tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16449559507801164662011-05-09T02:07:25.544-07:00Find health advice, information about diseases, diet tips, calorie and body mass calculatorsJeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.comBlogger2031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-6698929912610056312007-12-07T08:06:00.015-08:002007-12-07T08:06:20.343-08:00Chronic pain has its own devastating side effects, even in the absence of medication. Sufferers of migraine headaches sometimes report a phenomenon that amounts to color-blindness.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/12/04/migraines-that-erase-color/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Migraines_That_Erase_Color'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-669892991261005631?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-36125619650726648092007-12-07T08:06:00.013-08:002007-12-07T08:06:17.401-08:00Despite findings of more recent clinical studies, much of public &amp; many health professionals continue to rely on earlier less rigorous studies to support beliefs that certain foods (or their component parts) promote health. E.g., "carrots are still taken to prevent cancer, despite clinical results suggesting they don't work."<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nature.com/news/2007/071204/full/news.2007.339.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Carrots_Fight_Cancer_Right_Wrong_Vitamin_E_No_Heart_Help_3'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3612561965072664809?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-62796494683719992172007-12-07T08:06:00.011-08:002007-12-07T08:06:14.047-08:00Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital mailed a survey, and a $20 incentive check, to more than 3,000 doctors. About half answered — and some of the responses renew longstanding questions about the medical profession's ability to regulate itself.<br/><br/><a href='http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hUMiXhqs-v8QO4A0DVd7kRwkPmvQD8TA6SPO0'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Do_doctors_rat_out_incompetent_colleagues'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6279649468371999217?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-34051753994890417322007-12-07T08:06:00.009-08:002007-12-07T08:06:12.264-08:00OK, maybe not the orgasm thing, but what if you could find a way to exercise that was so outrageous, so exhilarating, so much fun you couldn’t wait to do more of it every single day. What if it became such a treasured part of your life, you actually had to pull yourself away from it to make time for other pursuits?<br/><br/><a href='http://jonathanfields.com/blog/how-to-make-exercise-more-fun-than-sex/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/How_to_Make_Exercise_More_Fun_Than_Sex_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3405175399489041732?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-19378945489028835282007-12-07T08:06:00.007-08:002007-12-07T08:06:09.164-08:00Missed Michael Moore's movie Sicko? This author had his own personal run-in with America's morbid health care system. And even though he's relatively healthy and relatively ensured, financial ruin could be just a car accident, cancer or staph infection away for any of us.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.la2day.com/talk/the_e_r_gift_card_the_perfect_stocking_stuffer'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/THE_E_R_GIFT_CARD_The_perfect_stocking_stuffer'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1937894548902883528?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-6042769264901597062007-12-07T08:06:00.005-08:002007-12-07T08:06:07.836-08:00If moms need more encouragement to quit, tow new studies detailing the negative impact on a smoker’s offspring may help. The first study suggested that women exposed to their parents’ cigarette smoke during childhood have a higher miscarriage risk, while the second showed how infant sleep patterns were disrupted after their mother's smoked.<br/><br/><a href='http://nutritionresearchcenter.org/healthnews/?p=145'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Mothers_Who_Smoke_Severely_Damage_Their_Children_s_Health'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-604276926490159706?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-17915506636651476162007-12-07T08:06:00.003-08:002007-12-07T08:06:03.978-08:00A sniper opened fire at a busy Omaha mall, killing at least eight people, wounding at least five others and then killing himself.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22116784/?GT1=10645'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Gunman_Randomly_Shoots_Innocent_Shoppers_In_Omaha_Mall'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1791550663665147616?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-4545994434233360152007-12-07T08:06:00.001-08:002007-12-07T08:06:02.510-08:00Over 200 women have taken the “What’s Your Favorite Sexual Position” poll in the last couple of days, having the option to pick either A) Missionary/Man on top, B) Woman on top, C) Doggy Style or the ever-elusive D) Other. You wanna know what choice is ahead on the polls as of this posting?<br/><br/><a href='http://coedmagazine.com/sex/1460'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Polls_Are_In_A_Girl_s_Favorite_Sex_Position_Ish'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-454599443423336015?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-58135551795237059602007-12-07T08:05:00.000-08:002007-12-07T08:06:00.700-08:00"A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation."<br/><br/><a href='http://zenhabits.net/2007/12/wake-up-a-guide-to-living-your-life-consciously/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/10_Ways_to_Wake_Up_And_Start_Living_Your_Life_Consciously'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5813555179523705960?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-29195145369229074822007-10-11T07:10:00.017-07:002007-10-11T07:10:47.736-07:00Curiosity about the world around you, how it works and how you can understand it will keep your brain working fast and efficiently. Use the ideas below to help attain your quest for mental fitness.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.isityourneed.com/self-improvement/blog/2/ten-simple-tricks-to-exercise-your-brain/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/10_Simple_Tricks_To_Turn_Your_Brain_Into_A_Powerful_Thinking_Machine'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2919514536922907482?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-10997901585837124542007-10-11T07:10:00.015-07:002007-10-11T07:10:43.264-07:00With a survival chance of less than 1,000 to one, every day she has got through since then is a triumph. Six months later, Kimberly has finally been allowed to go home to her parents in Hanover.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.neatorama.com/2007/10/01/worlds-smallest-living-baby/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Picture_World_s_Smallest_Living_Baby'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1099790158583712454?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-18662055839759016052007-10-11T07:10:00.013-07:002007-10-11T07:10:41.174-07:00Pills, sponges, IUDs, diaphragms -- women have many options for planning their fertility, none of them quite perfect. But what if men want to help out? They have only two options -- vasectomy, which is usually permanent, and condoms, which are crucial for dating but unpopular in long-term relationships.