ShareChinese chemical factories are planning to outsmart the British authorities by providing more “legal highs” if the Government bans mephedrone, it is reported today.
A Sky News investigation uncovered the chain of supply from the factories …

ShareMPC’s Dr. Mark Gostine appeared on WJRW 1340 AM to discuss vitamin D with WZZM health reporter Val Lego (@valerielego on Twitter) earlier this afternoon.
A few topics he sought to cover during the discussion included:

ShareChina now has more people with diabetes than any other country, a new report shows, making it clear that the nation’s soaring economic growth is taking a toll on public health.
According to the report, more …

ShareCocoa beans contain flavanols, which are thought to increase nitric oxide in the blood and improve the function of blood vessels.
For the same reason, the experts found, dark chocolate is more beneficial than milk or …

ShareBACKGROUND: The U.S. diet is high in salt, with the majority coming from processed foods. Reducing dietary salt is a potentially important target for the improvement of public health. METHODS: We used the Coronary Heart …

ShareBoots and Mothercare are selling baby bottles made with a chemical that scientists fear may cause breast cancer, heart disease, obesity, hyperactivity and other disorders, The Independent can disclose.
The behaviour of Britain’s biggest infant-products retailers …

ShareThe Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that it is formally listing Bisphenol A — a chemical found widely in consumer goods — as a “chemical of concern.”
The chemical is added to plastics to harden them, …

ShareBy Gordon Shetler
Workers who apply certain pesticides to farm fields are twice as likely to contract melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer, according to a new scientific study.
The researchers identified six pesticides that, with …

ShareWhen Paul Culkin came home to New Mexico after serving with an Army bomb squad in Iraq, he tried counseling and medications offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs to cope with his post traumatic …

ShareA drug already used in men with enlarged prostates seems to cut the risk of prostate cancer developing, a large international study has shown.
A four-year trial in more than 6,500 men found those who took …