Food & Health

Tiny chip could diagnose disease: Researchers have demonstrated a tiny chip based on silicon that could be used to diagnose dozens of diseases.
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Study Claims That 'Tight Turbans' Lead to Hair Loss: A leading hair transplant specialisty centre – The Farjo Medical Centre – reports that a growing proportion of its patients now come from the male Sikh community.
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Yoga science gains respect: new data shows its effects on cancer, asthma, sleep disorders, depression, and attention disorders: At major cancer centers across the country, patients are putting themselves in a better "position" to cope with their cancer.
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Depression linked to processed foods: Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests.
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You Must Remember This...: Scientists Develop Nasal Spray That Improves Memory
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Vitamin D For Swine Flu Prevention: I believe optimizing our Vitamin D blood levels is one of the best things we can do to protect ourselves from the Swine Flu.
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Essential Oils from Common Spices are Possible Allies in Food Safety: Oregano, allspice, cinnamon and garlic essential oils can be effective, natural barriers against E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria.
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Placebos Are Getting More Effective. Drugmakers Are Desperate to Know Why.: It's not that the old meds are getting weaker, drug developers say. It's as if the placebo effect is somehow getting stronger.
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Diabetic Heroes: A radical alternative to insulin will give India hope to cure diabetes, say Abi Masefield and Dr. Soorya Kaur
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Controversial New Idea: Nerves Transmit Sound, Not Electricity: Nerves transmit sound waves through your body, not electrical pulses, according to a controversial new study that tries to explain the longstanding mystery of how anesthetics work.
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