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FDA says to avoid pistachios amid salmonella scare

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could ...





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Pistachios may reduce lung cancer risk

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference, ...


MSU research may lead to new ways to control honeybee parasite

New research may lead to new ways to control honeybee parasite

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ground-breaking discoveries by Michigan State University researchers could help protect honeybees from deadly parasites that have devastated commercial colonies.


Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 5

Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests.


What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

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created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...


Give thanks to the bee

Give thanks to the bee

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When we sit down to give thanks at the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, we should also be thanking the honey bee.


Polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids boost the birth of new neurons

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) researchers have confirmed that a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, patented as an LMN diet, helps boost the production of the brain's stem cells ...


Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking (AP)

Hawaii's famed white sandy beaches are shrinking

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Jenn Boneza remembers when the white sandy beach near the boat ramp in her hometown was wide enough for people to build sand castles.


A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?

A biology whodunnit: are rodents helping protect trees from fire?

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tom Parker has made an unusual find. In California forests and shrubland that burned in 2008, he has spotted Manzanita seedlings sprouting in tight clusters, suggesting that the young shrubs emerged from underground ...


Eating, drinking and lifestyle changes can boost immunity to ward off seasonal flu

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

College students looking to stay healthy during flu and exam season need to focus on three very important factors, says a nutritionist at Washington University in St. Louis.


Study links folic acid supplements to asthma

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades.



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