You may have heard about unsafe levels of arsenic being discovered in some types of apple juice. However, according to new data from researchers, rice could be another source of dangerous arsenic in the human diet.
They physiology of the rice plant makes it particularly susceptible to soaking up arsenic from soil and...
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Working more may actually be hazardous to your mental health, according to the results of a new study.
Scientists at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health studied more than 2,000 white-collar workers for a five-year period. All of the workers were in good health, and none of them had a past history with mental disorders or...
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In an interesting study, scientists have discovered that having high blood pressure may actually change the way you perceive emotions.
The study was published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine, and displayed a surprising propensity of test subjects with high blood pressure to have difficulty recognizing different emotions....
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Watching TV can really be hazardous to your health, according to researchers in Australia.
Scientists at the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland studied 11,000 adults and their television habits. They also incorporated estimates about the amount of television that adults watch each year.
However, the problem...
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For most of us, hiccups are a body function we deal with on a regular basis. However, did you know that if you have non-stop hiccups for two days, it could actually be a sign of a serious medical condition?
In an extremely rare phenomenon, a 68-year old man was only warned of his heart attack by experiencing non-stop hiccups. After...
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Lately there has been a lot of buzz about Senate Bill 31, which recently passed in North Carolina. People around the web have had huge reactions to this bill, especially on its vague generalizations that could criminalize herbal health practitioners. What’s this bill really saying? Will Senate Bill 31 really make being an...
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