Posts Tagged ‘#health’

For First Time, Baby Is Cured of H.I.V., Doctors Say – NYTimes.com

Monday, March 4th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/04/health/for-first-time-baby-cured-of-hiv-doctors-say.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&seid=auto&_r=0

Obesity is Genetic – Newsweek and The Daily Beast

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2009/09/09/the-real-cause-of-obesity.html

How Scientists Stalked a Lethal Superbug—With the Killer’s Own DNA | Wired Science | Wired.com

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/01/ff-kpc-superbug-nih/

Fiber One vs. All-Bran

Saturday, March 2nd, 2013

NUTRITIONAL CONTENT per half-cup serving:
Fiber One has fewer calories (60 vs. 80), less sugar (0 vs. 6g), and more fiber (14g vs. 10g).

However, it also has more sodium (105mg vs. 80mg), less potassium (100mg vs. 350mg), and less protein (2g vs. 4g). Plus it has less Vitamin A (0 vs. 10%), Vitamin D (0 vs. 10%), B6 (25 vs. 100%), Folic Acid (25% vs. 100%), B12 (25 vs. 100%), Phosphorus (6 vs. 35%), Magnesium (4 vs. 25%), and Copper (0 vs. 10%). It does have more zinc (25 vs. 10%).
The two are identical in fat (1g), cholesterol (0), Vitamin C (10%), Calcium (10%), Iron (25%), Thiamin (25%), Riboflavin (25%), and Niacin (25%).

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=4837449

Study Finds Genetic Risk Factors Shared by 5 Psychiatric Disorders – NYTimes.com

Friday, March 1st, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/health/study-finds-genetic-risk-factors-shared-by-5-psychiatric-disorders.html

Bitter Pill | Time – describes outrageous “chargemaster” prices at hospitals, lavishes praise on medicare

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us | TIME.com
http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/20/bitter-pill-why-medical-bills-are-killing-us

Ask Well: The Nutrients in Fruits and Veggies – NYTimes.com

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/ask-well-the-nutrients-in-fruits-and-veggies/

The five most promising new cancer treatments – health – 16 October 2012 – New Scientist

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

rnai, immuno, bact, viruses, nano

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628861.800-the-five-most-promising-new-cancer-treatments.html?page=3

DNA Analysis, More Accessible Than Ever, Opens New Doors – NYTimes.com

Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/health/dna-analysis-more-accessible-than-ever-opens-new-doors.html?smid=tw-share

A Portable Metabolism Tracker To Tell You Why You’re Fat | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

Sunday, February 17th, 2013

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681347/a-portable-metabolism-tracker-to-tell-you-why-youre-fat