There is a hormone that is produced naturally by the body when a mother breastfeeds her child. It’s called oxytocin. For a long time researchers believed that this was like a love hormone and made people more kind, generous, and caring. However this theory was tested recently among grown men and it was found that…
Category Archives: Studies and Research
Calcium Supplements
A new study combined with information from previous studies has concluded that taking calcium supplements puts you at a higher risk for heart attacks. I learned something new from this information and that is that cholesterol cannot harden in your arteries without calcium. The hardened plaque that builds up in your veins is…
Another Obvious New Study
Overeating is an addiction akin to cocaine and heroin addictions. Scientists say that while this study is on rats and humans may react a little differently, this study tells us that there may be changes in the brain brought on by fatty foods that are likely to cause us to overeat to the point…
Study Finds Fault With Pot
A new study has found that smoking cannabis over a long period of time can cause delusions, hallucinations, or psychosis. The study shows that people who use pot at the age of 15 or younger were twice as likely to have psychosis than those who never smoked it. The study involved 3,801 people. Of those…
ER Doctors Surprised at New Studies Findings
This new study shows that people who are uninsured and end up at the ER are 80% more likely to die than those that have some kind of insurance plan, with the exception of Medicaid. Doctors are said to be shocked that the percentage was so high. They say when someone comes into the ER…
Agent Orange Once Again in The News
The list of diseases that people who were exposed to Agent Orange can now get, has grown to 15. The new diseases caused by this chemical are hairy cell leukemia, Parkinsons, and ischemic heart disease. Agent Orange was the name of a combination of chemicals that were used during the Vietnam War to clear…
First Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
A University of Kansas study suggests that memory loss may not be one of the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. This is something I’ve been thinking about lately because I’ve noticed that as I am writing sometimes I look at what should be a very familiar word and all of a sudden after I’ve…
Sids, The English Version
A recent study on Sids in England revealed that over half of the babies there who died from Sids were co-sleeping. That’s not all. It further suggests that the adult who was sleeping with the infant on the couch perhaps were also either drunk or under the influence of drugs. They have added this…
Kids and Violence
A recent study says that about 60% of American kids have been the victims of some kind of abuse or violence. As a country we should be ashamed. This number includes neglect and all types of violence against kids under the age of 17 by parents, strangers, and other youths. I think we need…
Womens Health and Age 70
A new study has found that although most women can live to age 70, those that maintained a good weight from the ages of 18 to 50 were in good health at age 70. Those that were overweight between the ages of 18 and 50 tended to have suffered from a number of diseases…