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Who's Eating the Good Stuff?Natural

Who's Eating the Good Stuff?

Study examines the characteristic of pregnant women who eat organic foods and the kinds of food they eat

January 28, 2011·2 min read
Beyond Standard Hospice CareNatural

Beyond Standard Hospice Care

CDC report offers new data on alternative therapies offered by hospice care providers

January 26, 2011·2 min read
Tomatoes Just Got TastierNatural

Tomatoes Just Got Tastier

The fruit may help prevent vascular disease onset, according to Japanese study

January 25, 2011·1 min read
Red Yeast Rice Rip-off?Natural

Red Yeast Rice Rip-off?

So-called natural statins vary in quality; some found contaminated

January 24, 2011·1 min read
Red Wine May Help You See Better (if You Don't Drink Too Much)Natural

Red Wine May Help You See Better (if You Don't Drink Too Much)

Compound found in wine, grapes shown to impact age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy

January 24, 2011·1 min read
Resveratrol Rescue?Natural

Resveratrol Rescue?

Compound may help combat prediabetes

January 24, 2011·1 min read
Eight Apples a Day Keep the Cardiologist Away Natural

Eight Apples a Day Keep the Cardiologist Away

People who eat more fruits and vegetables at lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease

January 20, 2011·1 min read
Hold the Olive OilNatural

Hold the Olive Oil

Anti-inflammatory compounds in olive oil and ibuprofen can make you cough

January 20, 2011·1 min read
Down and Out Without B12Natural

Down and Out Without B12

B12 deficiency more common than thought, according to doctor

January 20, 2011·1 min read
Your Health Class Starts EarlyNatural

Your Health Class Starts Early

Early education programs improve health and health behavior for later in life

January 18, 2011·2 min read
How Long to Suckle?Natural

How Long to Suckle?

Investigators review and dispute WHO breastfeeding recommendation

January 16, 2011·1 min read
Just a Few More StepsNatural

Just a Few More Steps

Increasing daily step count can help reduce the risk of obesity and diabetes

January 16, 2011·1 min read
Barking Up the Right TreeNatural

Barking Up the Right Tree

Pine-bark extract proves effective for hay fever relief in study

January 14, 2011·1 min read
Fish Oil and Heart-Failure Get Along SwimminglyNatural

Fish Oil and Heart-Failure Get Along Swimmingly

Fish oil appears to help heart-failure patients by improving heart function, exercise tolerance

January 14, 2011·2 min read
Baby DIYNatural

Baby DIY

Researchers find that baby-led weaning can lead to nutritional problems for a small number of babies

January 14, 2011·2 min read
Strawberries Get SweeterNatural

Strawberries Get Sweeter

Strawberries shown to slow motor problems and death caused by Huntington's disease

January 10, 2011·1 min read
Ancient Fruit, Future Superfood?Natural

Ancient Fruit, Future Superfood?

Mangos shown to stop or prevent certain breast and colon cancer cells

January 10, 2011·1 min read
Menstruation Earlier, Depression LaterNatural

Menstruation Earlier, Depression Later

Study finds links between early onset of menstruation and depression in mid-teens

January 6, 2011·2 min read
The Cold WarNatural

The Cold War

Ward off colds and flu this season with higher intakes of vitamins A, C and E, selenium and zinc

January 5, 2011·2 min read
Is Folic Acid All It's Cracked up to 'B'?Natural

Is Folic Acid All It's Cracked up to 'B'?

New meta-analysis suggests the B vitamin does little for cardiovascular-event, cancer risks

January 3, 2011·2 min read
Omega 3: The Good, the Bad, and the IneffectiveNatural

Omega 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Ineffective

Fish oil shown to reduce risk of heart failure and psychotic disorders, but ineffective against atrial fibrillation

December 28, 2010·2 min read
Sunshine Makes Happy LungsNatural

Sunshine Makes Happy Lungs

Study finds low levels of vitamin D in newborns can lead to wheezing

December 28, 2010·2 min read
Big-HeartedNatural

Big-Hearted

Exercise helps the heart to grow; a new Harvard study uncovers how

December 28, 2010·1 min read
Hair of the DogNatural

Hair of the Dog

Hangover 'Cures' to stop the ringing of the new year

December 27, 2010·3 min read