Studies have shown that black students are subjected to higher disciplinary rates than whites, resulting in a number of negative
Category: Health
New insights on liver injury in men taking body building supplements
In a study reported in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 44 men with liver injury, attributed to over-the-counter bodybuilding supplements, experienced
Older women have the highest risk of dying from cervical cancer
Denmark has one of highest incidence of cervical cancer in the Western world. But once a person has turned 65,
Vegans have a ‘healthier biomarker profile’
After testing a range of diets, researchers conclude that vegan and vegetarian diets produce the healthiest levels of diet-related biomarkers.
Shift work increases diabetes and heart disease risk
With over 20% of the population in industrial countries engaging shift work — in sectors such as healthcare and transportation
Defining obesity in children should be based on health issues, not just BMI
Physicians are told to gauge the severity of a child’s problem with obesity using the body mass index (BMI) that
New role for a driver of metastatic cancers
Metastatic ovarian, prostate and breast cancers are notoriously difficult to treat and often deadly. Now, Salk Institute researchers have revealed
‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug trafficking operations more
Researchers explore ‘completely novel, nontoxic’ IBD treatment
Researchers identify a new method that could allow them to treat and even prevent the development of inflammatory bowel disease,
Eating dark chocolate lowers blood pressure
Eating just a few squares of dark chocolate every day lowers blood pressure in just one month, a study suggests.
