Archives for January 2011

Smokers have been dropping like flies lately, and it’s not because of the supposed risks of their habit.

When it comes to CT scans, a new study finds that most people have no clue how much radiation they give off, what risks are associated with them, or even what the machines are.

Researchers have found two bacteria — Micavibrio aeruginosavorus and Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus — that feed on others like microscopic vampires, sucking even hardy drug-resistant bacteria flat in no time.

Researchers from BioCote — a company that makes antibacterial products — carried out swab tests on ATM keypads and public toilets, and found similar levels of pseudomonads and bacillus bacteria, which can cause diarrhea, in both.

The judge is no fan of smoking — he referred to the shopkeepers as “merchants of morbidity” and cited the usual nonsense about the risks of tobacco — but he is a fan of the First Amendment and federal law.

A new study finds that people who eat the most meat and fried foods and drink booze regularly live the longest… so naturally, the authors won’t mention that little detail.

It’s the miracle cure Big Pharma hopes you never hear about — proven to beat antidepressants, painkillers, anxiety meds and more.

Australian researchers have found that people in the country’s wealthier areas are between 15 and 20 percent more likely to “get” breast, prostate and skin cancers than those who live in poorer areas.

The latest research finds that millions of people are taking cholesterol-lowering statin meds for no good reason, because the real problem isn’t in those cholesterol levels in the first place.

One of the biggest reasons for all the hospital screw-ups you’ve been hearing about is that too many doctors are dead tired most of the time — and they’re not wiped out from cashing insurance checks or test-driving new Mercedes models.