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What You Need to Know about Contaminated Tomatoes

by Aimee Amodio

10 Jun 2008 03:38 PM

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a salmonella outbreak related to tomatoes. Right now, the FDA does not know for sure where the contaminated tomatoes are coming from. As of the posting of this article, tomatoes from Florida and Mexico are NOT on the FDA's safe list.

The Science behind Feeling Good

by Aimee Amodio

13 May 2008 08:05 PM

It's hard to qualify feeling good. Maybe you feel sort of okay, maybe you feel awesomely great. Maybe you fall somewhere in between. A few studies lately have taken a look at emotions -- here are the results.

Infection Fighting Mud

by Aimee Amodio

14 Apr 2008 03:08 PM

Researchers are always looking for alternatives to traditional antibiotics -- especially in this day and age of resistant "superbugs". Last week, it was compounds in alligator blood. This week? It's mud.

A New Source for Antibiotics: Alligators

by Aimee Amodio

07 Apr 2008 07:04 PM

As part of an ongoing effort to discover new medications for drug-resistant superbugs, researchers are looking in very strange places. Like inside alligators. A study from McNeese State University and Louisiana State University is looking at extracts of alligator blood.

New CPR May Save More Lives

by Aimee Amodio

15 Mar 2008 07:41 PM

A new study from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona finds that chest compressions may be the most important factor in surviving a heart attack.

Airborne Isn't All it's Claimed to Be

by Aimee Amodio

06 Mar 2008 01:29 PM

A writer friend of mine (who you'll be meeting soon, I promise) tipped me off to the news that Airborne is settling a twenty-three million dollar class action lawsuit for false advertising.

Your Hair Knows Where You've Been

by Aimee Amodio

26 Feb 2008 02:12 PM

It sounds like something from CSI or Law and Order: using a person's hair to figure out where they've been. Researchers from the University of Utah have been analyzing water molecules from human hair samples -- and using the information to determine where the person lived.

Huge Health Innovations from 2007

by Aimee Amodio

18 Jan 2008 10:58 AM

The past year was a big one for health innovations. Here's a look at some of the most amazing advancements in tests and treatments in 2007. Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered bisphosphonates.

Some STD Rates on the Rise in the U.S.

by Aimee Amodio

04 Dec 2007 08:38 PM

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control recently released a report about sexually transmitted diseases in America. Would you be surprised to know that nearly twenty million Americans are affected by STDs each year? I was.

The Lottery Can Be Good For You

by Aimee Amodio

10 Sep 2007 08:19 PM

Even if you don't win, playing the lottery can give you a different sort of payoff -- an emotional one.



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