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070928180343.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Of_Mice_And_Men_New_Male_Contraceptives_Successful_In_Rodents_And_Humans'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1866205583975901605?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-43853366016398561892007-10-11T07:10:00.011-07:002007-10-11T07:10:36.778-07:00The H5N1 bird flu virus has mutated to infect people more easily, although it still has not transformed into a pandemic strain, researchers said on Thursday.<br/><br/><a href='http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&amp;storyID=2007-10-05T002414Z_01_N04393544_RTRUKOC_0_US-BIRDFLU-MUTATIONS.xml&amp;WTmodLoc=NewsHome-C3-healthNews-2'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Bird_flu_virus_mutating_into_human_unfriendly_form_3'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4385336601639856189?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-46250847256526590672007-10-11T07:10:00.009-07:002007-10-11T07:10:34.913-07:00When a woman went into a Florida hospital to give birth to her child, she not only left with her baby, but also with a foot-long piece of gauze cloth inside her....<br/><br/><a href='http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_276154557.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Lady_wins_a_2_million_lawsuit_after_a_doctor_left_a_sponge_inside_her'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4625084725652659067?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-48213886869004247752007-10-11T07:10:00.007-07:002007-10-11T07:10:32.393-07:00When a woman went into a Florida hospital to give birth to her child, she not only left with her baby, but also with a foot-long piece of gauze cloth inside her....<br/><br/><a href='http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_276154557.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Lady_wins_a_2_million_lawsuit_after_a_doctor_left_a_sponge_inside_her'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4821388686900424775?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-34376128134192700392007-10-11T07:10:00.005-07:002007-10-11T07:10:31.113-07:00But what some people consider the most unpleasant part can't be avoided: drinking laxatives to purge the bowel so growths can be seen....<br/><br/><a href='http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jaL3sgNRNQd2MBSVdY7ytcBpm4bwD8S207702'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Virtual_Colonoscopies_are_on_the_Horizon'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3437612813419270039?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-5053400793949502632007-10-11T07:10:00.003-07:002007-10-11T07:10:29.606-07:00The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their donation buttons daily. Once they reach a certain amount of clicks, they donate to various causes such as breast cancer, litteracy, child health, hunger, etc. Please help them out by clicking one or more of their donate buttons in the middle of the page :)<br/><br/><a href='http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2?'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Diggers_Easy_Way_to_Help_Out_A_Cause_With_Just_1_Click'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-505340079394950263?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-10372598792733066212007-10-11T07:10:00.001-07:002007-10-11T07:10:24.113-07:00Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21153898/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Finally_it_Seems_Scientists_Have_Found_the_Appendix_s_Purpose'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1037259879273306621?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-31440299970986233882007-10-11T07:08:00.007-07:002007-10-11T07:08:10.016-07:00For the Nicaraguan rich, a problematic pregnancy need not be a death sentence. You can fly to Miami or bribe a discreet private clinic in Managua. But in this wretchedly poor country most young women do not have money. Their choice is to go through with a pregnancy that may kill them, or attempt a DIY termination that may kill them.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,2185811,00.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/82_women_dead_in_first_year_of_anti_abortion_law_in_Nicaragua'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3144029997098623388?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-21878319684402063702007-10-11T07:08:00.005-07:002007-10-11T07:08:08.810-07:00The Aspen Health Forum gathered an impressive group of around 250 to discuss the most pressing issues in Health and Medical Science on October 3-6th. It was the first conference, by the way, where I have heard a speaker say: "I resuscitated a woman yesterday". Check out the key highlights and trends, and participate in the dialogue.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/10/08/10-highlights-from-the-aspen-health-forum/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/10_Highlights_from_the_Aspen_Health_Forum'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2187831968440206370?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-49766863459737652932007-10-11T07:08:00.003-07:002007-10-11T07:08:07.470-07:00These common aches and ailments could very well be nothing. Or something far, far worse. Here are 24 warning signs that you need to take seriously, and what you should do if you experience them.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.isityourneed.com/self-improvement/blog/3/24-warning-signs-you-cannot-afford-to-ignore/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/24_Warning_Signs_You_Cannot_Afford_To_Ignore'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4976686345973765293?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-8559850490703874492007-10-11T07:08:00.001-07:002007-10-11T07:08:05.627-07:00Diseases that cause or limbs to become grossly large or lead us through an entire life cycle in just ten years may sound like fiction. However, over 100 million people suffer from these 10 strange diseases.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gunslot.com/blog/top-ten-10-strangest-diseases'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Top_10_Strangest_Diseases'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-855985049070387449?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-54203980228770614892007-10-11T07:07:00.007-07:002007-10-11T07:07:57.387-07:00"The Centers for Disease Control has found two compounds—phthalates, used in polyvinyl chloride (pvc) plastic, &amp; bisphenol A, a building block of polycarbonate plastics—in the urine of a majority of Americans "<br/><br/><a href='http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2007/09/practical-values.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Plastic_linked_to_reprodutive_abnormalities_obesity'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5420398022877061489?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-23206903739110262472007-10-11T07:07:00.005-07:002007-10-11T07:07:54.734-07:00There are lots of ways out there to beat insomnia, increase the quality of your sleep, and master the power nap. Today we've got our top 10 favorite sleep techniques, tips and facts.<br/><br/><a href='http://lifehacker.com/software/lifehacker-top-10/top-10-ways-to-sleep-smarter-and-better-309030.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Top_10_Ways_to_Sleep_Smarter_and_Better'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2320690373911026247?