Are you living in a city? Are you complaining that you are always tired and never get any sleep because you are so stressed out? Well you are not alone. With common factors such as traffic, crowds, noise, grime, and crime, cities are generally not perceived as oases of calm. And […]
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Should We Take a Second Look at the Benefits of Palm Oil?
Often overlooked as unhealthy, palm oils, which congeal at room temperature, may have some surprising anti-carcinogenic properties. A staple in Southeast Asian cooking because if it’s availability, palm oil contains a certain type of vitamin E called tocotrienol. Although tocotrienols can be found in rice bran, barley and wheat, palm oil is the […]
Medical Records Go Digital
The complex field of health-care information may soon be a little more streamlined. On Tuesday, Chicago-based electronic medical records provider Allscripts announced it has agreed to merge with British rival Misys PLC in a cash-and-stocks deal worth more than $1 billion
It’s All Greek to U.S.
As Europe confronts another act in its Greek drama, many are watching and wondering, Is the U.S.
Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health
Amnesty International may be best known to American audiences for bringing to light horror stories abroad such as the disappearance of political activists in Argentina or the abysmal conditions inside South African prisons under apartheid. But in a new report on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal-health care crisis in this country as part of a systemic violation of women’s rights.
Convicts or Illegals: Georgia Hunts for Farmworkers As Tough Immigration Law Takes Hold
As a gubernatorial candidate last summer, Georgia Republican Nathan Deal boasted of having backed measures to bar undocumented immigrants from federal health care, and public colleges.
The Dark Side of Science
Will nanomachines one day be launched into our bloodstreams to monitor health and combat disease? Or will “self-replicating nanobots” proliferate out of control until they completely overrun the planet?
AIDS Whistle-Blower
AIDS was the last thing Gui Xien expected to find in the remote peasant villages of China’s Henan province.
MARKETING: Johnny Granola-Seed
The largest empty space on the shelves of health-food stores these days is probably where the Crunchy Granola is stocked. What is Crunchy Granola
Health Lessons from Europe
High infant mortality, low life expectancy, soaring health-care costs — the symptoms are numerous and the diagnosis unmistakable: America’s health-care system is ailing.