Toxic Chemical Levels Continue FallingWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:48PMInternational and national efforts to reduce the level of exposure to some persistent toxic chemicals is working according to the latest results of a New Zealand study.
Kroner: Kreps back in a hurry from heart attackWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:35PMMAHOMET – The third Saturday of May was like many others for Steve Kreps: Active. He played a round of golf at Stone Creek, watched a newphew play in a baseball doubleheader at Parkland College and then he went to DWP Golf World to hit a few more balls before helping to fry 50 pieces of chicken for a pot luck dinner. read more
Fishing for factsWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:31PMLaura Porter is a careful consumer. She buys organic food whenever possible, steering clear of unwanted pesticides on grapes or antibiotics in meat. She studies labels to be sure foods are as free of added chemicals as they purport to be. She shops at farmers markets near her Central Massachusetts home to support local, environmentally friendly agriculture.
Pepsi tops Coca-Cola in India - it means colaWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 9:21PMCoca-Cola Co. offered to buy Rajesh Yadav a refrigerator for his New Delhi store if he would sell only the company's drinks. He kept his part of the bargain and lines of Coke and Diet Coke cans glisten behind the glass screens of the fridge. A red-and-white... CocaCola - Pepsi - Diet Coke - New Delhi - India
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Vitamin B could slow dementiaWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:51PMResearchers from the University of Oxford have found that taking tablets of three B vitamins every day slows the brain shrinkage that happens with age, causing early signs of dementia such as memory loss.
Book review: 'Deadline Fitness'Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:35PMBeach weather has already arrived in Southern California so there is no time to lose to get yourself in shape. That s why Gina Lombardi s book, "Deadline Fitness: Tone Up and Slim Down When Every Minute Counts" sounds like just the thing.
'Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified' and 'Expect the Best'Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:35PMClinical psychologist Dr. Cheryl Carmin tells us that 6 to 9 million Americans are affected by OCD in her book "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Demystified: An Essential Guide for Understanding and Living with OCD" (Da Capo Lifelong Books; $15.95). Step-by-step she walks you through the disease, dispelling myths, describing symptoms and telling stories of patients (Sarah's contamination symptoms ...
Health books: "So Stressed," "The Mayo Clinic Diet," "What Do I Eat Now?" and "Revive"Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 8:34PMThe holidays are over and those New Year's resolutions include eating right and losing at least 10 pounds. Now you've got to do it. But how? There are plenty of new books on the market that want to help. Here are just a few.