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Magnets have been used for centuries to treat a variety of health problems, from joint pain to blindness to baldness. Most magnetic therapies have been discounted by conventional practitioners as unproven, at best. Now, researchers have strong evidence that electromagnetic pulses delivered to migraine sufferers in the very early stages of an attack may disrupt the brewing electrical storm in their brains and leave them pain-free. |
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The results of two new studies published in the prestigious
Annals of Internal Medicine are good news for coffee drinkers. After analyzing the records of nearly 130,000 individuals over a 20-year span, researchers concluded that it's ok to drink coffee -- even lots of it -- and it might even be good for your heart! |
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As health officials home in on the source of the tomatoes responsible for an outbreak of Salmonella that has sickened hundreds of people in the United States -- Florida and Mexico are the current suspects -- a wave of food hysteria seems to be sweeping the country. Some news outlets are running alarmist headlines with their coverage, such as
"Behind the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," or, simply,
"Killer Tomatoes." I suppose these headlines could be tongue-in-cheek, but if that's the case, I think they miss the mark. Salmonella just doesn't seem very funny. |
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A tiny eight-week study that compared St. John's Wort with a placebo for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, returned discouraging results. The researchers saw no benefit whatsoever for the 27 children who received the herb compared with the 27 who received the placebo. Still, proponents of St. John's Wort as a potential remedy contend that more study is needed, suggesting that a higher dosage might be effective. |
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There may be a lot more to that old adage to get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for good health than most people suspected -- at least, the sunshine part. Twenty minutes of daily exposure to sunlight might be enough to improve cardiovascular health, suggests a new study. Researchers found that men deficient in vitamin D were substantially more likely to suffer a heart attack. Vitamin D is produced by the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight -- thus, it is known as "the sunshine vitamin." |
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Fresh tomatoes have been tied to an outbreak of salmonella that's rapidly spreading across the U.S. It has led at least one restaurant chain -- Jack in the Box -- to take them off the menu. The scare is likely to have a ripple effect: Lower demand for BLTs, for example, could dampen the market for pork bellies. |
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It's more than a little ironic that many people suffering from a disease caused -- or at least exacerbated -- by air pollution will soon have to give up their medication of choice in the interest of protecting the environment. The US Food and Drug Administration has ordered the
complete phase out of CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers used by millions of asthma sufferers by December 31, 2008. |
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The observation that people tend to quit smoking cigarettes in social clusters hardly seems surprising. After all, it's long been known that the most common route to becoming nicotine-addicted is succumbing to teen peer pressure. It makes sense that the same type of social influence would affect quitting behavior. |
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A standardized technique for using ultrasound technology to search for tiny, invasive tumors has proven to be an effective addition to traditional mammography screening. However, the method produces a higher percentage of false positives as well, which raises some questions as to its value as a routine procedure. |
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Thousands of children have been infected by a virus sweeping through China, sparking fears that the upcoming Olympic Games might be jeopardized. However, the World Health Organization has said that it's unlikely the outbreak would have any impact on the games. Enterovirus 71, a type of hand, foot and mouth disease, has already claimed 25 lives. WHO also dismissed speculation that Chinese officials had attempted to suppress reports of the outbreak. |
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