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Study Shows Older People See Rise in Self-Esteem When Reading Negative News on Youth
By
Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News
Reviewed By
Laura J. Martin, MD
Sept. 1, 2010 — People over 50 get a self-esteem boost when they read negative news about young adults, a study shows.
Researchers also say young people, when given the choice, would rather read about people [...]
If you live in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis or New York,
there’s yet another reason to visit the farmers’ market this summer! The Third
Annual Epicurious Farmers’ Market Tour is visiting all of these cities, over
the next few weeks.
Visit their booth to try out their new iPad [...]
Attention, Healthy Bites shoppers. Here is the latest version of the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen.” This list, based on reviews of over 100,000 pesticide reports by the USDA, highlights fruits and veggies with the highest pesticide levels. When you’re picking up these eats, make sure [...]
May 13, 2010 — Walgreens has postponed its plans to sell an over-the-counter genetic test due to FDA concerns that “consumers are putting themselves at risk if they use a test not approved” by the federal agency.
The test, offered by Pathway Genomics, already is offered online. So are similar tests from other companies. None have [...]
There’s growing concern about a deadly fungus that’s being tracked by the CDC in the Northwest. So far, this fungus, appropriately dubbed the killer fungus, has sickened over fifty people and has the potential to infect others as it makes its way across the United States.
The Oregon Department of Health Services Public Health [...]
Birthmarks represent the excess of one or more of the following: blood vessels, lymph vessels, pigment cells, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, epidermis, collagen, or elastin. They are collections of highly differentiated cells in tissue.
Despite the name, birthmarks don’t all appear at birth. A few, such as the light brown “cafe au lait,” show up after. [...]
When you need to lose weight, you will probably look at low carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins Plan. While that would have been the only diet plan that you would find at one point, now there are numerous Low Carb Diet Plans. One of these that is gaining more popularity is the Sonoma Diet.
The [...]
