Medical news

I'm sure you've seen or heard every conceivable weight loss program advertised.  And I'm sure they all work if you stick to them, but people "stray" pretty easily.  But what if there were a little wagering involved?  Interesting concept, huh?

There has been a lot of renewed interest in the genius of all geniuses-Albert Einstein. They even have parts of his dissected brain on display.  My late grandfather had a connection to Einstein, and I dug up a picture to prove it!

Dozens of New Yorkers have become sick from eating kosher broiled chicken livers because they weren’t cooked fully.

I know at least 8 people personally who have children afflicted with autism. Whether you know it or not, you probably know someone with a child that has autism to some degree as well.

Data from the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency (SAMHSA) suggests 20 percent of American adults — 44.5 million people — experienced some sort of mental illness over the last year. The report defines “mental illness” as any sort of diagnosable mental, behavioral or emotional disorder that causes “substantial functional impairment” or requires treatment, and provides a list of how much of

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in ten adults in the US take antidepressants, and that many more should.

A new study looked at 83 booster seats for children and evaluated their fit in a vehicle using an adult sized seat belt.  However, 41 of those booster seats fell into the “check fit” category.

The western New York distributor, Fruit Fresh Up, Inc. has recalled 4,800 packages containing cantaloupe due to possible Listeria contamination.

72 illnesses have now been reported in 18 states and are related to the consumption of tainted cantaloupe.

While some experts have speculated that the antioxidants in coffee have health benefits, a large new study, in the Archives of Internal Medicine, says women are less likely to become depressed if they drink a few cups a day.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention are warning consumers of cantaloupes.  Health officials issued a warning after numerous cases of the bacteria Listeria were reported in six states.

In the first study of its kind, researchers compared the testosterone level of men when they were single and childless to their testosterone level after they had had a child. While testosterone always decreases when men age, the decline was much more pronounced among the men who had become fathers.