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-69681893647250890602007-10-11T07:07:00.003-07:002007-10-11T07:07:51.993-07:00A drug used to treat seizures and migraines may help alcoholics quit the bottle, according to a study in the US. And unlike other medications for alcohol addiction, sufferers can get help without having to completely dry out first.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn12762'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Alcoholism_Cured_with_Epilepsy_Drugs'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6968189364725089060?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-83161162754883433152007-10-11T07:07:00.001-07:002007-10-11T07:07:49.199-07:00Stuart Baker-Brown, 43, a photographer and writer based in Dorset, was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996. On World Mental Health Day, he delivers a unique personal insight into how his condition has nurtured his artistic expression.<br/><br/><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7037314.stm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/A_Beautiful_Mind_Examing_Schizophrenia_s_Effect_on_Creativity'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8316116275488343315?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-89469662613670958342007-08-25T01:14:00.039-07:002007-08-25T01:14:56.934-07:001842: James Venable has a tumor surgically removed from his neck by Dr. Crawford Long. This otherwise routine surgery is significant because it is the first documented use of ether as an anesthetic.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/03/dayintech_0330'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/March_30_1842_It_s_Lights_Out_Thanks_to_Ether'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8946966261367095834?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-43399065245066903332007-08-25T01:14:00.037-07:002007-08-25T01:14:51.630-07:00Animal welfare advocates called the chain&amp;#8217;s shift to more humane egg and meat production a &amp;#8220;historic advance.&amp;#8221;<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/business/28burger.html?ex=1332734400&amp;en=7104231631119310&amp;ei=5124&amp;partner=digg&amp;exprod=digg'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Burger_King_Shifts_Policy_on_Animals'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4339906524506690333?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-11164324520560956722007-08-25T01:14:00.035-07:002007-08-25T01:14:50.715-07:001842: James Venable has a tumor surgically removed from his neck by Dr. Crawford Long. This otherwise routine surgery is significant because it is the first documented use of ether as an anesthetic.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/03/dayintech_0330'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/March_30_1842_It_s_Lights_Out_Thanks_to_Ether'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1116432452056095672?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-18105774899281162142007-08-25T01:14:00.033-07:002007-08-25T01:14:48.213-07:00"One simple (and grueling) movement will revolutionize your leg workout."<br/><br/><a href='http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100150894'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Best_Exercise_You_re_Not_Doing'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1810577489928116214?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-55816291825370087862007-08-25T01:14:00.031-07:002007-08-25T01:14:46.116-07:00So you spend all day confined in a dungeon in front of a couple glowing computer screens, coding C++ and eating McDonald’s for lunch? You definitely need to lose a few pounds and put on some muscle, but don’t know where to start? This geared-to-geeks guide will give you some practical tips on how to get into physical shape.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.i-dentalresources.com/blog/10/geeks-guide-getting-in-shape/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Computer_Nerd_s_Guide_to_Getting_in_Shape_13_Surefire_Tips'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5581629182537008786?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-9750978134785550012007-08-25T01:14:00.029-07:002007-08-25T01:14:44.641-07:00Only in soviet russia..<br/><br/><a href='http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/03/22/miraclesurgery.shtml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Russian_dude_grows_penis_on_arm'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-975097813478555001?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-20479132890926666902007-08-25T01:14:00.027-07:002007-08-25T01:14:43.582-07:00Everyone remembers Surge and Coke II, but what about Orbitz, the soft drink with lots of tiny gelatin orbs floating inside of it? Of course you remember. You drank one in 8th grade, then had an alien baby burst from your stomach three days later. Still no? Then read X-Entertainment's piece on 11 sodas the world just wasn't ready to accept.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0961/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/A_Nostalgic_Look_at_11_Discontinued_Sodas'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2047913289092666690?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-31384659914895657202007-08-25T01:14:00.025-07:002007-08-25T01:14:42.767-07:00Diabetes breakthrough!Toronto scientists cure disease in mice.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=a042812e-492c-4f07-8245-8a598ab5d1bf&amp;k=63970'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Cure_for_Diabetes'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3138465991489565720?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-85452921492158608402007-08-25T01:14:00.023-07:002007-08-25T01:14:41.656-07:00#13 During a railway expansion in Egypt in the 19th century, construction companies unearthed so many mummies that they used them as fuel for locomotives. <br/><br/><a href='http://www.discover.com/issues/sep-06/departments/20thingsdeath/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/20_Things_You_Didn_t_Know_About_Death'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8545292149215860840?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-81308064357852784242007-08-25T01:14:00.021-07:002007-08-25T01:14:38.386-07:00Money for getting squashed in your airplane seat, our country's fattest state, the "Monster Thickburger", and more.<br/><br/><a href='http://discover.com/web-exclusives/20thingsobesity/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/20_Things_You_Didn_t_Know_About_Obesity'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8130806435785278424?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-70584747341173802882007-08-25T01:14:00.019-07:002007-08-25T01:14:35.657-07:00A movement is afoot to embrace disorder as the detritus of a creative mind. But the effort is a little disorganized.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/garden/21mess.html?ex=157680000&amp;en=7d9a7ed13b92bf17&amp;ei=5124&amp;partner=digg&amp;exprod=digg'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Saying_Yes_to_Mess_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7058474734117380288?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-26472978270745610572007-08-25T01:14:00.017-07:002007-08-25T01:14:34.895-07:00In the name of research, I consumed a bottle of Pinot Noir and lowered my blood pressure by nearly twenty points. It was only temporary, true ... but I'll bet you another bottle that it's repeatable. I've never been a wine drinker, but I'm willing to make an exception for science.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.geekbooks.com/blood_pressure_monitor_update.