An e-mail from Stanford health economist Victor Fuchs, PhD, was shared on the New York Times' Economix today. The subject of Fuchs' correspondence: a recent …
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Turning off the TV could help your diet
If you're planning for the umpteenth year in a row to make a New Year's resolution to lose a few pounds, here's a strategy you …
The biology of music
Maggie Koerth-Baker has an interesting entry on Boing Boing today on the biology of music and why humans like specific groups of tones. Her post …
Can a CD lull you to sleep?
Can a musical CD designed to induce a good night's sleep actually deliver? That's the question Los Angeles Times writer Chris Woolsten recently posed to …
Experts provide tips on healthier holiday eating for kids
About a third of children in the U.S. are overweight or obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and some parents struggle …
Researchers develop device to sort blood cells with magnetic nanoparticles
A team led by Yale University scientists has developed a technique to separate healthy and diseased blood cells using magnetizable liquids, according to a study …
A cell phone is not a microwave oven or a nuclear reactor
There's been a lot of chatter about cell-phone use leading to brain cancer. But that conversation may be nearing its termination, unless Scandinavian skulls provide …
Experimental bone marrow treatment appears to reverse sickle cell disease
An experimental bone marrow transplant treatment effectively reversed sickle cell disease in 9 of 10 adults, according to a National Institutes of Health study published …
Delaying solids for babies might not prevent food allergies
My infant daughter was treated to rice cereal for the first time the other night. Like with my first child, I fretted over when exactly …
Few Germans get the swine-flu vaccine
Early last month, the media reported that fear of swine flu was running rampant in Germany. Well, apparently they're over it. Today Wall Street Journal's …
ReadWriteWeb assembles list of social Web authors discussing HIV/AIDS
I am admittedly very late to seeing this post, but ReadWriteWeb posted an excellent list of bloggers and Twitter users discussing HIV/AIDS. (The post was …
CDC provides tips on ways to stay healthy this holiday
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued twelve health and safety tips for the holiday season. Some of the tips, like the suggestion …
Brain implant designed for patients with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
MIT's Technology Review has taken a look at a brain implant designed by Mountain View-based Neuropace to prevent the onset of seizures using electrical stimulation. …
Trimming treatment for AIDS patients
I read the New York Times account of the president’s new AIDS plan, and all that came to mind were the images of people I …
Northwestern's medical school now disclosing doctor-company relationships
As reported by the Wall Street Journal's Health Blog this morning, Northwestern's Feinberg School of Medicine is the latest medical school to disclose financial ties …
Researchers find link between fitness and cognition
Cardiovascular health in teenagers is associated with higher scores on intelligence tests, and more education and income as adults, according to a study in the …