Health & Wellness

Researchers, using DNA microassay have found a wide array of bacteria in cigarettes. The study is the first to show that cigarettes contain bacteria that can harm human health. Some of the bacteria discovered include those found in soil, responsible for food-borne illness, lung infection, in addition to one type of bacteria responsible for ten percent of hospital acquired infection in the United States - and the discovery is just in time for the Great American Smokeout 2009.

The makers of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray voluntarily recalled approximately 120,000 bottles after finding the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia in a small amount of the product made in Germany and sold in the United States. Thus far, no one has reported becoming ill after using the nasal spray.

Stanford University School of Medicine has released a new study in the November issue of the journal Neurology that will ease the mind of many young women with multiple sclerosis or epilepsy. Having one of these neurological disorders does not put a mother-to-be at a significant risk for pregnancy related complications.

Life's Golden Ticket by life coach and business man Brendon Burchard is an inspirational book, much like the Five People You Meet in Heaven only rather than heaven you are at a closed down carnival that comes to life and discover truths and lessons about life.

November 29, 2009 marks the 34th annual celebration of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that after years of declining tobacco use, the number of American smokers increased last year to about 46 million – an increase of 20%.

Expectant mothers take note: a recent Canadian study found that more than 6 percent of pregnant women are taking prescription drugs known to harm the fetus. The University of Montreal investigation reported that half the women will voluntarily terminate their pregnancy because they fear their child will be born with birth defects.

Scientists from the Imperial College of London have discovered why an avian flu pandemic never happened. According to their findings, the virus would have to undergo a double mutation that would need to also occur at the same time for the avian flu virus become widespread in humans.

A nationwide shortage of the great Eggo waffle is distressing many Americans as Kellogg's tries to explain it's recent misfortunes of the last few months that caused the shortage.

It may sound like a quick and easy way to lose weight, but a 400 calorie diet may not be the weight-loss wonder you want it to be. The 400 calorie diet is based on a soon to be released book by Prevention magazine called the “400-Calorie Fix,” and advocates say it prevents hunger pangs while allowing your body to quickly adapt to getting less food.

In a study published in the November 18th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, heart patients in Norway had a 21% increased risk of cancer when they took large doses of folic acid and vitamin B12 over patients who did not supplement the vitamins.