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Morning friends,this post is linked to my previous post & is specifically directed to one of my friend who placed a query regarding the side-effects of cranberry. Cranberry is usually a relatively well-tolerated herbal-medicine.As previously mentioned cra

Improved Memory and Brain Function is now suggested by a new report on blueberries by Russell Martin. This research has linked blueberries with improved memory retention and motor coordination that normally accompany aging.

Purpose of review: Autism is a biologically based disorder of brain development. Genetic factors - mutations, deletions, and copy number variants - are clearly implicated in causation of autism. However, they account for only a small fraction of cases, and do not easily explain key clinical and epidemiological features. This suggests that early environmental exposures also contribute. This review explores this hypothesis. Recent findings: Indirect evidence for an environmental contribution to autism comes from studies demonstrating the sensitivity of the developing brain to external exposures such as lead, ethyl alcohol and methyl mercury. But the most powerful proof-of-concept evidence derives from studies specifically linking autism to exposures in early pregnancy - thalidomide, misoprostol, and valproic acid; maternal rubella infection; and the organophosphate insecticide, chlorpyrifos. There is no credible evidence that vaccines cause autism. Summary: Expanded research is needed into environmental causation of autism. Children today are surrounded by thousands of synthetic chemicals. Two hundred of them are neurotoxic in adult humans, and 1000 more in laboratory models. Yet fewer than 20% of high-volume chemicals have been tested for neurodevelopmental toxicity. I propose a targeted discovery strategy focused on suspect chemicals, which combines expanded toxicological screening, neurobiological research and prospective epidemiological studies.

Childhood obesity awareness got an extra boost last week as Whole Foods Market linked up with Michelle Obama's "Let's Move Campaign."

Perfume4u and other links for you!

Information for parents on self injurous behavior and how to know if your teen is cutting. There are also links to resources for teens who are actively cutting and need help.

It's funny how the universe speaks to me sometimes. A random video link sent by someone I hardly know contains a message that touches me. The next day I read an on line news report that speaks to the same topic and I am once again touched. With all this "universe" talk, I feel compelled to contribute to the conversation concerning nutrition and childhood obesity.

ConAgra Foods Inc., one of North America's largest packaged foods companies with revenues in excess of US$12 billion in 2009 was in the news this week. The company seems to be falling inline with other food manufacturers by making small but noteworthy changes in one of their popular brands in what appears to be a reaction to the media buzz about high fructose corn syrup and its association with obesity.

Free radicals are byproducts of our body's natural chemical functions. But these malicious particles are increasingly being linked with serious illness! Join the Miami Dentist Blog for this exclusive...

ScienceDaily (Jan. 6, 2011) - For parents wanting to reduce the negative influence of TV on their children, the first step is normally to switch off the television set. But a new study suggests that might not be enough. It turns out indirect media exposure, i.e., having friends who watch a lot of TV, might be even more damaging to a teenager's body image.

Hypertension has been linked to factors such as poor eating habits, lack of exercise, obesity, or smoking. Now, to add another nail on the coffin, research has shown that we have to add city pollution to the above mentioned risk factors.

Hailed as a harmless chemical that would prevent tooth decay, new evidence shows how fluoride could be linked to serious health problems.

Get great tips to enhance your guided meditation practice as well as link to download some wonderful free guided meditations.

Holistic Miami dentists maintain that oral health is intricately tied to overall wellness. Join the Assure a Smile dentistry Blog for this exclusive on the link between gum disease and the blood disorder anemia.

ScienceDaily (Apr. 15, 2011) - Drug-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria linked to a wide range of human diseases, are present in meat and poultry from U.S. grocery stores at unexpectedly high rates, according to a nationwide study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen).

The traditional Mediterranean diets are linked to the lifestyle of the people of the Mediterranean region. One predominant characteristic of the inhabitants of these regions is that they love to take their time to enjoy meals. In fact, they will go insane if they had to live as the people of North Europe or the United States, meaning, eating in a rush to satisfy hunger and immediately going back to work.

Dentists in Miami are becoming increasingly concerned with free radical damage.  Free radicals are malicious, unbalanced atoms that gradually destroy cellular structures over time.  Eventually, the cell becomes dysfunctional and dies.  A growing body of research is beginning to link free radicals damage with serious illness, causing physicians and health care professionals to educate patients on staying healthy with antioxidants.

In a study published in the June 2011 edition of the American Journal or Epidemiology researchers reported a link between vitamin D levels and the prevention of breast cancer.