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Get_Smashed_and_Drop_Your_Blood_Pressure_by_Twenty_Points_in_One_Sitting'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2647297827074561057?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-21602645179162322222007-08-25T01:14:00.015-07:002007-08-25T01:14:33.869-07:00A 68-year-old man, Zhu Guorong, has surprised his family members, neighbours and friends by gaining new youth. Senior doctors and medical experts in Haikou of Hainan Province are stumped as well.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-09/06/content_682417.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Man_inexplicably_growing_younger'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2160264517916232222?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-87707134497336297272007-08-25T01:14:00.013-07:002007-08-25T01:14:30.547-07:00The least toxic drug known to humans is now illegal. The most toxic is available at Safeway. None of this makes any sense at all. And yet we continue to imprison people for ingesting substances far less harmful than others freely available. One has to wonder what the prohibitionists are smoking. Maybe nutmeg.<br/><br/><a href='http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/03/drugs_and_toxic.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Drugs_and_Toxicity_The_least_toxic_drug_known_to_humans_is_now_illegal'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8770713449733629727?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-52287010890803748062007-08-25T01:14:00.011-07:002007-08-25T01:14:28.727-07:00Diseases that give you: Photographic memory, a connection to God, New senses, Unlimited Euphoria, Immunity to Pain...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.autoadviceoffl.com/Braindisease.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/8_diseases_that_give_you_superhuman_powers'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5228701089080374806?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-38967712333519044552007-08-25T01:14:00.009-07:002007-08-25T01:14:25.452-07:00some geek took a bunch of pictures of 200 calories of all kinds of different foods... its pretty surprising to see that a small spoonful of peanut butter has the same number of calories as an entire plate of broccoli.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/What_does_200_Calories_Look_Like'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3896771233351904455?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-61788107106971487132007-08-25T01:14:00.007-07:002007-08-25T01:14:23.188-07:00I'll try to sum up a funny story that happened a few years ago: I got a vasectomy.  I met a girl soon afterwards. She was nice and attractive but with a selfish streak that raised a big red flag. She was 32 at the time and I could practically HEAR her biological clock ticking. Regardless, she was a good lay, easy on the eyes, and reasonably g...<br/><br/><a href='http://jims-empire.com/main/?p=327'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Complete_Ownage_of_a_Woman'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6178810710697148713?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-43965484949022793922007-08-25T01:14:00.005-07:002007-08-25T01:14:19.248-07:00I'll try to sum up a funny story that happened a few years ago: I got a vasectomy.  I met a girl soon afterwards. She was nice and attractive but with a selfish streak that raised a big red flag. She was 32 at the time and I could practically HEAR her biological clock ticking. Regardless, she was a good lay, easy on the eyes, and reasonably g...<br/><br/><a href='http://jims-empire.com/main/?p=327'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Complete_Ownage_of_a_Woman'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4396548494902279392?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-20739324405981978042007-08-25T01:14:00.003-07:002007-08-25T01:14:17.299-07:00My mother never knelt in front of me on the toilet and coached me on my form, and I should hope that your parents showed similar restraint. In theory, this is something that we learn through trial and error — even if we don’t remember it — and it is very likely that every person has developed his or her own masterful technique.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.randomsalad.com/go/how-to-wipe-your-ass/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/How_to_Wipe_Your_Buttox'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2073932440598197804?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-85209175891533009612007-08-25T01:14:00.001-07:002007-08-25T01:14:12.413-07:00Not coming to a pharmaceutical company near you soon...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10971'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Cheap_Safe_Drug_Kills_Most_Cancers'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8520917589153300961?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-56022219257221882812007-08-25T01:13:00.003-07:002007-08-25T01:13:59.776-07:00An almost sure-fire way to get over a sore throat. Seems to actually work and lots of people have great things to say about it. This site is just one recent example and includes a recipe, but the site it links to has many more positive reviews.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.myfinancialjourney.com/archive/frugal-cure-for-a-sore-throat'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/How_to_cure_a_sore_throat_almost_instantly'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5602221925722188281?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-59380312675609914802007-08-25T01:13:00.001-07:002007-08-25T01:13:54.322-07:00Weeks after learning he had advanced lung cancer, he won the lottery. The payout is $34,000 for 20 years but his doctors say that he only has 12-16 months left to live. He needs care from a specialized cancer hospital but needs a lump sum payment. Please bring attention to this story and give your digg. His only hope is a petition in Albany.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/11/nyregion/11lottery.html?ex=1328850000&amp;en=5d48858d0678881c&amp;ei=5090&amp;partner=rssuserland&amp;emc=rss'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Digg_this_and_help_this_man_get_treatment_for_advanced_lung_cancer'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5938031267560991480?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-77349877637609663032007-08-25T01:08:00.005-07:002007-08-25T01:08:12.912-07:00The rates of suicide, imprisonment and emotional dysfunction among highly intelligent people are much higher than for the average. Many are socially and emotionally underdeveloped or maldeveloped. Read on to learn why.http://billallin.com<br/><br/><a href='http://www.scribd.com/doc/8778/Why-Intelligent-People-Tend-To-Be-Unhappy'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Why_Intelligent_People_Tend_To_Be_Unhappy'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7734987763760966303?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-64305930078965230472007-08-25T01:08:00.003-07:002007-08-25T01:08:10.209-07:00"The Ink-blot Test, also known as The Rorschach Test was originally invented by Hermann Rorschach. (1884-1922) as a psychology/personality test used by psychiatrists on their patients. A patient will look into a series of 10 inkblots (Some in color and some in black and white) and say what they see.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.inkblottestwallpaper.com/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Very_Cool_40_Ink_Blot_Test_Wallpapers_black_white_and_color'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6430593007896523047?