Thinking about going under the knife? Think about this: Researchers at Johns Hopkins who studied eight years of medical death rates believe that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. A Johns Hopkins news release reports that researchers put the number of people killed […]
Author: Art Jahnke
Stressed? Try Staring At The Ocean
Feeling stressed? Well, if you’ve got an ocean handy, you might try staring at it. Researchers at Michigan State University, which has no ocean views but does have some pretty great lakes, so to speak, are convinced that blue vistas have a calming effect, at least when compared to green […]
A Chocolate A Day Keeps The Heart Doc Away
Yes, researchers have noted the health benefits of chocolate for years, but now comes a study from the University of Warwick suggesting that just a small amount of chocolate each day could help prevent diabetes and insulin resistance. A U of Warwick news release reports that when researchers studied data […]
Exercise, Plus The Right Genes, Boosts Lifespan
Sure, certain types of exercise are associated with longer lives, but now comes another factor, one that seems to work in concert with exercise: genes. When researchers at the University of Buffal0 studied the genes in the neurotransmitter dopamine to determine their impact on lifespan and behavior in mice, yes […]
High Fat Diet Makes You Very Sleepy
Feeling sleepy? It could be something you ate, like a deliciously fatty piece of steak. The New York Times reports that researchers at the University of Adelaide have found a link between high fat diets and daytime sleepiness. Sad but true. The researchers studied 1,800 men, surveying them about what they ate […]
Women And The Orgasm Mystery, Almost Solved
Even men, OK some men, realize that most women don’t have an orgasm “with penetration alone” during sex. Now, Dr. Maureen Whelihan, an expert with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, offers this explanation: anatomy. HealthDay reports that Whelihan has determined that a woman’s ability to orgasm during sex depends on […]
Lift Weights, Live Longer
Strength training doesn’t just make you stronger: it may make you live longer. How do we know? Because researchers at Penn State studied the mortality effects of strength training on more than 30,000 people who were over 65 between 1997-2001. A Penn State news release reports that only 9 percent of that […]
Ibuprofen And Healing, Probably Not
Does ibuprofen, the choice of pain relievers for most athletes, promote healing, or does it just reduce pain? That’s the question that New York Times fitness columnist Gretchen Reynolds tackles, with help from  Stuart Warden, a professor of health science at Indiana University who has studied ibuprofen and tendinopathy, as […]
Exercise May Help Control Prostate Cancer
Researchers offer no guarantees, but it looks like regular exercise increases the chances that prostate cancer will not spread beyond the prostate. HealthDay reports on an American Cancer Society study that included more than 10,000 men, aged 50 to 93, who were diagnosed with localized prostate cancer between 1992 and 2011. Researchers […]
Keep Weight Down One Year And You’re Home Free
People who manage to keep the pounds off for one year should find it much easier to keep them off forever. It’s true. According to researchers at the University of Copenhagen, after one year the body accepts the new weight and in simplified terms, stops asking for calories. A U […]