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CDC: 1 in 20 Americans Depressed

Written by jride
09/04/2008
More than one in 20 Americans aged 12 and older are depressed, according to the latest statistics from the CDC. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

Lost in the Andes

Written by AbigailLewis
09/04/2008
There is something peculiarly compelling about a disaster in the wilderness. Celebrity mishaps hold no fascination for me, but Jon Krakauer's books — Into Thin Air about a tragic climb on Mt. Everest, and Into the Wild (made into a Sean Penn film) chronicling an Alaskan misadventure — were fascinating reading, and of course I couldn't resist Grizzly Man, the Werner Herzog film about former Malibu neighbor Timothy Treadwell. There is something inspiring, or daunting, or terrifying, or all... Read more...

New Way To Spot Breast Cancer Shows Promise

Written by jride
09/03/2008
A radioactive tracer that "lights up" cancer hiding inside dense breasts showed promise in its first big test against mammograms, revealing more tumors and giving fewer false alarms, doctors reported Wednesday. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

Warming Oceans Make Strongest Storms Stronger

Written by jride
09/03/2008
As the world's oceans get warmer, the strongest tropical storms get stronger, climate scientists reported on Wednesday as the remnants of Hurricane Gustav spun out over the central United States. [More at lime.com/planet] Read more...

Bisphenol A: Some Concerns Remain

Written by jride
09/03/2008
Government scientists today expressed some concern about the plastic chemical bisphenol A -- but about fewer health topics than they noted last spring. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

Tricky Food Terms

Written by JessicaHarlan
09/02/2008
I learned something interesting today, something that I'm pretty sure that a lot of people aren't aware of. You know that package of "hormone-free" chicken that you make a point of buying? Well, that claim to fame is one that any chicken or poultry product could make, because poultry by law cannot be given hormones. Packages that make the hormone-free claim are required to also have a statement on their packaging saying that federal regulations prohibit the use of hormones,... Read more...

Children of the Mud

Written by BelindaMom
09/02/2008
“All the genuine, deep delight of life is in showing people the mud pies you have made; and life is at its best when we confidingly recommend our mud pies to each other's sympathetic consideration.” —J.M. Thorburn, Art and the Unconscious For months and months Georgia has been planning to have a Mud Party for her fifth birthday. I can’t quite remember how it came about, I think we were just joking about playing in the mud and somehow the idea of mud + birthday = fun came about.... Read more...

Marriage Problems? Husband's Genes May Be To Blame

Written by jride
09/02/2008
The same gene that affects a rodent's ability to mate for life may affect human marriages, Swedish and U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. [More at lime.com/balance] Read more...

Stevia Is All-Natural and Calorie-Free, But Is It Safe?

Written by jride
09/02/2008
Stevia followers are a diverse bunch, including health nuts and food-industry magnates. The draw? The sweetener is all-natural and naturally calorie-free. But "natural" doesn't necessarily mean safe, and scientists have long struggled to make sense of early evidence hinting that stevia could be toxic. A series of studies published last month in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology put that question to the test for one type of stevia-based sweeteners. [More at... Read more...

Stressed Mothers May Raise Fat Children

Written by jride
09/02/2008
Millions of poor children in the United States may be getting fat before age 10 because their mothers are stressed out and the youngsters seek escape in unhealthy comfort food, researchers said on Tuesday. [More at lime.com/health] Read more...

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