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-4042751655231109432007-08-25T01:08:00.001-07:002007-08-25T01:08:02.339-07:00A man-made, pure-white compound called Oxycyte carries oxygen 50 times as effectively as our own blood. Researchers are betting that it’s the best way to treat America’s leading cause of accidental death: traumatic brain injury.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/9e367f36fca9e010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Oxycyte_Better_Than_Blood'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-404275165523110943?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-44804584947724968322007-08-25T01:07:00.015-07:002007-08-25T01:07:55.451-07:00Ever wondered how to stay healthy? Here are 15 foods that you should be eating on a regular basis.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.protectyourincome.com/information/15-foods-you-shouldnt-live-without.asp'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/15_Foods_You_Shouldn_t_Live_Without'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4480458494772496832?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-41994193545684666352007-08-25T01:07:00.013-07:002007-08-25T01:07:48.237-07:00Water, that molecule-of-all-trades, is famous for its roles in shaping the Earth, sustaining living creatures and serving as a universal solvent. Now, researchers at the University of Michigan and the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic have uncovered two previously unknown roles for water in RNA enzymes, molecules which themselves play criti<br/><br/><a href='http://www.physorg.com/news75471151.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Rehydrate_your_RNA_needs_it'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4199419354568466635?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-22370868841355375412007-08-25T01:07:00.011-07:002007-08-25T01:07:46.113-07:00Amazing what we don't here about because a huge pharmaceutical name isn't on it.<br/><br/><a href='http://media.www.studentprintz.com/media/storage/paper974/news/2007/01/23/Opinion/Scientists.Cure.Cancer.But.No.One.Takes.Notice-2667600.shtml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Cancer_cured_yet_no_one_paid_attention'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2237086884135537541?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-30879659802758508142007-08-25T01:07:00.009-07:002007-08-25T01:07:41.525-07:00It's the biggest little billion dollar secret in our world of pets - because if anybody did tell you the truth about what is going into your beloved dog or cat's stomach when you pour stuff out of those bags.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.pawspot.com/info/page/resources?entry=the_little_multi_billion_dollar'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Little_Multi_Billion_Dollar_Lie_About_Your_Pet_s_Food'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3087965980275850814?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-51313586386376683252007-08-25T01:07:00.007-07:002007-08-25T01:07:20.427-07:00These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD -- part of a test conducted by the US government during it's alliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950's. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils, watch what happens.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.cowboybooks.com.au/html/acidtrip1.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/LSD_Drawings_2'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5131358638637668325?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-79016626037956675212007-08-25T01:07:00.005-07:002007-08-25T01:07:16.655-07:00In this day and age, men have absolutely zero reproductive rights. If a woman wants a child, she’s going to have a child even if it means poking a hole in a condom. When it comes time to plan a family, a man is not allowed to say “enough is enough” or “we can’t afford it” or “I’m not sure I can be as good a Father if I spread myself too thin”...<br/><br/><a href='http://www.violentacres.com/archives/129/it-takes-two-parents-to-raise-a-successful-functioning-child'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/It_Takes_Two_Parents_To_Raise_a_Successful_Functioning_Child'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7901662603795667521?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-54936701227666771542007-08-25T01:07:00.003-07:002007-08-25T01:07:12.826-07:00If you know what Diabetes can do to your life, you know that this is huge.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=a042812e-492c-4f07-8245-8a598ab5d1bf'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Diabetes_1_AND_2_cured_OVERNIGHT_in_mice'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5493670122766677154?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-52343564903722361742007-08-25T01:07:00.001-07:002007-08-25T01:07:07.926-07:00Month-by-month photos.<br/><br/><a href='http://static.iftk.com.br/mt/2007/03/4_years_of_persistent_training.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/How_you_could_look_in_the_next_4_years_if_you_start_body_building_now'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5234356490372236174?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-54185757415682769262007-08-25T01:05:00.003-07:002007-08-25T01:05:23.445-07:00The Wellness Community of Boston presents the Fourth Annual “I'm Too Young For This” Symposium. A free full day conference addressing the concerns ofyoung adults whose lives have been affected by cancer. Saturday, March 31st, 2007 at the Massachusetts College of Art.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.livelywomen.com/2007/03/16/young-adult-cancer-conference-in-boston-on-march-31/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Young_Adult_Cancer_Conference_in_Boston'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5418575741568276926?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-76255893527179690362007-08-25T01:05:00.001-07:002007-08-25T01:05:16.084-07:00Universal truths that all men should--but don't--understand<br/><br/><a href='http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&amp;channel=sex&amp;category=better.sex&amp;conitem=65d999edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd____&amp;page=0&amp;pageLocation=true&amp;print=true&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.menshealth.com%2Fcda%2Farticle.do%3Fsite%3DMensHealth%26chan'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/50_Things_She_Wishes_You_Knew'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7625589352717969036?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-12451379834531785612007-08-06T09:23:00.005-07:002007-08-06T09:23:07.470-07:00Is it really possible to get more out of your time off? Not just making this time more productive, but actually making it more enjoyable. Here's how to fill your spare time with 'active leisure'.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/why-your-free-time-is-boring.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Why_Your_Free_Time_is_Boring_and_how_to_change_that'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1245137983453178561?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-28779836205202057502007-08-06T09:23:00.003-07:002007-08-06T09:23:05.411-07:00Yet another government funded study. Does it hold any water? The purple elephant tells me yes.