Are Dietary Supplements Empty Promises?
Americans seem to be flooding their body with dietary supplements, without any proof of its benefits. It is estimated that $5.8 billion //is spent by Americans annually on dietary supplements with the fond hope that it would keep diseases at bay and extend life. Research conducted on Vitamin...Higher Gas Prices Leave Many Workers Running on Empty
Few have been unaffected by the rapidly increasing price of gas, which has inched its way up toward $4 a gallon in some parts of the United States . And consumers arent feeling those effects just in their wallets, a Florida State University professor has found. Research conducted by Wayne H...Medicines Top Source of Kids' Poisonings
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CINCINNATINew research led by the University of Cincinnati (UC) suggests that the hunger hormone ghrelin is activated by fats from the foods we eatnot those made in the bodyin order to optimize nutrient metabolism and promote the storage of body fat. The findings, the study's author says, turn ...World's pledge to halve hunger by 2015 looks like empty promise
Almost 200 countries agreed in 1990 to cut worldwide hunger in half by 2015. That commitment is now looking like an empty promise -- all talk and no action -- according to a Cornell University expert on world hunger. If business proceeds as usual, just as many people will be hungry in the world -...Methane-eating microbes can use iron and manganese oxides to 'breathe'
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