Oct 31, 2016 10:13AM
Studies increasingly link noisy surroundings to stress hormones and cognitive difficulties in children.
Toddlers with diverse gut bacteria proved to be more curious and sociable and less impulsive than toddlers with fewer types of bacteria.
Individuals that worked out to music rather than silence felt less fatigued and exercised more effectively.
In a recent study, two-thirds of breast cancer survivors that used an acupressure routine on themselves slashed their chronic tiredness to normal levels.
Women that worked out regularly during pregnancy had fewer cesarean deliveries and a lower risk of hypertension and diabetes.
Children between 5 and 20 years of age that watched more than 14 hours a week of TV had lower bone mineral content as young adults.
Although a certain form of marijuana can ease pet pain, dogs that mistakenly gulp THC-laced food can suffer trembling and seizures.
Enthusiastic consumer demand is driving Kroger’s and Walmart’s new emphasis on organic sales.
Carbon dioxide levels reached 400 parts per million this year, a dangerous level unlikely to change in our lifetime, warn climate scientists.
The country follows France and Bulgaria in forbidding fracking because of possible risks to drinking water.
The 140-year-old Argentine zoo is moving its 2,500 animals to nature reserves and turning the tract into an eco-park.
An important new federal law restricts animal testing for cosmetics and sets safety standards for dangerous chemicals often used in household items.
Rather than buying inexpensive faddish items for special occasions and sticking them in the back of our closets, there are smart ways we can shop well and stay green.
Some lucky gobblers will escape the hatchet this season by being sponsored by animal lovers and sent to farm sanctuaries.
Sep 30, 2016 10:00AM
Mistakes by doctors and communication breakdowns in hospitals are now estimated to cause a quarter of a million deaths annually in the United States.
Runners older than 65 that run three times a week burn oxygen at the same rate as 20-year-old runners, thus expending a similar amount of metabolic energy.
Diabetic patients that replaced their cooking oil with a blend of cold-pressed sesame oil and rice bran oil had lower blood glucose levels than patients taking the pharmaceutical glynase.
In a double-blind study involving armpit pads and cameras recording facial expressions, Dutch researchers have found that positive emotions can be transferred from one person to another via human sweat.
Austrian subjects given large doses of vitamin D3 had fewer disease-bacteria in their gut and better immunity markers.
Sep 30, 2016 09:59AM
Menopausal women reported that their hot flashes dropped by 37 percent during six months of acupuncture treatments.
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