by Monica Quinn Having Kids and Its Effect on Mom’s Dental Health Have you ever heard the old wives tale about losing a tooth for every child? It is easy to dismiss this as just folklore, especially given the improved level of dental care over the past few decades, but now it seems as if… Read More »
Another such review examined how the number of prenatal visits affected infant mortality. Seven studies involved more than 60,000 women in countries of varying income. There was no difference in high-income countries in the number of deaths of those who had more or fewer visits (although the number of deaths over all was low). In… Read More »
New research warns that a number of weight loss and workout supplements contain — without accurately listing — potentially harmful doses of a substance that has been ruled as unsafe. A range of dietary supplements contain a substance that may harm you. Recently, scientists looked into whether a range of supplements used as weight loss… Read More »
Paul Roemer, Consumerism Leader & Chief Imaginist, IBM Global Healthcare While I was on vacation, my mother and brother were taking turns checking on my house and bringing up the mail. My brother called three days into my trip, and told me that cat died. I said, “You can’t just drop that kind of news on someone. You… Read More »