Clod | October 28, 2011
Researchers at the Queensland Brain Institute in Brisbane have shown that the the anti-depressant drug Prozac protects laboratory mice against the devastating hereditary brain disorder Huntington’s disease, according to an article from The Age on 16 October.
Clod | October 21, 2011
After skimming the maps above, you’re probably reeling from the state of our union. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta released these visual fat stats in October, and the news is grim: While in 1991 only four states were dangerously overweight (defined as 15 percent of the population’s being obese), less [...]
Clod | October 20, 2011
How acidic or alkaline our diet is, can have a great impact on our health. Acidic foods are those which leave an acidic residue in our body after they are digested and metabolized. Acidic foods tend to be high in protein and phosphorus.
Clod | October 13, 2011
The real danger is that body-image behaviors (e.g., excessive and avoiding behaviors) create increased focus and preoccupation with one’s body. These behaviors may include frequent weighing, perhaps even several times an hour or day; frequent measuring of wrist or abdomen size; repeatedly checking one’s size or shape in a mirror; or frequently pinching abdominal flesh [...]
Clod | October 5, 2011
Hodgkin’s disease, also known as Hodgkin’s lymphoma, is one of two types of cancer of the lymph system. The other type is called non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). The lymph system, responsible for protecting the body from disease and infection, is made up of tiny bean-shaped glands connected by a network of very small channels that carry [...]