A new study by British researchers provides the most conclusive evidence to date that taking vitamins to reduce levels of the blood protein known as homocysteine doesn’t lower the risk of heart problems. Homocysteine has been a buzzword among heart disease experts since the early 1990s when scientists noticed that people with elevated levels had an increased risk of heart disease. Because folic acid and other B vitamins are known to lower homocysteine, researchers theorized that taking a daily supplement might lead to heart-related benefits. ... read more >>
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More Evidence That B Vitamins Alone Won’t Counter Heart Risks
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
San Francisco tentatively OKs cellphone radiation law
Thursday, June 17th, 2010
San Francisco is close to enacting a law that would require retailers to post signs stating how much radiation is emitted from cellphones. The city’s Board of Supervisors voted 10 to 1 on Tuesday to approve the ordinance, which would require stores to provide each phone’s “specific absorption rate” — a measurement of radiation absorbed by a phone user’s body tissue that each manufacturer is required to register with the Federal Communications Commission. ... read more >>
San Francisco is close to enacting a law that would require retailers to post signs stating how much radiation is emitted from cellphones. The city’s Board of Supervisors voted 10 to 1 on Tuesday to approve the ordinance, which would require stores to provide each phone’s “specific absorption rate” — a measurement of radiation absorbed by a phone user’s body tissue that each manufacturer is required to register with the Federal Communications Commission. ... read more >>
70 Years of Menthol Cigarette Ads
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
Selling “cool” Menthols account for more than 25% of all cigarettes sold in the U.S., and their share of the shrinking cigarette market is growing. Menthols are especially popular among younger smokers and blacks—which isn’t surprising, since tobacco companies have largely targeted their menthol advertising to these groups. ... read more >>
Selling “cool” Menthols account for more than 25% of all cigarettes sold in the U.S., and their share of the shrinking cigarette market is growing. Menthols are especially popular among younger smokers and blacks—which isn’t surprising, since tobacco companies have largely targeted their menthol advertising to these groups. ... read more >>
Short people have a 50 per cent higher chance of having heart problems than tall people
Friday, June 11th, 2010
Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health. People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press. But shorties shouldn’t worry too much: a person’s weight, smoking habits and blood pressure are still more important factors when it comes to calculating cardiovascular risk. ... read more >>
Do you stand head and shoulders below the crowd? Better pay close attention to your health. People of short stature have a 50 percent higher chance of having a heart problem or a fatal heart attack than tall people, according to a new study reported by the Associated Press. But shorties shouldn’t worry too much: a person’s weight, smoking habits and blood pressure are still more important factors when it comes to calculating cardiovascular risk. ... read more >>
U.S. cigarettes highest in carcinogens
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Some U.S. cigarette brands expose people to higher amounts of cancer-causing tobacco-specific nitrosamines than some foreign cigarettes, officials said. The study involved 126 people from Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States who smoked cigarette brands popular in each country. ... read more >>
Some U.S. cigarette brands expose people to higher amounts of cancer-causing tobacco-specific nitrosamines than some foreign cigarettes, officials said. The study involved 126 people from Australia, Canada, Britain and the United States who smoked cigarette brands popular in each country. ... read more >>
Greece to ban smoking in all indoor public places
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Greece, a nation of heavy smokers, is to ban smoking in all indoor public places from 1 September because a partial ban enacted last July failed, the health minister, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, said today. Last year’s ban was largely ignored because of exemptions for small bars and restaurants, complex rules and the failure to crack down on offenders, and Greeks routinely light up cigarettes in taxis, larger bars, or even at work. ... read more >>
Greece, a nation of heavy smokers, is to ban smoking in all indoor public places from 1 September because a partial ban enacted last July failed, the health minister, Marilisa Xenogiannakopoulou, said today. Last year’s ban was largely ignored because of exemptions for small bars and restaurants, complex rules and the failure to crack down on offenders, and Greeks routinely light up cigarettes in taxis, larger bars, or even at work. ... read more >>
Skin Color Affects Ability to Empathize with Pain
Friday, May 28th, 2010
Humans are hardwired to feel another person’s pain. But they may feel less innate empathy if the other person’s skin color doesn’t match their own, a new study suggests. When people say “I feel your pain,” they usually just mean that they understand what you’re going through. But neuroscientists have discovered that we literally feel each other’s pain (sort of). ... read more >>
Humans are hardwired to feel another person’s pain. But they may feel less innate empathy if the other person’s skin color doesn’t match their own, a new study suggests. When people say “I feel your pain,” they usually just mean that they understand what you’re going through. But neuroscientists have discovered that we literally feel each other’s pain (sort of). ... read more >>
Thailand extends curfew as hardline protesters fight on
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
One day after the army moved into the Red Shirt protestor encampment in the centre of the capital, sparking a night of violence in which 35 buildings were torched, residents of Bangkok were struggling to regain some sort of normality. But the extension of the first curfew in 18 years was a sign that the chaos of recent months and days had not been banished by the extensive army deployment. ... read more >>
One day after the army moved into the Red Shirt protestor encampment in the centre of the capital, sparking a night of violence in which 35 buildings were torched, residents of Bangkok were struggling to regain some sort of normality. But the extension of the first curfew in 18 years was a sign that the chaos of recent months and days had not been banished by the extensive army deployment. ... read more >>
Smoking May Be in Your Genes
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
For some people, quitting smoking could be especially difficult because their dependence may be explained in part by genetics, three new studies suggest. One of the reports, part of a trio of findings published online April 25 in Nature Genetics, found three genetic regions that were associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. ... read more >>
For some people, quitting smoking could be especially difficult because their dependence may be explained in part by genetics, three new studies suggest. One of the reports, part of a trio of findings published online April 25 in Nature Genetics, found three genetic regions that were associated with the number of cigarettes smoked per day. ... read more >>
Police: Teen used cucumber to smoke pot
Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Police in Nebraska said they arrested a teenager who allegedly used an apple and a hollowed-out cucumber as marijuana smoking devices. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said School Resource Officer Brian Ward of Lincoln Southeast High School approached a car containing two 16-year-olds about 12:25 p.m. Monday and smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star reported Wednesday. ... read more >>
Police in Nebraska said they arrested a teenager who allegedly used an apple and a hollowed-out cucumber as marijuana smoking devices. Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said School Resource Officer Brian Ward of Lincoln Southeast High School approached a car containing two 16-year-olds about 12:25 p.m. Monday and smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle, the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star reported Wednesday. ... read more >>
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