Archive for the ‘Health/Fitness’ Category

Chipotle Sized

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

A Chipotle chicken burrito has 970 calories.

Men’s Memory

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Men have more “senior moments” of memory loss than women.

Nipple Art

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

A group of women will be using their body parts to create art in a novel event to boost funds and awareness of breast cancer.

Medical Mushrooms

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

‘Magic mushrooms’ ingredient may ease end-of-life anxiety.

Polluted Blood

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Losing weight may pollute the blood.

Hippie Chow

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

A loving gesture becomes a hip retail product.

Scene Smoking

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Smoking still too common in movies, CDC says.

Hummus Illness

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Hummus tops the list of foods that sickened people.

Deaf Phones

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Engineers at the University of Washington have developed a system that helps deaf and hearing-challenged users communicate using video chat.

iPod Hearing

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Teenagers urged to turn down iPods as hearing loss rises.

Medicated State

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

America’s most medicated state? West Virginia.

Mislabeled Kids

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Youngest in class get ADHD label.

Tea Buzz

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Green tea sets weight-loss industry abuzz.

Chocolate vs. Pills

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

It is possible to get sick of chocolate?

School Lunch

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Some schools want lunches healthier than national standards.

Allergy Labels

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

What do food allergy labels really mean?

Dorm Diet

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Dr. Oz’s daughter weighs in on healthy eating alternatives to help ward off the Freshman 15.

Skyrocking Statins

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Effectiveness of statins is called into question.

Smell of Depression

Friday, August 13th, 2010

If you’re depressed, the part of your brain responsible for the sense of smell will be smaller than normal.

Bag Bacteria

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Just when you decided to go green, you could be turning green.

Skechers Stir

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Skechers defends Shape-ups, dismisses complaints.

Midlife Fitness

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Getting fit in midlife, better late than never.

Wider Waist

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Wider waist may raise death risk later in life.

Five-Second Rule

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

There’s a mix of opinions on whether the five-second rule for dropped food has any merit.

Salt Rooms

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Salt room therapy on shifty ground.

Gut Germs

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Could gut germs underlie Western allergies?

Toxic Boars

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Radioactive wild boars for dinner? Toxic animals run loose in Germany.

Precocious Puberty

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Some girls’ puberty age still falling, study suggests.

Electronic Cigarettes

Monday, August 9th, 2010

The FDA hasn’t approved electronic cigarettes and has tried to stop the products from entering the country. But the gadgets have developed a devoted fan base.

Lunch Ladies

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Lunch ladies going gourmet as food gets new look.