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070726.wpsycho0725/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Lost_touch_with_reality_Now_you_can_blame_the_pot'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2877983620520205750?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-83384577586001845142007-08-06T09:23:00.001-07:002007-08-06T09:23:00.346-07:00Two popular drugs used to treat late-onset diabetes may double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study. Researchers who analysed data on 78,000 patients who took Avandia or Actos to treat type II diabetes found that it increased the risk of heart failure by up to 100 percent, said the study released on Thursday.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&amp;click_id=31&amp;art_id=nw20070727102417866C370337'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/STUDY_Two_popular_Diabetes_drugs_may_double_the_risk_of_heart_failure'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8338457758600184514?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-5714999562855218642007-08-06T09:22:00.021-07:002007-08-06T09:22:58.146-07:00People who take steps to maintain the health of their heart and blood vessels may be protecting their brains too, a new study from UK researchers suggests.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSCOL76814020070727'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Heart_disease_tied_to_mental_decline'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-571499956285521864?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-90867909266797546072007-08-06T09:22:00.019-07:002007-08-06T09:22:56.614-07:00A Gallup poll shows that 21% of U.S. adults currently smoke; that smoking statistic has never been lower since the annual poll began in 1944.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/07/27/health/webmd/main3106215.shtml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Fewest_U_S_Smokers_Since_1944'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-9086790926679754607?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-8449070367266772332007-08-06T09:22:00.017-07:002007-08-06T09:22:53.617-07:00The Beauty Smile Trainer is basically a mouthpiece, but it's designed specifically to make your smile wider and more amicable than the one you already have. Weird, just weird..<br/><br/><a href='http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2007/07/rubber-gadget-t.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/WTF_Japanese_Rubber_Gadget_Teaches_You_How_to_Smile_PICTURE'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-844907036726677233?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-76420848354165283032007-08-06T09:22:00.015-07:002007-08-06T09:22:51.819-07:00Not only is healthcare a basic human need but it is also a human right and the health of the citizenz leads to great benefits for any nation's economy. The map shows all the countries with some degree of healthcare and looks at countries that provide universal healthcare.<br/><br/><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_healthcare#Countries_with_universal_health_care'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Map_Countries_with_Universal_Healthcare'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7642084835416528303?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-32818885563001335672007-08-06T09:22:00.013-07:002007-08-06T09:22:50.025-07:00China has ordered all hotels, holiday resorts and public showers to provide condoms, part of nationwide efforts to fight the spread of AIDS.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSPEK27213320070727'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Hotels_told_to_provide_condoms'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3281888556300133567?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-7802279349013649112007-08-06T09:22:00.011-07:002007-08-06T09:22:46.783-07:0010. Baldness: Although baldness is common in men, scientists don't understand much about why so little is going on up there. Genes do play a role, but your mom is not the only one at fault.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.livescience.com/health/top_10_worst_heredity_conditions-1.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Top_10_Worst_Hereditary_Conditions'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-780227934901364911?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-17916428953296238002007-08-06T09:22:00.009-07:002007-08-06T09:22:44.593-07:0010. Baldness: Although baldness is common in men, scientists don't understand much about why so little is going on up there. Genes do play a role, but your mom is not the only one at fault.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.livescience.com/health/top_10_worst_heredity_conditions-1.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Top_10_Worst_Hereditary_Conditions'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1791642895329623800?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-54917079127689091222007-08-06T09:22:00.007-07:002007-08-06T09:22:42.747-07:00A group of prostitutes thought to be immune to HIV have now become infected, causing dismay to scientists hoping to develop an Aids vaccine. It was thought that exposure to HIV on a regular basis created immunity, but six Kenyan women previously thought to be resistant are now HIV-positive.<br/><br/><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/619316.stm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Prostitutes_thought_to_be_Immune_to_HIV_are_now_infected'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5491707912768909122?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-9383488933889470882007-08-06T09:22:00.005-07:002007-08-06T09:22:40.787-07:00From the taunting of the chubby child in the playground to cruel jibes at fat people in work and social settings, few could doubt there is widespread prejudice against the overweight. However, according to research reported in Evolution and Human Behavior some people suffer abuse because being too fat is mistaken by the brain for a sign of disease.<br/><br/><a href='http://news.independent.co.uk/health/article2814756.ece'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Why_Slim_People_Dislike_The_Over_Weight'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-938348893388947088?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-64023037443754594852007-08-06T09:22:00.003-07:002007-08-06T09:22:38.765-07:00This is a classic example of religion screwing with the mind of a child. This kid posted a question on "Yahoo Answers" asking if it was okay to masturbate. He was scared to death that he might go to hell or not be able to lead a normal life. This can't be right.<br/><br/><a href='http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061125092519AADP4G5'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Masturbation_Will_Lead_to_Hell_The_Effects_of_Religion'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6402303744375459485?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-33644886231875099292007-08-06T09:22:00.001-07:002007-08-06T09:22:36.499-07:00According to nutritionists, naturally color-vibrant foods serve an important role in keeping you healthy and even reducing cancer risks. Antioxidants, phytochemicals, Beta carotine and lycopene... All the science talk can be intimidating… so we’ve created a visual guide to show you which fruits and vegetables are part of a colorful, healthy diet.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2007/07/29/color-guide-to-staying-healthy-and-eating-right/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Color_Guide_to_Staying_Healthy_and_Eating_Right'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3364488623187509929?