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Is religion good for your health?
sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 2 weeks (www.nature.com)
Science and religion, anyone? Come now, stifle those yawns. A paper published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B1 this week claims to offer a fresh perspective, with the startling suggestion that religion is a way to protect us from disease.
The general idea behind this theory — that religion is mainly a social construct — is actually much older than the authors, Corey Fincher and Randy Thornhill of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, acknowledge 
The benefits of green tea in reducing an important risk factor for heart disease
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 2 weeks (esciencenews.com)
More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in the latest issue of European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.1 The study found that the consumption of green tea rapidly improves the function of (endothelial) cells lining the circulatory system; endothelial dysfunction is a key event in the progression of atherosclerosis
Red wine ingredient wards off effects of age on heart, bones, eyes and muscle
kavin submitted, created time 4 months 2 weeks (esciencenews.com)
Large doses of a red wine ingredient can ward off many of the vagaries of aging in mice who begin taking it at midlife, according to a new report published online on July 3rd in Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. Those health improvements of the chemical known as resveratrol—including cardiovascular benefits, greater motor coordination, reduced cataracts and better bone density—come without necessarily extending the animals' lifespan. Sinclair and de Cabo's team further show evidence that resveratrol mimics the beneficial effects of eating fewer calories
Biothreats are real and warrant study
jane2007 submitted, created time 6 months 4 weeks (news-service.stanford.edu)
The biological arsenal that could be used for harm against humanity has an almost limitless supply of weaponry, thanks to nature's own talent for creating infectious agents of destruction. So biothreats aren't new, but they are real and warrant study.
jane2007 submitted, created time 8 months 2 days (www.nature.com)
World Water Day is coming. The theme of 2008 is SANITATION. More than a billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and two billion have inadequate sanitation.
Consequences of sleep deprivation can add up
jane2007 submitted, created time 8 months 2 weeks (www.bcm.edu)
Depriving yourself of sleep can have a detrimental effect on your overall health. Research shows that several body functions are disturbed when you're not getting enough sleep. This ranges from neuropsychiatric disruptions to general cardiovascular function.
Cell Defenses and the Sunshine Vitamin
jane2007 submitted, created time 10 months 2 weeks (www.sciam.com)
This article is very long. Scientists now recognize that vitamin D does much more than build strong bones and that many people are not getting enough of it.It can be obtained from food or manufactured by human skin exposed to sunlight. Sunshine Can help us obtain more vitamin D.
Health Tip: Dealing With Anxiety
kavin submitted, created time 11 months 1 week (www.medicinenet.com)
For some people, anxiety can be so severe that it is difficult to function.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for dealing with anxiety:
Eric wu submitted, created time 1 year 3 days (www.reuters.com)
Simply avoiding pre-salted foods and not adding salt to foods can result in a modest but statistically significant reduction in blood pressure, study findings suggest.
Is a good night's sleep crucial for your health?
sumsung submitted, created time 1 year 4 weeks (www.eurekalert.org)
In spring 2005 a large European research and training network was established to investigate the causes and implications of poor sleep from a medical as well as from a social point of view. Although the work is only halfway through, interesting results have already emerged, and the project has been nominated as one of the 'success stories' among EU-funded projects.
Women's Health Report Card: Grim Grades
lihuazhang821003 submitted, created time 1 year 1 month (www.cbsnews.com)
WebMD) The U.S. gets an "unsatisfactory" grade on a new women's health report card issued by the National Women's Law Center and Oregon Health & Science University.
Overall, the U.S. met only three out of 27 benchmarks in the report card. Obesity and diabetes were among the factors that dimmed states' grades.
The benchmarks that were met were for the number of women who get an annual dental checkup, the percentage of women age 40 and older who get mammograms regularly, and the percentage of women aged 50 and older who get screened for colorectal cancer
China defends food safety standards to WHO
sea-maid submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (www.reutershealth.com)
China has sent a notice to the World Health Organisation defending its food safety standards and sentenced another food and drug watchdog official for bribery, its latest moves to assure the world its exports are up to par.
The Missing Link — Lose Weight, Live Longer
jiangyun submitted, created time 1 year 2 months (content.nejm.org)
In this issue of the Journal, two articles — by Sjöström et al. and Adams et al. — may provide the missing link between intentional weight loss and lives saved for obese patients. For the past two decades, we have been living through an epidemic of obesity. The prevalence of obesity has more than doubled in adults and has risen by a factor of more than 3 in children. This escalation in obesity is a time bomb for the future risk of diabetes and other illnesses and for the attendant costs.
Health disparities by occupation, modified by education
Paradise submitted, created time 1 year 3 months (www.biomedcentral.com)
"A low occupational position was consistently associated working people with poor health and physician-diagnosed morbidity. However a low educational level was not. Occupational position and education had a combined effect on self-perceived health, which supports the recent call to improve the conceptual framework of health disparities."
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 11, 2007
bianjie submitted, created time 1 year 4 months (www.eurekalert.org)
The American Chemical Society News Service Weekly Press Package with reports from 35 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics.
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