“Yoga protects the brain from depression,” The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that researchers have found that three sessions of yoga a week can help to keep you relaxed and prevent depression. This small trial randomly allocated 52 healthy people to either yoga or a walking exercise for 12 weeks.
A regulatory protein best known for its role in a rare genetic brain disorder also may play a critical role in cocaine addiction, according to a recent study in rats, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health.
CBC.ca Iron-Regulating Protein Could Help Battle Breast Cancer Voice of America Almost all cells need iron to grow. Now, researchers have identified a link between the body's system for regulating iron and breast cancer. The discovery could help doctors predict the course of breast cancer disease and even help them decide the most …
An experimental compound appears to improve metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity, according to a preliminary study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health.
“Parents should not give their children medicine from an ordinary teaspoon,” said the Daily Express. The newspaper said that spoon size can vary greatly, leading to doses that are far too large or small
Globe and Mail Oil outrage on Pensacola Beach CNN Pensacola, Florida (CNN) — The beaches in Pensacola, Florida, are known for their soft, sugar-white sand. On a sunny day, the contrast of the pure white beach with the blue of the water is postcard perfect. ..
Telegraph.co.uk ON BISPHENOL A – Infant health prevails in state Assembly vote San Francisco Chronicle Torrico expressed his concern about the effects of BPA exposure on children in this 2009 news conference in support of SB797.
Health Newstrack Frozen Blood a Source of Stem Cells, Study Finds ABC News WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Frozen blood from stored samples can be used to make cells resembling stem cells, researchers said on Thursday — opening a potential new and easier source for the valued cells. They used cells from blood to make induced …
Globe and Mail Sue McDonald's over toys in Happy Meals? Not necessarily, says CSPI director Daily Caller “McDonald's faces lawsuit over Happy Meals,” reports the LA Times
“Pregnant women have been warned their delivery is nearly 50% more likely to go wrong if they give birth at night rather than during the day due to poor staff cover”, reports the Daily Mail. The news story is based on a seven-year study of hospital births in the Netherlands. It found an increased risk of adverse outcomes in newborn infants with evening and night births in hospitals, and with night births in specialist centres.
