Archive for Health
Good News on Marriage: Couples Improve With Age
p class=inside-copy>Married couples in their later years often show a great deal of affection, according to author Maggie Scarf, who has spent more than 30 years studying relationships. In the article linked below, she explains the findings of her research — and her marriage of 55 years to Herb Scarf, a Yale professor. p class=inside-copy>Scarf [...]
Drug Samples Endanger Children
p>A new study suggests that free drug samples, which are used as an effective marketing tool by the drug industry, do little to help the poor and may put children’s health at risk. p>The study analyzed an in-depth survey conducted in 2004 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that asked people how they [...]
A Closer Look at the Health Risks Posed by Drugs in Your Drinking Water
p>Scientists say that there are traces of prescription drugs in the water coming from many people’s faucets — everything from antidepressants to heart medication to birth control pills to caffeine. p>While the long-term health risks are unclear, there is evidence that medicines in the water, as well as hormones and chemicals, have negatively affected frogs [...]
Do You Suffer From These Allergic Reactions?
p>b>Cell Phones p>In recent years, dermatologists have begun to see an increasing number of contact dermatitis patients who are allergic to their cell phones — or more specifically the nickel in their cell phones. p> p>b>Chairs, Flutes and Other Items With Nickel p>The unexpected allergic reactions to nickel don’t stop at cell phones. The number [...]
Hypertension Rates are Soaring in the United States
p>Researchers from the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute have revealed that the number of Americans treated for high blood pressure has dramatically increased. The main cause of the increase is obesity. p>A study processing data gathered on more than 30,000 people showed that the number of hypertension patients increased from 50.3 percent to [...]