I have one question: How much sugar can I have in one day? My friends and I have argued about this many times.
Samantha, the answer is zero. None. Nada. There is no recommended daily allowance of sugar. Sugar is a refined product made by humans and put into many items we eat every day, so that our food will taste sweet and cause cravings for more of the same. More of the same equals more stored fat, more risk of diabetes, more risk of heart disease Read the rest of this entry »
On the Path Productions LLC (OPP), founded by radio personality and
motivational speaker Christopher Springmann, produces popular radio
broadcasts including Life Love & Health and Body Language as well as
custom webcasts and house-branded newsmagazines, focused on health and
lifestyle issues. Sponsored and underwritten by leading brands,
trade associations, foundations and healthcare organizations, OPP’s
800+ radio shows have reached millions Read the rest of this entry »
A high caffeine intake can also increase the chance of developing larger
tumours, which are harder to treat, the findings show.
Scientists discovered that those who had a diet containing a large number of
caffeinated drinks were more at risk of getting a form of breast cancer
which accounts for a third of all cases.
The researchers do not know how caffeine influences cancer development but
they believe that too much of the stimulant Read the rest of this entry »
Do Prostate Drugs Harm Bones?
Oct. 7, 2008 — Millions of men suffer from an
gland. There
are many
available for treatment, but what effects do
these drugs have on bone health?
Researchers estimate that more than 8 million men in the U.S. ages 50-79
will have to deal with an enlarged
by the year 2010.
Drugs that treat enlarged prostate, or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH),
come in two groups: 5-alpha reductase inhibitors and alpha-blockers. Read the rest of this entry »
Two members of the GW community are reportedly on short lists for top positions in President-elect Barack Obama’s new administration.
The Chicago Tribune reported that alumna Tammy Duckworth may become the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and Bloomberg News reported that professor Susan Wood is a contender for the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Duckworth, a 1991 graduate of the Elliott School of International Affairs, is the director Read the rest of this entry »
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The American Legion is encouraged that the report also addresses the relationship between research and VA disability benefits. VA’s ability to compensate veterans for disabilities related to their Gulf War service is directly related to research and other scientific findings. In 1998, Congress passed legislation that directed VA to contract with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to review available research Read the rest of this entry »
An accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car on Afton Mountain backed up traffic for miles in both directions of Interstate 64 Saturday afternoon. It happened around 12:40 p.m. near mile marker 98.
State police say a man in his late 70s was traveling eastbound when he lost control of his Cadillac.
The car spun across the median and crashed into a tractor-trailor traveling in the westbound lane.
The cause of the crash is still under Read the rest of this entry »
Carried by the man from the eastern village of Kiwanja to a tiny hospital several miles away, the boy, aged two or three, spends the nights screaming and his days silent.
More than a week later, the boy’s name is about all the medical staff
treating him know. “He finally opened up and told them, ‘My name is Eliya’,” said François Bahuga, a nurse at the main hospital in Rutshuru, a small town perched amid chilly terraced hills in the heart Read the rest of this entry »
Blokes are catching up when it comes to life expectancy, but women still lead by more than four years.
Figures from Statistics New Zealand based on deaths between 2005 and 2007 show that male life expectancy increased 1.7 years over five years, compared with just one year for females.
A newborn girl can expect to live 82.2 years and a boy 78 years.
Statistical analyst Richard Speirs said men could take heart that the gap was down from 1975-77 Read the rest of this entry »