Health

Do Video Games Cause ADHD? 3 Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe

Grade schoolers and young adults who play lots of video games are more likely to have ADHD or other attention problems, according to new research in Pediatrics. Does that mean it's time to yank the game controller? Maybe, maybe not. Here's why. There's plenty of data showing...

Visualization and the Connection Between Day-Dreaming

Visualization is a process similar to day dreaming. For example, if someone has a great desire to own a beautiful house, and they continuously visualizes the type of house they want, they will attract the house into their life. It may sound like magic...

Simulated Brain

Visualizing while Day Dreaming

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To protect babies, keep car seats in the car: study
July 6, 2010
To prevent injuries in babies, car seats should stay in the car. That's the message of a new study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, which shows that almost 9,000 infants go to the emergency room (ER)...

Brown Rice and 4 Other Foods That Can Help Prevent Diabetes
July 6, 2010
Nuts, fish, fat-free dairy products, and green leafy vegetables may help prevent or manage diabetes

Glucosamine Ineffective for Lower Back Pain Linked to Arthritis
July 6, 2010
Study finds it's no better than placebo in relieving discomfort or boosting quality of life

Diabetes: Hitting Home With Hispanic Americans
July 6, 2010
Roughly 41.3 million people in the United States today are Hispanic. That breaks down to one in every seven people. Hispanic Americans represent the second-largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States. And all of that growth ...

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Neck size could help ID childhood obesity
July 6, 2010
Measuring children's neck circumference could provide a quick, simple way to screen them for weight problems, a new study suggests. Such screening is recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task...

6 Weight-Loss Tricks That Don’t Involve Dieting or (Much) Exercise
July 6, 2010
The advice for losing those stubborn extra pounds seems so simple: Eat less, and exercise more. But as anyone who's ever tried to lose a few pounds knows, putting that advice into practice is very...

Wean Yourself Off Processed Foods in 7 Steps
July 6, 2010
A new book, Real Food Has Curves, has a plan to get you to enjoy food more and maybe lose weight

Back Pain and the Slumping Economy
July 6, 2010
It is not news that the global economy at large is hurting. Whether you’re in the United States or around the world, the prolonged economic slump is something ...

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Drugs Like Viagra Linked to Higher Rates of STDs
July 6, 2010
Middle-aged and older men who take erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra are more likely to have sexually transmitted diseases, a new study of more than 1.4 million men finds. Researchers at Massachusetts..

Scientists Make Immune Cells in Mice That Fight Off HIV
July 6, 2010
Research in mice suggests that scientists may have a new lead on using gene therapy against the virus that causes AIDS.The researchers tinkered with human stem cells and then inserted them into mice where they multiplied into immune system cells that provided protect...

Will you lose more pounds at a bigger diet center?
July 6, 2010
For every additional 10 people signed up at a clinical center for a weight loss trial, the average person loses half a percent more weight, the study found.Dr. Arne Astrup of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and his colleagues delved into a database of 22 weight-...

Treat Acne with Coconut Oil and Nano-Bombs
July 6, 2010
ScienceDaily (Apr. 15, 2010) – A natural product found in both coconut oil and human breast milk – lauric acid – shines as a possible new acne treatment thanks to a bioengineering graduate student from the UC San Diego...