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SIDS Can Be Reduced Using Pacifiers By Up To 90%, Kaiser Study
A recent study authored by Dr. De-Kun Li of Kaiser Permanente and funded by the NIH and others,
Found that use of pacifiers at night for babies reduced the incidence of SIDS by up to 90%.
In the past, pacifier use has been found to reduce the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in studies at least as old as 1998,
-But never by quite this much.
Past studies have estimated reduction rates near…
‘Natural’ Beef Sales Increase with Mad Cow Concerns
The market for ‘Natural’ beef is increasing at about 20% per year.
-Although the government spec for it is a bit squishy,
This is largely due to fears about Mad Cow Disease (BSE), or course.
Given the natural+organic total market share is presently 1%, the growth rate is still slow.
And as the market for ‘Natural’ is increasing, the overall beef market is actually Down from 25.1 billion pounds in 1995 to 24.6 billion pounds this year.
Although there are ~almost no laws for what it cannot contain, the USDA…
Gardasil STUPENDOUSLY! Effective at Preventing Some Cervical Cancers! -Shot Heard ‘Round The World!
A recently concluded study by Merck & Co. on its drug Gardasil,
Showed extraordinary promise at preventing some types of cervical cancer.
The drug which involves technology licensed from CSL Ltd. in Australia,
Was the center of a study on 12,000+ women aged 16 to 26 in 13 countries all around the world…
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Tea Shows Promise in Alzheimer’s Fight
Dr. Ed Okello and his Tea-researching Alzheimer’s-fighting team from Newcastle University UK,
Have found some encouraging results in preliminary tests on slowing down the disease with Britain’s favorite drink (besides lager & lime).
Their findings, published in the Journal ‘Phytotherapy Research’,
Show that black and green tea affect the actions of a few enzymes known to have involvement in the disease.
The effects from green tea were…
Osteoporosis Drug Freakonomics. Drop That Pipe Granny and Stand Up Straight!
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have made a breakthrough in osteoporosis research.
They have found that chemicals called endogenous cannabinoids, related chemically to cannabis,
Can exacerbate osteoporosis.
This type of cannabinoids is produced naturally in our bodies.
Blocking them and their attachment to receptors in our bodies and bone tissue can…
Chocolate Is Healthy For You. -Hope for Cocoa Addicts Everywhere!
Rejoice! Rejoice!
It turns out that Chocolate is good for you!
-However: It has to be Dark Chocolate.
Researchers at the University of Cologne, Germany and Italy’s National Institute for Food and Nutrition have done studies on the health effects of this popular treat.
Each participant in the studies ate 3.5 ounces worth of chocolate per day…
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