Healthland

http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/15/have-a-sinus-infection-dont-bother-with-antibiotics/

Mending Scarred Hearts

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/02/15/stem-cell-stocks-mending-scarred-hearts/

Counterfeits of cancer drug Avastin found in U.S.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/15/us-counterfeits-cancer-drug-avastin-foun-idUSTRE81E1TK20120215

Ketamine: Quick Fix for Severe Depression?

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/01/30/quick-fix-for-severe-depression/

Sugar Dangers - Dr. Richard Johnson Lecture (Part 2 of 3)

This is an interesting video about high blood pressure, salt, uric acid, weight gain, and sugar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leZzLs2_Ut8&feature=relmfu

In part three he mentions that Vitamin C neutralizes uric acid's effects.

The Skin Gun - this is real

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y5H9Sasq5U&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Extraversion and introversion

The relative importance of nature versus environment in determining the level of extraversion is controversial and the focus of many studies. Twin studies find a genetic component of 39% to 58%. In terms of the environmental component, the shared family environment appears to be far less important than individual environmental factors that are not shared between siblings.

 

Eysenck proposed that extraversion was caused by variability in cortical arousal. He hypothesized that introverts are characterized by higher levels of activity than extraverts and so are chronically more cortically aroused than extraverts. The fact that extraverts require more external stimulation than introverts has been interpreted as evidence for this hypothesis. Other evidence of the "stimulation" hypothesis is that introverts salivate more than extraverts in response to a drop of lemon juice.

 

Extraversion has been linked to higher sensitivity of the mesolimbic dopamine system to potentially rewarding stimuli. This in part explains the high levels of positive affect found in extraverts, since they will more intensely feel the excitement of a potential reward. One consequence of this is that extraverts can more easily learn the contingencies for positive reinforcement, since the reward itself is experienced as greater.

 

One study found that introverts have more blood flow in the frontal lobes of their brain and the anterior or frontal thalamus, which are areas dealing with internal processing, such as planning and problem solving. Extraverts have more blood flow in the anterior cingulate gyrus, temporal lobes, and posterior thalamus, which are involved in sensory and emotional experience.  This study and other research indicates that introversion-extraversion is related to individual differences in brain function.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion#Causes

 

 

Is There an ADHD Diet?

http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/news/20120109/is-there-an-adhd-diet

Pills recalled, living to 110, red wine benefits

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/healthyperspective/post/2012-01-09/pills-recalled-longevity-clues-stem-cell-fraud-red-wine-benefits-and-alcohol-limits/598993/1

 

Fructose Sugar Addiction Dangers - Lecture - Dr Richard Johnson - 1 of 3

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHh6EDrffdc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Study-Statins-reduce-flu-death-risk-by-half

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/coldflu/story/2011-12-14/Study-Statins-reduce-flu-death-risk-by-half/51914122/1

Why putting anti-depressants in our water supply is perfectly reasonable | SmartPlanet

http://m.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/why-putting-anti-depressants-in-our-water-supply-is-perfectly-reasonable/11613

If low levels if lithium are beneficial then we should have the
freedom to buy it as a dietary supplement, but only if we choose to do
so. It should not be forced upon us.

There was another study that claimed that low levels of lithium can
also help us live longer.

http://www.dnaindia.com/scitech/report_how-lithium-in-ordinary-tap-water-increases-lifespan-in-humans_1509965

The Sex Addiction Epidemic

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/11/27/the-sex-addiction-epidemic.html

Will Eating Six Small Meals Help Me Lose Weight? - That's Fit

http://www.thatsfit.com/2010/07/20/will-eating-six-small-meals-a-day-help-me-lose-weight/

Does Eating Small Meals Help You Lose Weight? | LIVESTRONG.COM

http://www.livestrong.com/article/237649-does-eating-small-meals-help-you-lose-weight/

can eating 6 small meals help lose weight? - Y! Answers

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110218074901AAhvvKx

Fwd: dehydration

From: larry.r.trout

'EU bans claim that water can prevent dehydration

Brussels bureaucrats were ridiculed yesterday after banning drink manufacturers from claiming that water can prevent dehydration.

EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact.

Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.

Last night, critics claimed the EU was at odds with both science and common sense. Conservative MEP Roger Helmer said: "This is stupidity writ large.

"The euro is burning, the EU is falling apart and yet here they are: highly-paid, highly-pensioned officials worrying about the obvious qualities of water and trying to deny us the right to say what is patently true.

"If ever there were an episode which demonstrates the folly of the great European project then this is it."'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/8897662/EU-bans-claim-that-water-can-prevent-dehydration.html

FDA Kills Smokers

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/1111/stossel111611.php3

Brain scan study finds evidence of "chemo brain"

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/15/us-brain-scan-idUSTRE7AE1EQ20111115

How to cut your risk of memory loss

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/09/health/keeping-brain-young-memory/?hpt=he_c1

Autistic children may have too many brain cells

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/autism/story/2011-11-08/Autistic-children-may-have-too-many-brain-cells-study-says/51128494/1

The health problem of Steve Jobs

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THWsjxXVOkM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

FDA Says ADHD Medications Are OK

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/236941.php

Devil in the Milk (part 1)

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkPnUL5xfYA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Englewood Cliffs importer linked to salmonella outbreak

http://www.northjersey.com/news/132733633_Englewood_Cliffs_importer_linked_to_salmonella_outbreak.html

Medicare 2012 premium hike smaller than feared

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/27/us-usa-health-medicare-idUSTRE79Q77A20111027

Hormones Linked to Weight Gain After Dieting

http://www.healthnews.com/en/news/Hormones-Linked-to-Weight-Gain-After-Dieting/131qzCrvr5SOgG5wKNrtrD/

In-depth cholesterol tests stir debate among doctors

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20125198-10391704/in-depth-cholesterol-tests-stir-debate-among-doctors/

Utah study: Gastric bypass for obese may put diabetes in remission |

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/52731362-78/surgery-diabetes-obese-utah.html.csp

Maltitol - The Problems With Maltitol

Today I bought on clearance 3 "no sugar added" mini fruit pies from
Wal-Mart. They were cherry, blueberry and apple. This was an impulse
purchase. I was tempted by the low price and the "no sugar added"
on the label. I ate them all. I was hungry.

I should have know better. I read the ingredients a little too late.
They all have Maltitol. I have run into Maltitol before. Usually it
gives me gas really bad. Although it is frequently used as a sugar
substitute in a many different products, maybe it should be illegal.
"Sugar alcohols" in general tend to cause intestinal problems...

http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/nutrition/a/maltitol.htm