The tabletop version, Splenda contains other ingredients and bulking agents that have some side effects and carcinogenic potential and should not be confused with pure sucralose. But for this article we’ll deal with the pure version of Sucralose. Few human studies of safety have been published on sucralose. One small study of diabetic patients using [...]
Almost all adults had acne at one point, but most of them have forgotten just how much it can affect the way you feel when you have acne. Unfortunately, there are millions of adults whose daily experience still includes acne – and it’s an increasingly common experience. The reasons for this increase are still unclear [...]
I get headaches when I wear sunglasses. Most people suffer from headaches at one time or another, and many people in North American suffer from migraines, ranging in frequency from several times a year to once a month or more often. In many cases, a migraine or severe headache forces the sufferer into isolation until [...]
Between a hectic work schedule and a thriving social life, Yves (not his real name), a 31-year-old software developer from Seattle, often doesn’t have time for a full night’s sleep. So he swallows something to make sure he doesn’t need one. “If I take a dose just before I go to bed, I can wake [...]
A Wakefield woman is spearheading efforts to bring a specialty license plate to Massachusetts that encourages adoption over abortion, even though similar plates in other states have brought legal challenges. Merry Nordeen, who opposes abortion, is gathering support for a “Choose Life” license plate, part of a nationwide effort by abortion opponents to raise money [...]
If you can walk a quarter-mile, odds are you have at least six years of life left in you, scientists announced today. And the faster you can do it, the longer you might live. While walking is no guarantee of health or longevity, a new study found that the ability of elderly people to do [...]
With the dawn of the new era of technology, everything seems to be possible under the sun. With high tech gadgets and innovative devices, you can detect a fingerprint, a person lying, and even determine the father of your baby through paternity test. Since the beginning of modern technology, paternity test has quite gained popularity [...]
Russell Foster, a circadian biologist at Imperial College London, said: “The more we understand about the body’s 24-hour clock the more we will be able to override it. “In 10 to 20 years we’ll be able to pharmacologically turn sleep off. Mimicking sleep will take longer, but I can see it happening.” Neil Stanley, head [...]
What’s a Code Black, you ask? Excellent question. “It’s bad. It’s real bad,” said Kate Walsh, who co-stars as Dr. Addison Shepherd. “It’s a code and it’s also black,” obfuscated executive producer Betsy Beers. OK, that was enlightening. Is a Code Black something you made up? Is it something we could go look up someplace? [...]
Researchers, including a BYU scientist, believe they have found a new compound that could finally kill the HIV/AIDS virus, not just slow it down as current treatments do. And, unlike the expensive, drug cocktails 25 years of research have produced for those with the deadly virus, the compound invented by Paul D. Savage of Brigham [...]
Children with an early version of the cochlear implant face an increased risk of bacterial meningitis beyond just the first two years following implantation of the hearing devices, the Food and Drug Administration warned Monday. The increased risk means the young implant patients should be monitored as long as the electronic devices are in place [...]
Lucid Dreaming is knowing that you are dreaming while you are doing it. When you know that you are dreaming, you can also alter the dream course. And with practice you can also develop full control over your dream, you will be able to create and change the environment and change your own appearance. It [...]
A huge number of children are affected by nocturnal enuresis, or sleep wetting, as it is often called. Although there is no specific treatment for this condition, parents can still find some good bed wetting solutions that work. This sort of problem is most common with children under the age of five “any extreme measures [...]
What passes for high ground in Louisiana’s southeastern marshlands are the patches of terra firma that did not flood during Hurricane Betsy in 1965. St. Rita’s Nursing Home was built 20 years ago on one of those patches. That figured prominently in the decision by Sal and Mabel Mangano, St. Rita’s owners, to ride out [...]
The American Heart Association unveiled dramatic changes Monday to its emergency cardiovascular care guidelines to make CPR simpler and less intimidating to a passerby thrust into the role of rescuer. The revised guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation shift the emphasis from mouth-to-mouth to chest compressions. After reviewing thousands of studies, an international team of scientists found [...]
The question of obesity in America has been a popular topic lately, especially among a younger generation that finds themselves spending plenty of time sitting in front of computers. While new studies have shown little evidence to link technology to obesity, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be working on ways to fight obesity with technology. [...]
The recent deaths of two online net gamers have once again raised the issue of the impact of addiction on the online gaming community, and the health risks involved. A young girl nicknamed “Snowly” died last month after playing the online game “World of Warcraft” for several continuous days during the national day holiday. Snowly’s [...]
Polyphasic sleep is a sleep pattern specification intended to compress sleep time to 2–5 hours daily. This is achieved by spreading out sleep into short naps of around 20–45 minutes throughout the day. This allows for more waking hours with relatively high alertness. kramer sleep (71) kramer sleep method (59) polyphasic sleep long term effects [...]
Xenadrine EFX claims to be a clinically proven potent ephedra free thermogenic fat burner that is capable of increasing an individual’s metabolic rate. My immediate concern after initial analysis of the Cytodyne Xenadrine EFX formula is that it appears that the formulator of Xenadrine EFX may have confused the definition of increased metabolic rate with [...]
1. Live an active life, both mentally and physically. You don’t have to be an exercise nut, but keep moving. Walking, golfing, swimming– anything at all is good. Implement a stretching program to maintain your flexibility and lift weights to build muscle and prevent osteoporosis. 2. Stay married. Numerous studies indicate that married people live [...]
