‘Thigh Gap’ Latest Goal for Teen Fashion Victims
Forget sunken cheeks or shrunken butts: girls are now going for pitifully withered legs
In Case You Hadn’t Realized, The War on Drugs Is a Spectacular Failure
All over the world, drugs are cheaper, purer and more plentiful than ever
Despite Dangers, Bed-Sharing With Kids Is On The Rise
Over the last 20 years, the number of parents sharing a bed with their infants has doubled.
Fish May Be Unfairly Blamed as Primary Source of Mercury Exposure
It’s well known advice for pregnant women — don’t eat fish while you’re expecting, since the mercury they contain could harm a developing brain.
Why Older People Tend to Be Poor Decisionmakers
It’s not just dementia and cognitive decline that makes people more uncertain with age; changes in rationality and the way the elderly evaluate risk could explain why they are more likely to make the wrong decisions affecting …
New Hope for Infertile Women: Healthy Eggs
About 6.7 million American women suffer from infertility, 1% of whom struggle to get pregnant because of poor-quality eggs.
iOS7 Making You Dizzy? Here’s Why–And a Fix
The Geniuses at Apple certainly anticipated complaints about the way iOS 7 looks and how it works, but they probably never anticipated this: some iPhone and iPad users are getting motion sickness and vertigo from the new operating system.
Meeting the Grade: 80% of Schools Fulfill School Lunch Requirements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released some good news for the school lunch program, which should translate to healthier students by the end of the year.
Parents Not Vaccinating Kids Contributed to Whooping Cough Outbreaks
California’s worst episode of whooping cough, or pertussis, in 2010, likely spread among unvaccinated children to infect 9,210 youngsters.