In Hand, Underfoot Reflexology

Our poor feet. We walk on them, stub them and squish them into cruel shoes. So now I find out that my entire body is represented by my feet. Does that mean there could be a corn on my kidney or something like that?  
Reflexology is an ancient practice from India and China that uses [...]

Trans fats linked to greater heart disease risk

A study published today supports recent efforts to rid the American diet of trans fats. In the study, women with the highest levels of trans fat in their blood had triple the risk of heart disease as those with the lowest levels.“Humans cannot synthesize, or create, trans fatty acid. The only source is through diet,” [...]

Blueberries May Help Curb Colon Cancer

Blueberries, already touted as a super food because they may protect against memory loss and heart disease, could help stop the development of colon cancer, a new study finds.The study showed that a natural compound called pterostilbene — found in blueberries and other fruits — helped prevent pre-cancerous colon lesions in rats.
“Pterostilbene is an antioxidant [...]

doctors’ office also not properly sterilizing equipment

A doctors’ office in the same health region as the troubled Vegreville hospital also was not properly sterilizing medical equipment, health minister Dave Hancock confirmed Monday.
Hancock said he can’t identify the doctors involved or the office’s location in the East Central Health region because the incident was under investigation by the College of Physicians and [...]

Angioplasty no more effective than drugs: study

Angioplasty, a common medical procedure that unblocks clogged arteries, is no more effective than a regime combining drugs and lifestyle changes in patients with heart disease, suggests a landmark study that challenges the popular practice.
In less threatening cases, the use of angioplasty and stents to open partially locked arteries should be considered only after medication, diet, [...]

Flaws in James Randi’s Studies

a recent video, James Randi attempted to ridicule Astrology and demonstrate people’s gullibility – but his methods were wrong. See why…

FDA to tighten conflict-of-interest rules

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that it would bar outside medical experts with a financial interest in a manufacturer from voting on advisory panels assessing whether drugs or other products made by that company are safe and effective.
The proposed restrictions — which would also apply to experts with ties to competing firms — [...]

Smoking May Impair Teens’ Attention

March 21, 2007 — Teens may have more trouble paying attention if they smoke, especially if their mothers smoked cigarettes during pregnancy.
That news comes from researchers including Leslie Jacobsen, MD, of the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at Yale University’s medical school.
Exposure to tobacco smoke before birth or during the teen years may interfere with [...]

U.S. to test supplement against Parkinson’s disease

Early research suggests creatine supplements might be able to help slow the progression of Parkinson’s, an incurable brain disorder that can slowly but steadily paralyze patients.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, one of the U.S.

National Institutes of Health, is launching the trial as the first [...]

Study confirms how dangerous prescription drugs are

Study confirms how dangerous prescription drugs are:
Drug side effects make 2 million sick
Properly prescribed medicine kills 106,OOO each year
Drugs that cause worst reactions – Heart medications. blood thinners, and chemotherapeutic agents for cancer. Most common cause of death- liver or kidney failure, heart rhythm problems, bone marrow destruction.
More than 2 million Americans become seriously ill [...]