Cocoa Is The New Red Wine: Shows Benefits For Coronary Heart Disease

It is not new, but rather joins the now building scientific evidence that cocoa may help reduce the risk of heart disease.

From ScienceDaily:
Cocoa Is The New Red Wine: Shows Benefits For Coronary Heart Disease: "A research team in Southampton in England, led by Dr Denise O'Shaugnessy, has shown that drinking a cup of cocoa can prevent potentially fatal blood clots. Dr O'Shaughnessy will present this data at the XXth Congress of the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis in Sydney"

Rinse would dry clothes 20 percent faster | Science Blog

Looking into the future I would have to imagine laundry detergent manufacturers will want to put this in their products.

Rinse would dry clothes 20 percent faster | Science Blog: "University of Florida engineers have developed a compound that forces clothes in the washer to shed 20 percent more water during the spin cycle than in normal conditions"

This is great! It will save time and energy on drying! :)

Secondhand smoke costs nearly $10 bln in U.S.-study - Yahoo! News

Yet another reason to stop!!!!
Secondhand smoke costs nearly $10 bln in U.S.-study - Yahoo! News: "The Society of Actuaries said that the direct costs of secondhand smoke exposure are $4.98 billion, including expenses related to the treatment of heart disease, chronic pulmonary disease, lung cancer, asthma and other sicknesses"

New Study: NonSmokers' Net Worth 50% Higher Than Smokers [02/03/05]

Sure it is a tad dated, but the message can not be repeated enough: smoking is awful for both your physical and your financial health. Please do not smoke!

New Study: NonSmokers' Net Worth 50% Higher Than Smokers [02/03/05]: "A new study suggests that typical non-smokers' net worth is roughly 50 percent higher than that of light smokers and about twice the level of that of heavy smokers. And that wealth gap grows by about $410, or 4 percent, each year that a person continues to smoke, said Jay Zagorsky, author of the study and a research scientist at Ohio State University's Center for Human Resource Research. Federal statistics on cigarette spending suggest that the wealth reductions are roughly equal to how much smokers spend on their habit. "

Newsday.com: Painkillers linked to hypertension

Newsday.com: Painkillers linked to hypertension: "Women who rely on the popular painkillers acetaminophen and ibuprofen are more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who don't take the over-the-counter drugs, a team of doctors said"

Even a couple of drinks could harm an unborn baby

Simple version: DO not drink if you are (or even if you might be) pregnant!!!!


Even a couple of drinks could harm an unborn baby: "A new study is suggesting that mothers who drink even low levels of alcohol during pregnancy could permanently damage their children's intelligence.

The study, by scientists in Detroit, of seven-and-a-half-year-olds, found lower IQ scores, and memory and problem-solving difficulties among those who had had low-level exposure to alcohol during pregnancy."

BBC NEWS | Health | Folic acid 'cuts dementia risk'

BBC NEWS | Health | Folic acid 'cuts dementia risk': "Eating plenty of folic acid - found in oranges, lemons and green vegetables - can halve the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a study has suggested."

eat up!