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- December 15, 2010
More patients who have been treated in the intensive-care unit (ICU) are experiencing negative side effects after release, which doctors call “post-intensive care syndrome.” Some of the life-saving measures that are used to keep patients pain-free and breathing can lead to “ICU delirium,” a temporary brain injury that can negatively impact memory and brain functioning.
READ MOREPastor Rick Warren, best-selling author of The Purpose Driven Life, has been through his fair share of hardships and tragedy, from his wife’s fight against breast cancer to his son’s suicide earlier this year. But in his new book, The Daniel Plan: 40 Days to a Healthier Life, Warren shares a weight-loss program that helped him and his congregation to get healthy together and lose more than 250,000 pounds collectively in a year.
READ MOREThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has confirmed that rice contains levels of the carcinogen arsenic, but says there is no short-term harm to our health. The long-term impact on health, however, is not yet known. Previous studies had linked arsenic to rice, leading the FDA to conduct ongoing research. Dr. Suzanne C. Fitzpatrick, senior
READ MOREOrganic milk is better for you because it contains more omega-3 fatty acids (which help keep your heart healthy) than nonorganic milk, a large-scale study has found. Researchers also found that nonorganic milk has more omega-6 fats, which can increase inflammation levels and the risk of disease. Omega-6 fats need to have a healthy ratio to omega-3s, and that ratio is better in organic milk.
READ MOREA new bacterium called Klebsiella michiganensis, part of the same family as E. coli, may be hiding in the toothbrush holder in your bathroom. Typically, E. coli is found in fecal matter or inside your intestines.
READ MORECould you go without your smartphone? Over 50% of smartphone users experience anxiety when they can’t use their devices, new research from software firm FrontRange has found.
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