A new government report is urging the public not to worry about the safety of full-body X-ray machines at airports, saying a person would have to pass through one dozens of times a day for a year before reaching annual radiation limits.
Archive for March 6th, 2012
Airport Scanners Are Safe, Government Says
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Medical Sensors Could Phone for Help
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012In a small pilot program, researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created technologies that will ultimately enable cellphones to automatically detect and intervene when a person suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder or substance abuse problems needs support. In a paper published in the Journal [...]
Why It’s So Important to Keep Moving
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Hoping to learn more about how inactivity affects disease risk, researchers at the University of Missouri recently persuaded a group of healthy, active young adults to stop moving around so much. Scientists have known for some time that sedentary people are at increased risk of developing heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. But they haven’t [...]
Really? The Claim: Sleep Quality Worsens With Age
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Poor sleep and advancing age go hand in hand — at least, that is the conventional wisdom. But growing research suggests that getting older may not necessarily mean getting less sleep. Scientists suspect that sleep problems in many older Americans may be a symptom of underlying illness, not simply aging.
For National Nutrition Month, Focus on Eating Right
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012Every dietary decision has an impact on overall health. Reach for the vitamin-C-and-antioxidant-rich fruit or a sugar-filled treat? One candy bar can’t hurt, right? And how much could one bowl of berries do anyway? March is National Nutrition Month, so it’s a good time to take another look at the importance of each dietary decision, [...]
Constant Distractions Can Take a Toll
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012If you are worried that spending all day answering text messages and opening e-mails is making you dumber, you might be right. In the last decade, high-tech brain scanning has shed new light on the mechanics of distraction – what happens when we shift attention frequently or let the mind wander. One thing has become [...]
Childbirth: Identical or Fraternal? Not Always Clear
Tuesday, March 6th, 2012A British study suggests that many parents of twins are misinformed as to whether their babies are fraternal or identical because doctors themselves are confused.
