Getting sick may just be a matter of time. Our vulnerability to infection can vary at different times of the day, a recent study in the U.S. found. The study, published in the journal Immunity, was based on the findings about a specific protein in the immune system which was affected by changes in body […]

A sweetener commonly added to powdered baby formula, and some organic and gluten-free foods may be a cause for concern. Researchers have found that these products may contain dangerously high amounts of arsenic. Brian P. Jackson, environmental chemist and director of Trace Element Analysis Core Facility at Dartmouth University, announced that his team found organic […]

A popular drug designed to help patients quit smoking also significantly reduced the amount of alcohol consumed by a heavy drinker, a new study found. According to researchers from the Yale School of Medicine, heavy-drinking smokers are less likely to grab a drink after taking the anti-smoking drug varenicline compared to the placebo group. The […]

Many made the switch from sugary sodas to low-calorie alternatives thinking that it’s the healthier choice. But a new study suggests that drinking diet sodas might be bad for your heart and head. Researchers presented the results of their ten year study involving 2,564 New Yorkers at the International Stroke Conference in Los Angeles this […]

Too much salt in your diet? Blame dinner rolls and bread slices for high salt intake. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nine out of ten American adults consume too much salt and the usual suspects (potato chips and fries) aren’t to blame. Ten types of food make up 44% of […]

Sugar is hazardous to health and the government should regulate the product the same way it does alcohol and tobacco. This is according to scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Their arguments for branding sugar as “toxic” can be read in an article published in Nature this week. “Calories, carbohydrates, amino acids, […]

Nine states have asked for more funding from the US federal government to make sure their high-risk pools have enough funding until 2014, the Obama administration announced last Thursday. High-risk pools provide health insurance coverage for individuals with pre-existing conditions. California and New Hampshire, two of the states which asked for this additional allotment have […]