Tag Archives: Children’s health

Boosting Broccoli’s Anti-Cancer Potential, & Other News of Note

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

More Evidence That Spicing Up Broccoli Boosts Its Cancer-Fighting Power (ScienceDaily) Teaming fresh broccoli with a spicy food that contains the enzyme myrosinase significantly enhances each food’s individual cancer-fighting power and ensures that absorption takes place in the upper part … Continue reading →

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Reporting What We Might Want to Believe

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

Once upon a time, CBS was known as “The Tiffany Network,” with a highly respected news division. Those days are long gone. For the study, published in Food & Nutrition Research, researchers at Louisiana State University tracked the health of … Continue reading →

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Fluoride & the Developing Brain

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

There are toxins, and then there are neurotoxins. The difference? Neurotoxins are poisons that act specifically on nerve cells. Among other things, they can damage the brain. Although we’ve known for some time that fluoride has neurotoxic effects, it still … Continue reading →

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Dentally Identifying Diabetes, & Other News of Note

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Dentists Can Help Identify Diabetes (Dental Tribune International) Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine found that dental visits represent a chance to intervene in the diabetes epidemic by identifying individuals with diabetes or pre-diabetes who are unaware … Continue reading →

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Roundup Linked to Birth Defects, & Other News of Note

Posted on June 13, 2011 by

It’s Official: Monsanto’s Roundup Herbicide Causes Birth Defects (Red, Green & Blue) A new report by some top scientists has nailed it down, and Monsanto isn’t going to be happy. The Agri-giant has built its entire business model, including genetically … Continue reading →

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Possible Antibiotics-Asthma Link & Other News of Note

Posted on May 20, 2011 by

Antibiotic Use May Be Linked to Kids’ Asthma Risk (WebMD) Infants who take antibiotics during the first year of life may be at a slightly increased risk of developing asthma by age 18, a study shows. The study also suggests … Continue reading →

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How Oral Bacteria Get to the Rest of the Body, & Other News of Note

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

Mouth as the Gateway to Your Body (MedicalXpress) After cleaning your mouth, plaque begins forming before your brush even hits the cup. A key to plaque formation, said Yiping W. Han, a professor of periodontics at Case Western Reserve University … Continue reading →

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Swallowing Fluoride? Study Shows Risks Without Benefits

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

Low-income children who consumed recommended fluoride doses have more fluoride-damaged teeth and high cavity rates, according to research published in the January 2011 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. For the study, Mexican preschoolers and school-aged children in … Continue reading →

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How You Live Matters More than Genetics, & Other News of Note

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Lifestyle Affects Life Expectancy More than Genetics, Swedish Study Finds (ScienceDaily) How long your parents lived does not necessarily affect how long you will live. Instead it is how you live your life that determines how old you will get, … Continue reading →

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Antibiotics & the Dairy Biz, & Other News of Note

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

FDA & Dairy Industry Spar over Testing of Milk (NY Times) Each year, federal inspectors find illegal levels of antibiotics in hundreds of older dairy cows bound for the slaughterhouse. Concerned that those antibiotics might also be contaminating the milk … Continue reading →

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