Natural Health Article and News Updates for October, 2008

Updates For Tuesday, October 28th:
Study Indicates Greater Risk Than Reward in Use of Beta-Blockers for High BP

High Amounts of Antioxidants Found in Pizza, Depending on Flour Used and Time in Which It’s Cooked

Skin Cream Often Exacerbates Dryness, Says Swedish Researcher

More Evidence Signals St. John’s Wort Effectiveness in Treating Depression

Study:  Happy Are Three Times Less Likely to Come Down with Colds

Updates For Monday, October 27th:
Acai Berry All the Rage in Health World, Antioxidant Activity Rivals Blueberry

The ‘Superfruit’ that Blasts Away at Belly Fat

Study Suggests Fructose Beats Down Leptin’s Ability to Control Weight, Appetite

Chemical in Red Wine Protects Against ‘Development’ of Fatty Liver, Say Researchers

Greater Education, Mentally Tasking Jobs Provide Protection Against Cognitive Decline

Artificially Sweetened Foods Can’t Trick the Brain, or the Appetite

A Violation Paid Not in Dollars, But in Pounds

More Than Half of Parkinson’s Patients with Low Vitamin D Levels – Coincidence?

Updates For Tuesday, October 21st:
One-Third of Risk for Heart Attack is Diet-Related, Says Study

Aquasana:  Lord of the Water-Filtration Manor

Updates For Monday, October 20th:
Study Says Alcohol Consumption Decreases Brain Volume

Study: Cruising the Internet Stimulates Greater Neural Activity than Reading

Early Marijuana Use Leads to a Future Fraught with Health Risks, Crime

‘Pure’ Bottled Waters Are Anything But, Environmental Research Group Discovers

25 Percent More Anthocyanins Found in Cabbage Than Previously Believed

Should Massachusetts Become 12th State to Decriminalize Marijuana?  Study Indicates Why It Shouldn’t

Latest Study Indicates White Button Mushrooms, Not Maitake, Have Higher Antioxidant Content

Updates For Tuesday, October 14th:
Fruit Snacks Rarely Contain Any Real Fruit, British Study Finds

72 Percent Reduced Risk of SIDS When Fan Is Used

Study:  24 Percent Reduction in Blood Flow after Two Cigarettes

The Ingredient in Popcorn that Leads to Permanent Lung Damage

Updates For Monday, October 13th:
Alzheimer’s Researchers Believe a Blood Test Could Identify Disease in its Early Stages

Antidepressant Damages Sperm Count

Keeping Chocolate Consumption to Ounces, Not Pounds

Another Study Links the Flavor Enhancer to Weight Gain

Researchers Say Obesity Increases Miscarriage Risk

The Two Genes That May Predict Hair Loss

Updates For Tuesday, October 7th:
Report: Sweetened Kids’ Cereals Have Even More Sugar Than Once Thought; What Can Parents Do?

Honey May Help Heal One of the Most Common Chronic Diseases in America

Even an Hour of Exercise a Week Pays Dividends, Duke Researchers Say

Effectiveness of Chemotherapy Improves with Resveratrol

An Attempt to Revive Kale’s Popularity

Finding May Explain Why Obese Are Beset by Disease

Updates For Monday, October 6th:
Could Thinking Be Linked to Obesity?

Better Sources for Vitamin C

Researchers Say Horny Goat Weed ‘’as Good as Viagra” at Treating ED

New Research in the Prevention of Blindness

Scientific Study:  Music Enhances Exercise Capacity

Headache Center Doc:  Weight Gain and Painful Migraines ‘Associated’

Isoflavones Found in Beans Beneficial to Stroke Sufferers

Study Indicates Hypnosis Therapy Works Wonders on Hot Flashes