Tag Archives: Medicine
Does Ambien makes you fat and cross-dress?
According to this news article in the Herald Sun, health officials (I’m assuming in Australia) are alerting doctors to some odd side affects of taking an insomnia drug generically known as Zolpidem – or, as we know it on this side … Continue reading
Do we really need a pill for this?
Dermatologist Discovers ‘Oral Nickel’ Cures Most Common Jewelry Allergies (@medicalnewstoday.com) I have an aversion to medicine – in fact, my doctor wanting to put me on cholesterol medication was one of the final straws that pushed me to live a … Continue reading
9 Tips on preventing the common crud
Stay Cold Free This Winter (@prevention.com) Every year around November, I begin getting a little more paranoid about using peoples’ phones, pens and doorknobs. Here are 6 tips from prevention.com to always keep in mind, but particularly during flu and … Continue reading
The biology of obesity
Mind Over Matter: SH2B1 In The Brain Regulates Obesity (@sciencedaily) An interesting article at ScienceDaily claims the following: Obesity is one of the main risk factors for developing type II diabetes. Previous studies have shown that mice lacking a protein … Continue reading
Is your daily vitamin killing you?
A vitamin a day may do more harm than good (@ msnbc) MSNBC points to a study on multivitamins performed by ConsumerLab (an independent tester of nutrition products, visit their about page for more) on 39 products, 21 of which are … Continue reading
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