Being 29 and hearing oneself for the very first time…
Archive for the ‘health’ Category
She Hears Herself For The 1st Time
October 27, 2011Explaining Sunscreen and the New Rules
June 22, 2011
by Jane E. Brody
Attention, sun lovers (and yes, that includes all who think they are adequately protected against the sun’s damaging rays): Nearly four years after announcing its intention to improve the labeling of sunscreens, the Food and Drug Administration has finally issued new rules that should help reduce the confusion that currently prevails when consumers confront the aisle-long array of products in most pharmacies.
But these rules will not take effect for another year (and for small manufacturers, two years). Meanwhile, everyone needs to know what to do now about preventing painful sunburns, disfiguring and deadly skin cancers and premature skin aging.
Why Quitting Smoking Causes Weight Gain
June 15, 2011Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Scientists say they’ve finally discovered why smokers tend to gain some weight when they kick the habit.
It turns out that nicotine can rev up brain cells that normally signal people to stop eating when they’re full, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.
The Squeaky Joint
May 31, 2011by C. Clairborne Ray
Q. Is there research on whether fish oil supplements help ease joint pain?
A. There is considerable research on fish oils and the inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis, as well as some limited early research on fish oils and osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease, said Dr. Sheldon S. Hendler, co-editor of The PDR for Nutritional Supplements.
Watching Nails Grow
May 25, 2011Q. Why do fingernails grow?
A. The exact mechanisms that control the speed of fingernail and toenail growth are unknown, said Jeffrey S. Dover, associate clinical professor of dermatology at the Yale School of Medicine, but it is established that fingernails do grow about three times as fast as toenails.
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