Health
Another One Bites The Obamacare
Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey accepted the yoke of expanded Medicaid funding under the terms of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report Tuesday. His decision appears to stem from overall fiscal exigencies in his 2013 State budget.
Organic Tomatoes Smaller, But Healthier
FORTALEZA, Brazil (UPI) — Organic tomatoes are smaller in size compared with conventionally grown tomatoes, but they are much better quality in terms of health, U.S. researchers say. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found tomatoes grown on organic farms were some 40 percent smaller than conventionally grown tomatoes, but contained significantly higher […]
Slowly Cutting Salt Use Would Save Lives
SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) — Slowly cutting back on U.S. salt consumption to achieve a 40 percent reduction would save 280,000 to 500,000 lives over 10 years, researchers say. Lead author Pamela Coxson, a mathematics specialist in the department of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used computer simulations and models to […]
People Happier If They Give Than Receive
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (UPI) — No matter how much money — or how little money — people have, they feel happier after they give to others than buy for themselves, Canadian researchers say. Lead author Lara Aknin of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver said feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for […]
Towels Are A Breeding Ground For Bacteria
BOSTON (UPI) — Whenever a person uses a washcloth or towel, skin cells slough off the body and stick to the fabric and serve as food for bacteria, a U.S. germ expert says. Elizabeth Scott, co-director of the Simmons College center for hygiene and health in Boston, says bacteria thrive in the damp, densely woven […]
Younger Women Unaware Of Heart Disease
NEW YORK (UPI) — Women’s awareness of heart disease as the main cause of death nearly doubled in 15 years, but the youngest U.S. women lag behind, researchers say. Dr. Lori Mosca, a professor of medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and director of preventive cardiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, said in 2012, 56 percent […]
Relationship Anxiety May Lower Immunity
COLUMBUS, Ohio (UPI) — Concerns and anxieties about close relationships act as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author Lisa Jaremka, a post-doctoral fellow in Ohio State University’s Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, and colleagues asked married couples to complete questionnaires about their relationships. The researchers also collected saliva and […]
Computers, Phones, iPads Add To Eye Strain
CHICAGO (UPI) — Increasing use of smartphones, tablets, laptops and desktop PCs may expose the eyes to strain from long, uninterrupted screen time, U.S. eye experts say. The American Optometric Association said some people might go beyond general computer eye strain and develop Computer Vision Syndrome, a group of eye and vision-related problems that result […]
Excessive Childhood TV Linked To Crime
OTAGO, New Zealand (UPI) — Children and teens who watch a lot of television are more likely to manifest antisocial and criminal behavior as adults, researchers in New Zealand say. Study co-author Bob Hancox of the University of Otago, New Zealand, and colleagues followed a group of about 1,000 children born in the New Zealand […]
More People Sit At Work, More Disease Risk
MANHATTAN, Kan. (UPI) — The more people sit the more they are at risk for chronic diseases even if they had a similar body mass index with those who sat less, U.S. researchers say. Richard Rosenkranz, assistant professor of human nutrition, at Kansas State University and colleagues examined the associations of sitting time and chronic […]
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