In Matters Of Health
Study: Breast-feeding could save lives
Following guidelines could save billions of dollars and hundreds of babies' lives.
Also: Looking at photos of sick people boosts your immune system
It turns out that looking at images of sick people actually boosts your immune system, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia. The researchers asked young adults to watch a 10-minute slide show containing a series of unpleasant photographs. Some of these participants looked at pictures of people who looked obviously sick in some way (people with pox and rashes, people coughing and sneezing and blowing mucus out of their noses). The participants gave blood samples both before and after each slideshow. Next the researchers exposed these blood samples to a bacterial infection, and measured the extent to which white blood cells produced interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 is a proinflammatory cytokine that white blood cells make when they detect microbial intruders. More IL-6 indicates a more aggressive immune response to infection. So, by measuring IL-6 before and after the slide show, the researchers were able to determine whether seeing pictures of disease-y people actually stimulated the immune system to fight infection more aggressively. And it did.
Douglas Kenrick of Psychology Today interviewed one of the researchers in the study, social psychologist Mark Schaller.
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A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.
Not the first bad news I've seen for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), and not even in the first 200. The stuff is why America's getting terminally obese. HFCS will kill you and ought to be avoided period
Oh, but wait, there's more: High fructose corn syrup, which some studies have linked to obesity, may also be harmful to the liver, according to Duke University Medical Center research.
How long the big-money interests can keep the accumulating evidence against HFCS under the radar. Within five years or so, don't be surprised if HFCS gets a thalidomide-like reputation.
A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same.
Not the first bad news I've seen for high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), and not even in the first 200. The stuff is why America's getting terminally obese. HFCS will kill you and ought to be avoided period
Oh, but wait, there's more: High fructose corn syrup, which some studies have linked to obesity, may also be harmful to the liver, according to Duke University Medical Center research.
How long the big-money interests can keep the accumulating evidence against HFCS under the radar. Within five years or so, don't be surprised if HFCS gets a thalidomide-like reputation.
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Health care reform adds tax hikes, breaks
Here are 13 changes in the massive overhaul that will affect your tax bill.
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