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The hallucinogen psilocybin, known by the street name magic mushrooms, may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, researchers said Monday. Cancer patients given a moderate dose of psilocybin, whose effects are similar to those of LSD, were measurably less depressed six months after a single dose compared with a placebo, researchers reported [...]
A New York City man who plunged 39 stories from the roof of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. And the car’s owner thinks divine intervention played a part in saving the man’s life. (Sept. 2) Related PostNYPD investigating report of suspicious vehicleRudy Giuliani’s (joo-lee-AH’-neez) Shoplifting Case Set for Dismissal [...]
More than three million doctors have downloaded the iStethoscope application, which enables physicians to monitor their patients’ heartbeats using their smartphones. The patient can email their heart pattern to their doctor to enable them to receive professional assessment of their condition. The application was invented by Professor Peter Bentley, a researcher from University College London. [...]
“The AP reports that Food and Drug Administration investigators have found all sorts of health and safety breaches at the Iowa egg farms believed responsible for the recent salmonella outbreak. Rodents, seeping manure, bug and wild bird infestations, and even maggots were discovered at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. The two farms recalled more [...]
About 8,500 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with a type of E. coli bacteria are being recalled by a company in Pennsylvania, the Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The department said its Food Safety and Inspection Service found a link between the recalled ground beef and three instances of illness in New [...]
Most heart patients who take low-dose omega-3 fatty acid supplements don’t appear to gain any additional protection against further cardiac trouble, new Dutch research cautions. In fact, neither low doses of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which are found in fish oil, nor of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), derived from nuts and several vegetable [...]
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people. An Obama administration official says inspectors will visit about 600 large egg farms [...]
Black rice contains health-promoting anthocyanin antioxidants, similar to those found in blackberries and blueberries, new research from Louisiana State University indicates. “Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful or blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants,” Zhimin Xu, [...]
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Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child, 7th Edition