Category Archives: RESEARCH/STUDIES

READER CONCERNS ABOUT RADIATION FROM CT SCANS

Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 by Donna

I have received a lot of feedback from, I am presuming mostly men, who were more concerned about the radiation from Computed Tomography(CT) scans than from mammograms. I went back and did a Google search; as I was asked to … Continue reading →

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IMPLANT MICRO-WORMS TO MONITOR HEALTH

Posted on Sunday, April 3, 2011 by Donna

In a recent article in Popular Science Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University developed nanotube “micro-worms” to be embedded under the skin to monitor health and/or slowly leak medicine into targeted areas.  They are about 200 nanometers across, or less … Continue reading →

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HIGHER DAILY DOSE OF VITAMIN D TO CUT CANCER, MS, DIABETES IN HALF

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2011 by Donna

We already know that Vitamin D is like a miracle vitamin.  However we didn’t know just how much to take to be beneficial.  Well now we do.  Researchers have found what it takes to cut your chances of getting breast … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER REASON TO EAT HEALTHY – DEPRESSION RISK

Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 by Donna

TRANS-FATS LINKED TO INCREASED DEPRESSION RISK Findings Have Major Implications for Americans Trans-fats have already been linked to cardiovascular disease, but now a study has linked the consumption of trans-unsaturated fatty acids or trans-fats to an increased risk for depression.  … Continue reading →

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XMRV Global Action

Posted on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 by Donna

If  you didn’t watch the news last Thursday then here is a link to Fox News.  They have announced that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS) is an Actual Disease having found evidence in the spinal fluid. ,http://video.foxnews.com/v/4555025/study-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-is-actual-disease/ Over the weekend there was … Continue reading →

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PREVALENCE AND (LACK OF) CONTROL OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN THE U.S.

Posted on Saturday, February 12, 2011 by Donna

Still today in 2011 there is a stigma attached to Depression.  It is because of this stigma, of being LABELED that still half the population who have been diagnosed or who have signs of depression will not or refuse to … Continue reading →

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