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		Many Medicalized Conditions Meeting With Growing Skepticism From the Public Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Mathematics Disorder. Although ridiculous to any sane person, many medical professionals say that these disorders are legitimate conditions that often warrant treatment. Yet, this acceptance within the medical community has not quelled debate on the existence of many of these conditions. Mediterranean Diet Protects Against Diabetes Sticking to a diet which includes fruit, vegetables, fibre and healthier fats could protect against type two diabetes, a study suggests. Most Caregivers Lack Basic Knowledge of Potentially Toxic Household Products According to a new study, knowledge of potentially toxic household substances among primary caregivers for young children is alarmingly poor. Stretching Exercises Reduce Risk of Pre-eclampsia In Pregnancy Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, according to researchers. Childhood Lead Exposure Can Predict Criminality Children exposed to lead early in life are more likely to be in trouble with the law as adults. Cocoa Helps Diabetics A cup of enriched cocoa may help improve the working of blood vessels in diabetic patients, research suggests. If You Want To Beat Jet Lag, Don't Eat! A new discovery of a "mealtime clock" in our brains suggests that a short fast from eating could allow people to cope with jet lag and nightshift grogginess. Mainstream Media Examines The Safety of Vaccines Spurred by claims that vaccinations can be linked to autism, increasing numbers of parents are raising questions about whether vaccines, are actually harmful to children. Significant Number Of Canadian Hospitals Are Not Sterilizing Equipment A significant number of Canadian hospitals are still reusing single-use medical devices and the vast majority of those that do sterilize or "reprocess" the devices in-house - a practice fraught with risk, infection control experts say. Are You Always Tired? Are you one of the millions who are always tired? Do you feel that you can never catch up on your sleep or your energy reserves have been permanently depleted? Do you wonder if you will ever return to your normal self again? Plant Foods Preserve Muscle Mass Fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber that are key to good health. Now, a newly released study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists suggests plant foods also may help preserve muscle mass in older men and women. Paint Chemicals Damage Sperm Health Men regularly exposed to chemicals found in paint may be more prone to fertility problems, research suggests. Novel Method Of Freezing Preserves Organic Nature Of Food Norio Owada has developed an incredible technology that preserves foods while freezing. It works like a microwave oven but in reverse, and without the harmful effects that microwaves emit on food. Why Mainstream Medicine Never Seems To Find That Magical Cure For Cancer For well over half a century we have been promised by mainstream medicine that a cure or major breakthrough for cancer was just around the corner. Every year we see promising new drugs and therapies announced. Yet every year we also see more people contract cancer and more people die of cancer. Ever wonder why? Lifestyle Changes Can Delay Diabetes for 14 Years Diet and exercise programs for people at high risk for developing diabetes, when followed for six years, can actually delay the development of diabetes for 14 years after the programs end, a new report finds. Are MRI Scanners Harmful To Our Health? Experts are to investigate whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners can damage health. Owning A Cat Can Protect Your Children From Asthma A study released by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) shows that cat ownership may have a protective effect against the development of asthma symptoms in young children at age five. Will The World Soon Be Facing A Shortage of Drinkable Water? When it comes to our water supplies we are trusting the wrong people and that trust will hurt us in ways we will regret. The waters, the rivers of life are precious to those who value life. To certain others, they are just things to throw trash into, to pollute, and to make money off of at the expense of destroying the environment. The time will soon come where humanity will have to make a decision to value or destroy. Using Cell Phones While Pregnant Can Seriously Harm Your Baby Women who use mobile phones when pregnant are more likely to give birth to children with behavioural problems, according to authoritative research. Fruit Juice Prevents Clogged Arteries Juices made from apples or purple grapes - and the fruit themselves - protect against developing clogged arteries, a study suggests. Demand For Germ-Free Homes Detrimental To Environment And Human Health Parental concerns in maintaining germ-free homes for their children have led to an ever-increasing demand and the rapid adoption of anti-bacterial soaps and cleaning agents. But the active ingredients of those antiseptic soaps now have come under scrutiny, due to both environmental and human health concerns. Prevent Breast Cancer With Sunshine Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and breast cancer. How Do We Judge People And What Happens In Our Brains When We Do? How do we know what other people are thinking? How do we judge them, and what happens in our brains when we do? Don't Believe Dairy Ads That Claim To Help Weight Loss Recent claims that