Magic mushrooms have long term benefits
There are many different opinions surrounding the use of the psychedelic drug Psilocybin which if the active ingredient of magic mushrooms. These can only be related to the sixties and the rise in the psychedelic movement which influenced art, music and the general way of the world.
But in tests being carried out in the US, [...]
The hazards of working in IT
Working within the IT industry is not the sort of place that you would expect to find work based health issues. But unfortunately for the people who do work within this industry there are plenty of health hazards to watch out for.
A slug’s life
SIT happens
So many headaches
The bobblehead syndrome
Hurting hands
Relax harder!
Noxious invaders
Eye strain
Heavy lifting
Something in [...]
Staying healthy the easy way
Keeping healthy is the priority of many people today, but maybe not enough people! As obesity seems to be on the rise this has become a real problem, but only because people get out of the habit if staying fit.
Here is what you can do to stay fit:
Fruits & Vegetables - Up to nine servings [...]
Research finds clues to Alzheimer’s
For a long the affects of Alzheimer’s disease have been known, this is due to the increase amount of publicity that charities and other organisations are doing to highlight these problems. This allows many people to spot the early signs of the illness.
But the actual causes have not been so publicly known, probably because there [...]
How a little shut eye can help
You only have to watch a cat or dog to understand that napping can be important, after all they seem to be doing that all day long, or most of it, which is probably why they the energy to run around all of the time.
So if we could take just a few minutes to have [...]
TV is an asthma risk
In a study of Asthma sufferers, by researchers at the Catholic University in Rome they have found that children who are spending too much time sitting or lying in front of the TV could be increasing their risk of developing asthma.
It was found that the children who spent more than five hours a day watching [...]
Tea can cut the risk of heart attacks
Drinks like tea have not really been getting great publicity mainly because of the caffeine content, but in a study by the British Nutrition Foundation it has been found that tea could actually cut down the risks of a heart attack.
Its not just that, tea can also help with the general health matters like, increasing [...]
A device which helps you keep your balance
For people who for one reason or another have trouble in keeping their balance, this can be a serious problem and actually have life changing consequences. But thanks to researchers from the TIMC labs which are located near Grenoble in France may have the answer.
They have come up a sensor that using the sensitive underside [...]
E211 to be dropped from Coke
An additive which has been connected to hyperactivity and even with damaging DNA in children is to be phased out in the production process of Diet Coke.
The additive is called Sodium Benzoate or as many people will see it on the cans as E211, this is a sort of preservative which when it is added [...]
Medicine or Food the ingredients are the same
For years people have been using natural products for treatment of ill health, however many of these treatments are also foods which has to bring up the question: it someone has all of these foods in their daily diet, should they not be the healthiest person around?
Just in case you have any doubts as what [...]
What happens to our brains in space?
Work being carried out by neuroscientist and physician, Andy Newberg in the new science of space medicine has shown that the few people that have actually gone into space often feel a sensation which has been named the overview effect.
This effect is not an illness or even something bad, it is in fact a feeling [...]
Migraines stopped with Brain therapy
Migraine can be a very debilitating problem for many people; in fact it is the most common neurological disorder in the western world today and actually affects around fifteen per cent of the population in the UK.
A research team from the Ohio State University recently found that by hitting the brain with a specific magnetic [...]
Men like to have Botox
Men of certain age, which would be around forty to fifty, are becoming more and more interested in cosmetic surgery. This type of medical treatment used to be the domain of wealthy actresses, but these days prices and availability have brought this into virtually everyone’s reach.
However you would have thought that it was women who [...]
Men want alcohol more than women
Recently there has been a lot of bad press regarding how it is women these days who have taken over the yob culture from men, quite simply because they have become victims of cheap drink. But in a study from researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine the findings are quite different.
The results found [...]
Can humans have super powers?
It is the thing that fuels many sci fi books and films which cover the subject of people with extra powers, but there has been some research into how the brain works and it is believed that maybe the brain is capable of extra powers after all.
The case for this comes from the study of [...]
Sleeping at work improves productivity
This may not be what any employer would like to hear, but researchers from the University of Dusseldorf in Germany have been looking into the effects of taking a nap while being at work. They have found that by having a little cat nap during the working can help improve memory and mental performance as [...]
March 19, 2008Injury pain can last for a year
Being involved in a serious accident like a car crash can have very long term effects, even if the injuries are not that serious, in fact it has been found by researchers that around sixty per cent of people involved in an accident will still be feeling some sort of pain up to a year [...]
March 10, 2008Smokers quit after finding out the age of their lungs
A British study that has been published in the British Medical Journal, into effects of smoking has found that there could be a cheap, easy and very effective of way of enabling people to stop smoking. This is when a smoker is told by their doctor how old their lungs have got due the habit, [...]
February 28, 2008BBC reporter takes drugs on show
It looks as if there could be some trouble brewing as a new TV programme will show a BBC reporter take drugs in front of the camera. The programme will be called “Should I Smoke Dope?” which is due to be aired on BBC Three later on in the year is aimed at sixteen to [...]
February 11, 2008Girl could easily die of shock
Many children of ten these days tend to like the scariest of things, these may include films, TV programmes and of those rides that you find at amusement parks, but for one ten year old girl even thinking about such things could be deadly.
Jennifer Lloyd would appear from first sight to normal girl aged ten, [...]