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Southern California isn’t the only thing that was on fire last week. Your cells and tissues may have been smoldering as well, without you even knowing it. Chronic, low-level inflammation is often referred to as “the fire within,” and is linked to a wide array of diseases, including heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, and depression and […]

It’s rush hour for pediatricians and family doctors who are busy getting their young patients up to date on vaccines before school starts.
This year, it’s not just 5- and 6-year-olds getting preschool shots but also adolescents, says Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Immunization Program. “Vaccines don’t end […]

By Sora Song
Here’s one for the annals of counterintuitive findings: When asked to contemplate the occasion of their own demise, people become happier than usual, instead of sadder, according to a new study in the November issue of Psychological Science. Researchers say it’s a kind of psychological immune response faced with thoughts of […]

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), which causes a gradual deterioriation of your central vision, is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly. At present there is no cure or treatment–but researchers had high hopes that a diet rich in antioxidants might prevent macular degeneration. Unfortunately, the «www.medicalnewstoday.com» now suggest that antioxidants do not in fact […]

Cutting calories isn’t just for dieters anymore. A growing number of people are embracing extreme, calorie-restricted diets in the hopes that it will drastically extend their lifespan…to 120 or beyond. (See also “«www.msnbc.msn.com»” on MSNBC.com).
Proponents of Calorie Restriction (or CR) typically eat 30-40% fewer calories than it would take to maintain what is generally […]