Archives for June 2011

The colorful cure for migraines

If you’re battling migraines, it’s time to start looking at the world through rose-colored glasses.

Solar-powered sperm

The strongest sperm are the fastest swimmers — and if your little ones are doing the doggy paddle, don’t expect to break into the daddy business anytime soon.

Anti-smoking drug turns deadly

A new look at the data finds Chantix is actually DEADLIER than anyone ever believed — and may be responsible for more than twice as many suicides as previously reported.

Older people are happier

Time to take the image of the sad, lonely senior and toss it right out the window — because the happiest days of your life are actually ahead of you.

The new case against aspartame

European lawmakers have ordered the European Food Safety Authority (their equivalent of the FDA) to re-open the case against aspartame.

MSG in obesity link

Chinese food is death in a little white box — noodles, rice and meat by-products fried in batter, wrapped in flour, or stuffed inside a bun.

Low fat = low risk?

A new study makes the ludicrous claim that you don’t have to lose weight or even go easy on the carbs to avoid diabetes — just cut back on fat.

Cancer “meats” its match

In yet another outrageous smear campaign against animal fats, two cancer organizations claim that people who eat even a moderate amount of red meat and processed meats have a higher risk of colon cancer.

Silence isn’t golden when it comes to sex

ED drugs like Viagra have long been linked to everything from vision problems to loss of sensation — and now, yet another new study finds a growing number of cases of hearing loss so severe that it might never come back.

It’s all your fault

Did you know that most meds have an average of 70 warnings on the label? Some of the most commonly used drugs contain 100 or more.