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Fatty Foods Before Surgery May Spell Trouble for Your Brain0
- Featured, Health & Healing
- May 24, 2024
“We’ve shown that an unhealthy diet, even in the short term, especially when it’s consumed so close to a surgery, which in and of itself will cause an inflammatory response, can have damaging results,” said senior author Ruth Barrientos, an investigator in OSU’s Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research and associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral health and neuroscience in the College of Medicine.
READ MOREFatherhood lowers testosterone in men, study finds0
- Medical News
- September 14, 2011
A new study has found that fatherhood actually lowers testosterone levels in men, which makes it easier for them to be involved in raising children. Lee Gettler of Northwestern University explains, “Fatherhood and the demands of having a newborn baby require many emotional, psychological and physical adjustments. Our study indicates that a man’s biology can
READ MOREFather-Son Relationships: The Things Every Boy Needs From His Dad0
- Relationships
- May 13, 2013
Roland Warren, father of two sons and board member of the National Fatherhood Initiative, explains the simple but critical things every son needs from his dad. These are things that every good father needs to do, including providing, nurturing and guiding. The Huffington Post, 5/1/2013
READ MOREFashion Designers Announce Charitable Green Fashion Show0
- Celebrity Causes
- January 20, 2011
Fashion designers including Stella McCartney, Rachel Roy, Yves Saint Laurent, Marc Jacobs, Burberry, Oscar de la Renta are participating in Runway to Green, a charitable fashion show to be held in New York on March 29. Immediately after the show, the proceeds from sales of the featured fashions on Net-a-Porter.com will benefit various environmental causes,
READ MOREFar more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff0
- Health & Healing
- August 22, 2012
Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, is a potentially fatal infection that ravages the intestines. The bacteria preys on people in hospitals, nursing homes and other medical facilities. A USA TODAY investigation showed that C. diff is far more prevalent than federal reports suggest. The bacteria is linked in hospital records to more than 30,000 deaths
READ MOREFantasy spurs teens into social activism0
- Entertainment, Books & Humor
- July 3, 2012
Today's teenagers are wielding more and more power when it comes to social activism. Interestingly, pop culture- particularly young adult literature, along with social media- is one of the main vehicles fueling this new form of social and political activism. The Harry Potter series, for example, has spawned the Harry Potter Alliance, a global community
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