low-fat dairy products or calcium can help people lose weight are untrue, according to a review of the published scientific literature, which shows that neither dairy products in general nor calcium intake promote weight loss. Aerobic Exercise Improves Memory Brain Power Want to boost your brain power? Try boosting your heart and lung power with aerobic fitness and you may also end up with a more "fit" mind as bonus. Finding The Time For Healthy Living For many people, the same computer-based jobs that have taken the physical element out of work also take up so much time that exercise is the last thing they feel like doing when they get home. The key to finding time to exercise is to realise two things. France Reports Leveling Off Childhood Obesity Rates France is the first EU country to report a leveling off of childhood obesity rates, suggesting that healthier diet programs and a ban on vending machines in schools is paying off, researchers said. Health Officials Continue To Ignore Ineffectiveness of Flu Vaccines Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make a record number of doses for the next flu season despite concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. Overconfidence Eventually Leads To Failure in Business New research reveals big-headed business people are more likely to jump into new ventures with little regard for competition and market size. The results, detailed in the recent issue of the journal Experimental Psychology, shed light on why many ventures fail in the first few years. A Low Calorie Diet May Contribute More To Longevity Than Exercise A study investigating aging in mice has found that hormonal changes that occur when mice eat significantly less may help explain an already established phenomenon: a low calorie diet can extend the lifespan of rodents, a benefit that even regular exercise does not achieve. More Evidence Vitamin D Protects Cells Against Cancer By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. Is Fibromyalgia Real or Just Imagined? Does it really exist or is it all in women's heads? The doctors are in. The jury is out. Black Cohosh Herb Inhibits The Growth of Breast Cancer Tumors Extract of black cohosh may halt the growth of breast cancer cells, according to a new study conducted by the French company Naturex and published in the journal "Phytomedicine." Office Initiative Reduces Headaches And Neck Pain By More Than 40 Percent Office staff who took part in an eight-month workplace initiative reported that headaches and neck and shoulder pain fell by more than 40 per cent and their use of painkillers halved, according to research published in the May issue of Cephalalgia. Breastfeeding Reduces A Woman's Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Women who breast feed for more than one year reduce their risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by half, according to a new Swedish study. The Truth Behind Drug Ads Drug companies spend billions of dollars on direct-to-consumer advertisements each year, but lawmakers question whether those ads paint an accurate picture. Creating Strong Boundaries For Children Instills Confidence And Security Some of the members of the current generation of parents seem to have difficulty setting and enforcing limits and boundaries for their children. Some of them may be insecure in their own lives and experiences, and inadequately prepared to provide a secure environment for their children. When you set solid limits and boundaries for your child, you instill confidence and security. Plants Deliver Beyond Nutrition The Plant Journal is pleased to present a series of invited peer-reviewed articles that describe processes that plants can or could use to convert their fixed carbon into fuels and other useful products. Europeans Use Alcohol And Drugs To Improve Their Sex Lives Young adults in Europe deliberately binge on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests. Too Much And Too Little Sleep Tied To Diminished Health People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion The belief that things should be divided fairly among members of a group isn't just a matter of culture or reason -- it's an emotion that's built into the human brain. Kids Have A Smaller Vocabulary If Dads Are Depressed Fathers get the baby blues too and, if they do, it can be bad news for their children's language development. Two-year-olds have a smaller vocabulary if their fathers have depression than if their mothers do. Quercetin Prevents Cardiovascular Disease Quercetin appears to provide protection against cardiovascular disease even though the body breaks it down before it enters the blood, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Food Research and published in the journal "Atheroscleroisis." Canadian Legislation Forcing Parents To Subject Children To Chemotherapy After recently reporting on Bill C-51 in Canada that could potentially criminalize parents who give herbs or supplements to their children, more evidence of tyranny now from a provincial government forcing parents to subject children to chemotherapy against their will. Autism Risk Linked To Power Plants And Other Mercury-Releasing Sources A newly published study shows a statistically significant link between pounds of industrial release of mercury and increased autism rates. It also shows for the first time in scientific literature a statistically significant association between autism risk and distance from the mercury source. Why Face Symmetry Is Sexy Across Cultures And Species In humans, faces are an important