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-86699566427271797642007-08-06T09:19:00.043-07:002007-08-06T09:19:54.279-07:00What if I told you there was a pill that slows aging and allows you to live a healthy life to age 100? Such a pill may exist right now.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/duncan/17658/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Longevity_Pill_Tested_in_Humans'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8669956642727179764?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-40763232417509813022007-08-06T09:19:00.041-07:002007-08-06T09:19:50.931-07:00Short circuits' occur in the body's messaging system, because nerve signals get slowed or blocked.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22157971-663,00.html?from=public_rss'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Breakthrough_in_MS_biggest_for_decades'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4076323241750981302?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-87387677167934592172007-08-06T09:19:00.039-07:002007-08-06T09:19:47.974-07:00"I could be dead by then," she said yesterday. You think?<br/><br/><a href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2137719,00.html?gusrc=rss&amp;feed=networkfront'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/108_Year_Old_Woman_Put_on_18_Month_Waiting_List_for_Hearing_Aid'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8738767716793459217?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-19789894850706848772007-08-06T09:19:00.037-07:002007-08-06T09:19:46.387-07:00Feeling stressed? Taking on lots of new commitments? If you answered yes to those two questions, you may need to take a close look at your love life, according to a team of German researchers.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,482761,00.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Study_Couple_s_Who_Don_t_Have_Sex_End_Up_Hating_Each_Other'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1978989485070684877?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-38732943416909938512007-08-06T09:19:00.035-07:002007-08-06T09:19:43.150-07:00The subconscious brain is more active, independent and purposeful than once thought. Sometimes it takes charge. <br/><br/><a href='http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/31/health/psychology/31subl.html?ex=1343620800&amp;en=d63e52cd16496308&amp;ei=5124&amp;partner=digg&amp;exprod=digg'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Who_s_Minding_the_Mind'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3873294341690993851?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-3151018123823704082007-08-06T09:19:00.033-07:002007-08-06T09:19:41.209-07:00A group of high profile 'personal productivity' bloggers collected a list of the 100 best “tips to improve your life.” Leo Babauta, author of Zen Habits compiled the list. While not specific to creative professionals, the list includes tips that are likely to boost overall effectiveness and the impact we are able to make with our ideas.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.behance.com/Featured/Articles/100-Tips-to-Improve-Your-Life/5591'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/100_Tips_to_Improve_your_Life'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-315101812382370408?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-62368065963885463642007-08-06T09:19:00.031-07:002007-08-06T09:19:38.746-07:00In fact, a more detailed study from 2000 is devoted strictly to this topic, and finds the same thing: Smart Teens Don't Have Sex (or Kiss Much Either).<br/><br/><a href='http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/04/intercourse-and-intelligence.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Graph_The_Smarter_You_Are_The_Less_Sex_You_Get'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6236806596388546364?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-55605418954658152952007-08-06T09:19:00.029-07:002007-08-06T09:19:36.224-07:00The night Leo climbed on top of me and pleaded, "Come on, baby, please," I didn't know whether to be amused or offended. Granted, we'd been drinking. And I was in his bed, wearing a T-shirt and teeny panties. But we'd been friends for a decade. I was in town to catch up, not hook up. "Get off me, you idiot," I demanded.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&amp;channel=sex.relationships&amp;category=couples&amp;conitem=4258c231e2762110VgnVCM10000013281eac____'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Don_t_Dare_Sleep_with_your_WingWoman'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5560541895465815295?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-66397064737107259252007-08-06T09:19:00.027-07:002007-08-06T09:19:34.535-07:00"Doctors recruited 339 volunteers who were divided into four categories: those who smoked only cannabis, those who smoked only tobacco, those who smoked both, and those who smoked neither." The finding s are pretty amazing.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2007/1992551.htm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Your_favorite_wacky_tobacky_joint_hits_your_lungs_like_5_cigarettes'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6639706473710725925?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-17760023735498639602007-08-06T09:19:00.025-07:002007-08-06T09:19:29.187-07:00Not your typical causes diabetes, makes you fat stuff. Very interesting long term effects soda can have on your body. I am drinking water from now on.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.waterforlifeusa.com/blog/uncategorized/8-ways-soda-fizzles-your-health/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/8_Ways_Soda_Fizzles_Your_Health'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1776002373549863960?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-52125342065328010882007-08-06T09:19:00.023-07:002007-08-06T09:19:26.936-07:00What they found was physicians who were deemed more religious as reflected by intrinsic religiosity or frequency of attendance of religious services were not more likely to report caring for underserved patient populations — those that tended to be poor, uninsured or on Medicaid, the federal program for the poor.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20055156/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Study_Religious_doctors_no_more_likely_to_treat_poor'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5212534206532801088?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-45669964646768275232007-08-06T09:19:00.021-07:002007-08-06T09:19:23.789-07:00Call it a curse, a friend, even Aunt Flo -- but don't call it obligatory. As the new birth control pill that eliminates women's periods hits pharmacies this week, some will say goodbye to menstruation. More though, it seems, are wary of eliminating the monthly bleeding that's symbolic of womanhood.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5012963.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/New_Pill_Eliminates_Period_Now_Available'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4566996464676827523?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-24297877243732372612007-08-06T09:19:00.019-07:002007-08-06T09:19:21.707-07:00You might be surprised to know that alcohol is far more dangerous than both Big Puff and Puff the Magic Dragon. Check out this graphic guide to the most dangerous substances humanity ingests (and imbibes, snorts, shoots and sniffs).