Category Archives: Health Facts

Synthetic Pot is Far More Dangerous than Real Marijuana

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Greg Asseff

If you are the parent of a teenager or pre-teen, you have a long list of dangerous drug trends to be concerned about, ranging from prescription pills such as Xanax and Oxycontin to illegal drugs to bath salts and even huffing of toxic substances.

Unfortunately, many of the illicit substances and drugs that are most popular with kids today are not purchased on the street, but instead found under your bathroom sink, in your medicine cabinet or at the local gas station.

Another easily-obtainable substance for parents to discuss with their children is synthetic marijuana, a legal drug that (in most states) medical experts agree is far more dangerous than real marijuana due to horrifying synthetic pot side effects.

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Frequent Migraines Increase Depression Risk for Women

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Greg Asseff

We are all familiar with having a common headache and the affects that they can have on us. From a continual throbbing to pain behind the eyes to even a stiffening of the neck, the severity of each headache, and for each individual, can vary. However, migraine headaches can be much more severe and, in some instances, literally debilitating.

According to recent research examining 14 years of medical data, women who experience frequent migraine headaches are more likely to develop depression.

Dr. Timothy A. Collins, a neurologist and headache and migraine treatment researcher at Duke University Medical Center who was not directly involved in the study, said that the study “confirms” what experts have long believed.

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Foodborne Illness Vaccine is Coming Soon

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Greg Asseff

Foodborne illness, also referred to as foodborne disease and food poisoning, is any illness that results from consuming food that has been contaminated, pathogenic parasites, bacteria, or viruses that contaminate food, as well as other chemical or natural toxins.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the (CDC), estimates that approximately 48 million foodborne illness cases occur in the U.S. each year with at least 128,000 individuals being hospitalized and over 3,000 dying from contaminated food.

If recent studies are any indication, a foodborne illness vaccine that will protect against norovirus – the most common cause of foodborne illness in the United States – could be available to the general public well within the next half-decade.

According to Charles Arntzen of Arizona State University’s Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, norovirus vaccines have already been successful in multiple human trials, though additional studies are needed in order to determine how effective they’ll be overall.

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7 Hours of Sleep is Just Right for Teens, Study Says

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Greg Asseff

Sleep is a vital and necessary function of the human body as countless biological processes occur during periods of sleep. In addition, there are several health risks that have been associated with extended periods of sleep deprivation including weight gain, high blood pressure, weakened immune system, decreased learning, poor memory, hypertension, irregular heartbeat, and increased stress hormone levels.

This being said, how much sleep, on a consistent and regular basis, is really necessary to support a healthy lifestyle?

A few days ago, we reported that younger children tend to fall short of recommended sleep requirements, despite the fact that those recommendations are based on little medical, clinical, or scientific evidence.

Now, a recently published study is recommending an amount of sleep for teenagers with some actual scientific backing. According to researchers Mike Showalter and Eric Eide of Brigham Young University, approximately 7 hours of sleep is just right for teens each night.

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Arsenic Detected in Some Organic Foods

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Greg Asseff

In most cases, choosing the organic versions of the foods you purchase is a great way to lower your exposure to a variety of harmful chemicals, pesticides, antibiotics, and in some cases, steroids and growth hormones.

Unfortunately, a recently published study has proven that this doesn’t always hold true. The study detected high levels of arsenic in a number of organic food products, including energy shots, cereal bars and, most alarmingly, arsenic in organic baby food. It’s currently believed that consuming arsenic can increase your risk of cancer.

In particular, the study found that organic brown rice syrup, commonly used in organic foods as a replacement for high fructose corn syrup, was to blame.

The most tainted products examined in the study were found to have arsenic concentrations in excess of 12 times the safe drinking water limit as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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