A study published in the Journal for Bone and Mineral Research this summer suggests that excessive TV watching during childhood may be associated with lower bone mineral content in young adulthood. The researchers followed 1,181 children over time and measured their weekly hours of TV watching at ages 5, 8, 10, 14, 17 and 20. […]

There is a tendency in the public mental health system to focus on relieving symptoms through medication and view individuals along the lines of their illness only, instead of their whole selves. This can be detrimental to the healing of the body, mind and soul. Instead of addressing just the symptoms and illness, it is important […]

Researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center tested 209 women between 45 and 60 years old with a history of hot ashes and/ or night sweats. After up to 20 treatments over six months, the women receiving acupuncture reported a 37 percent reduction in hot ashes, while the control group saw a 6 percent in- crease. […]

Research from Austria’s University of Graz hasalters the gut’s microbiome for the better. The researchers tested 16 healthy people for eight weeks, giving them a dose of 980 international units (IU) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight. At this rate, a 150-pound person would take more than 66,000 IU per week. The scientists took […]

A new study from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reports that preventable medical errors are killing far more people than previously thought. The research estimates that a quarter-million Americans die every year as a result of medical errors, constituting the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. This is a substantial increase from the […]