<br/><br/><a href='http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41949000/gif/_41949092_drugs_graph_416.gif'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Most_Dangerous_Drugs_bar_graph'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2429787724373237261?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-13174247496700075782007-08-06T09:19:00.017-07:002007-08-06T09:19:19.511-07:00After exhaustively compiling a list of the 237 reasons why people have sex, researchers found that young men and women get intimate for mostly the same motivations. It's more about lust in the body than a love connection in the heart.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.newsday.com/news/health/am-sex0801,0,7567372.story?track=rss'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/It_s_Official_Lust_Trumps_Love'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1317424749670007578?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-67822604292558301592007-08-06T09:19:00.015-07:002007-08-06T09:19:17.168-07:00(AP) -- A brain-damaged man who could communicate only with slight eye or thumb movements for six years can speak again, after stimulating electrodes were placed in his brain, researchers report.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.physorg.com/news105194778.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Brain_Injured_Man_Speaks_After_6_Years'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6782260429255830159?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-84998386633275404252007-08-06T09:19:00.013-07:002007-08-06T09:19:14.650-07:00Prosecutors say Dr. Hootan Roozrokh, 33, of San Francisco, gave a harmful drug and prescribed excessive doses of morphine and a sedative to 25-year-old Ruben Navarro, who died in 2006. The prosecutor's office said in a statement that the drugs were prescribed "to accelerate Mr. Navarro's death in order to recover his organs."<br/><br/><a href='http://ktla.trb.com/news/ktla-transplantsurgeon,0,3839178.story?track=rss'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Doctor_Accused_of_Killing_Patient_to_Harvest_his_Organs'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-8499838663327540425?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-68389272015963883722007-08-06T09:19:00.011-07:002007-08-06T09:19:12.454-07:00A 38-year-old man who had been in a near-coma for six years was recently awakened via the use of a pacemaker and two electrodes which were implanted deeply in his brain.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/02/deep-brain-electrical-stimulation-brings-man-out-of-vegetative-s/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Deep_brain_electrical_stimulation_brings_man_out_of_vegetative_state'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6838927201596388372?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-48466132568017537662007-08-06T09:19:00.009-07:002007-08-06T09:19:09.846-07:00"Some of these would challenge the acrobats of Cirque Du Soleil, let alone a 30-something couch jockey with a bum knee."<br/><br/><a href='http://www.thebachelorguy.com/5-summer-sex-positions-that-could-get-you-hospitalized-or-arrested.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/5_Summer_Sex_Positions_That_Could_Get_You_Hospitalized_Or_Arrested'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-4846613256801753766?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-56645202949931862982007-08-06T09:19:00.007-07:002007-08-06T09:19:08.048-07:00Reading coverage of marijuana research in the mainstream press increases the risk of becoming misinformed by 50-300%.An analysis of the various scare stories on marijuana appearing in major papers lately. When facts are left out, others exaggerated to the point of sensationalism, truth and reality lose, and how many people are hurt in the process<br/><br/><a href='http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_blog/2007/aug/01/new_study_marijuana_does_not_cau'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Marijuana_Does_Not_Cause_Psychosis_Lung_Damage_or_Skin_Cancer'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-5664520294993186298?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-91274008214225921412007-08-06T09:19:00.005-07:002007-08-06T09:19:05.766-07:00Simplify your life-and boost your health-with these basic foods that really work You can nibble on goji berries, whip up noni juice smoothies and stock your shelves with antioxidants.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1020788/6_superfoods_that_prevent_disease/index.html'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/6_Superfoods_That_Prevent_Disease'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-9127400821422592141?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-35976302000651442912007-08-06T09:19:00.003-07:002007-08-06T09:19:03.035-07:00Sex abstinence programmes do not stop risky sexual behaviour or help prevent unwanted pregnancy, a research team has concluded. The Oxford University team reviewed 13 US trials involving over 15,000 people aged 10 to 21.<br/><br/><a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6927733.stm'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/No_sex_programmes_not_working'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-3597630200065144291?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-62143922834491588322007-08-06T09:19:00.001-07:002007-08-06T09:19:00.747-07:00People who drank a lot of coffee were 55 percent less likely to have been diagnosed with liver cancer than those who didn't drink any coffee.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/02/health/webmd/main3127995.shtml'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Coffee_May_Curb_Liver_Cancer'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-6214392283449158832?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-27531631399692945172007-08-06T09:18:00.011-07:002007-08-06T09:18:58.873-07:00It's not sexy, or pretty, in any way. But it works perfectly still, and is likely to remain functional for a century. There's no reason that more attractive versions, in a variety of shapes, can't be made. Stainless steel would be fine for the bottle as long as the top is equally rugged.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/08/the_perfect_roa_1.php'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/The_Perfect_Road_Trip_Water_Bottle_A_67_Year_Old_Design'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-2753163139969294517?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-70932675021428482082007-08-06T09:18:00.009-07:002007-08-06T09:18:56.756-07:00“An apple a day keeps the doctor away”…but why?<br/><br/><a href='http://www.succeedwiththis.com/9-reasons-why-an-apple-a-day-really-keeps-the-doctor-away/'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/9_Reasons_why_An_Apple_a_Day_Really_Keeps_the_Doctor_away'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-7093267502142848208?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644955950780116466.post-11921861985216996002007-08-06T09:18:00.007-07:002007-08-06T09:18:55.720-07:00Children's vocabulary often booms in the second year of life, and new research may show how that happens.<br/><br/><a href='http://children.webmd.com/news/20070803/why-toddlers-vocabulary-grows-quickly?src=RSS_PUBLIC'>read more</a> | <a href='http://digg.com/health/Why_Toddlers_Vocabulary_Grows_Quickly'>digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1644955950780116466-1192186198521699600?l=the-health-stories.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jeiophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13311150309953357335noreply@blogger.com0