October 24, 2015 Do Hospitals Do Enough to Help Smokers Quit? Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, but researchers reported that the hospitals' efforts may not be enough to get people to actually stop smoking
October 24, 2015 Bayer Starts Selling Quick-Release Aspirin German drugmaker Bayer has released a souped-up version of Bayer aspirin that the company says relieves pain twice as fast as its namesake brand
October 24, 2015 Video Games Improve Adult 'Lazy Eye,' Study Suggests Playing video games could help improve the vision of adults with lazy eye, scientists have found
October 24, 2015 Continuing the 'Drama' of Chemo The drama of the mouth sores continues. Thank you everyone who have been kind enough to take the time to send me remedies for mouth sores and cracked feet and hands. I am trying them all. Oh, the joys of chemo. Actually this chemo does have a silver lining because in addition to trying to kill me, it kicked my cancers' butt by dropping my tumor markers 40 points
October 24, 2015 Sugary drinks tied to obesity among preschoolers Five-year-olds who drink sugar-sweetened sodas, sports drinks or juices every day are more likely to be obese than those who have sugar-sweetened beverages less often, according to a new study.
October 24, 2015 Body descriptions: To euphemize or accurately define? A couple of weeks ago, the Washington Post corrected a description of a man from “thickset” to “muscular.” I started to wonder how we’d all feel if we started to self-correct when we slipped into judgmental body words.
October 24, 2015 Neuroscientist uses MRI scans to show that dogs have emotions similar to humans For the past two years, neuroscientist Gregory Berns of Emory University has been conducting a series of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans on canines – including his pet terrier Callie – and he says his findings show that dogs have the same capacity to experience emotions, such as love and attachment, as humans.
October 24, 2015 The dangers of texting and walking If you text while crossing the road, you might not make it to the other side. That’s because pedestrians who text or talk on their phones are less cautious and walk more slowly than undistracted walkers, according to a new study published in the journal Injury Prevention.
October 24, 2015 Early Anti-Smoking Drug Start Is Better, Study Says Getting a head start on Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix may help smokers kick the habit, according to a preliminary study funded by the company
October 24, 2015 Energy drink studies may be clouded by industry ties The involvement of energy drink companies in research into their products has prevented clear answers about the risks these drinks may pose, argues a new editorial in a prominent medical journal
