Is Obesity Infectious?
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Friday Favorites: The Trade-Off Between Fertility and Longevity, and the Causes of Precocious Puberty
A century ago, the average age of first menstruation was nearly 17. Why is sexual maturity coming so much earlier now?
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The Effect of Animal Protein on Stress Hormones, Testosterone, and Pregnancy
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Black Raspberry Supplements Put to the Test
Less than half of herbal supplements tested from a dozen companies were found to be...
How Do We Know That Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease?
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Should All Children Have Their Cholesterol Checked?
The current generation of American kids may be one of the first generations to be...
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Using skin lotion or hand sanitizer before touching thermal paper, such as cash register receipts...
What Causes Insulin Resistance?
Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes are caused by a drop in insulin sensitivity blamed on...
Evidence-Based Eating
It took more than 7,000 studies and the deaths of countless smokers before the first...
Vitamin D for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Vitamin D supplements were put to the test for Crohn’s disease.
Vitamin D for Asthma
Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.
Would Taxing Unhealthy Foods Improve Public Health?
Increasing the cost of cigarettes through tobacco taxes is one of the most effective ways...
The Role of Poultry Viruses in Human Cancers
Does a cancer-causing herpes virus in chickens pose a public health threat?