source of social information. One property of faces that is rapidly noticed is attractiveness. Research has highlighted symmetry and sexual dimorphism (how masculine or feminine a face is) as important variables that determine a face's attractiveness. But why are these traits attractive? Decreased Sun Exposure Increases Depression Older people with low blood levels of the sunshine vitamin (vitamin D) and high blood levels of parathyroid hormone are more likely to be depressed, Dutch researchers report. Vitamin D Reduces Risk of Colon Cancer Death by 72 Percent People with higher levels of vitamin D in their bodies are 72 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Colorectal cancer kills approximately 50,000 people in the United States per year. Why Do Overweight and Obese People Find Weight Loss So Difficult? Scientists have discovered why fat people find it so hard to lose weight, which will lead to many new approaches to weight loss. Obesity Can Increase Your Risk of Dementia By Up To 80 Percent Being obese can increase the risk of Alzheimer's Disease by as much as 80 per cent, according to a study in the May issue of Obesity Reviews. Do Environmental Chemicals Cause Breast Cancer? A report issued in March 2008 by the Breast Cancer Fund, believes that the upswing in breast cancer since World War II is linked to the growing number of synthetic chemicals in use as well as to increased radiation exposure. The report estimates that more than 80,000 chemicals are in use with another 1,000 or so being introduced every year. Miracle Nutrient Explained Imagine if there were a natural substance that operated at many different biochemical levels at once, providing a plethora of health benefits from a single source. There is! Your Keyboard Is Dirtier Than a Toilet It turns out that your computer keyboard could put a host of potentially harmful bacteria -- including E. coli and staph -- quite literally at your fingertips. Biodiversity Linked To Human Health To protect the health of humans, save other species. That's the message from Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein from Harvard Medical School in Boston, who say that human health depends crucially on biodiversity. 'Pain Gap' Between Rich and Poor A novel study that attempts to paint the most accurate and detailed description yet of how we experience pain has found that a significant portion of the population -- 28 percent -- are in pain at any given moment and those with less education and lower income spend more of their time in pain. Dying Your Hair Increases Your Risk Of Cancer Hairdressers and barbers are at increased risk of developing cancer because of their use of hair dyes. And the risks could extend to personal use of the dyes, according to international experts. It Only Takes 30 Minutes Of Secondhand Smoke To Damage Your Health Exposure to secondhand smoke even for a brief period is injurious to health, a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has found. More Than 30 Percent of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development One-third of parents of babies have a surprisingly low knowledge of child development, including basic concepts about what their children should know or how they should act, a new study finds. Whole Grain Cereal Can Reduce Your Risk Of Heart Disease By Almost 30 Percent Eating whole grain cereal for breakfast every day can reduce a man's risk of heart disease by almost 30 percent, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Does a Better Education Lead To A Healthier Weight? A new comparison of multi-national data, released this month, reveals that highly educated women have a healthier average weight than less educated women, but that the meaning of �healthier� changes according to a nation�s relative wealth. The Diabetes Prevention Program Shows Results The Dietary Prevention Program (DPP), funded by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has shown results. The main goal of the study was to see if people at risk for developing Diabetes can delay the onset of Diabetes by losing and maintaining weight and doing exercise. Your Risk of Depression Is 41% Higher If You Smoke The risk of suffering depression increases 41% in smokers, in comparison with non-smokers. The Relations of Natural Systems The �Relations of Natural Systems� project is essentially a multi-disciplinary web-based approach to understanding human behaviour by examining our species and its environmental interactions as a complex synthesis of relational systems. Asthma Impact Is Worse In Obese Obesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with a range of body mass indexes (BMIs). Carcinogenic Chemicals Used To Make Teflon, Scotchgard, Found In Human Milk Chemicals used to make nonstick cookware such as teflon and stain-resistant fabrics are spreading around the world and turning up in surprising places, everywhere from wildlife and drinking water supplies to human blood. Children Living Near More Trees Have Lower Rates of Asthma Children who live in tree-lined streets have lower rates of asthma, a New York-based study suggests. Soda Lowers Your Bone Mass While enjoying a cola or two every day might seem harmless enough, recent research suggests that those tasty drinks could be compromising your bone health. Vaccine-Induced Polio Rising In Nigeria Polio cases have nearly doubled this year in the West African nation of Nigeria as officials struggle to fight various natural strains of the virus as well as an outbreak set off by the polio vaccine itself three years ago.