http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news Tracking the latest buzz in the health industry Tue, 20 Sep 2005 23:50:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to a latest study released today, individuals who take homeopathic medicine are better off taking “sugar pills”, the latest study claims. According to yesterday’s issue of Lancet Journal, there was a lack of evidence for homeopathic medication remedies but strong evidence for conventional interventions. Researches in Sweeden say that ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/homeopathy-ineffective/ Latest news is out on obesity in United States. Americans are getting fatter then ever across the states, except for Oregon and those living in southeast. Mississippi is the state that has the highest rate of obesity, followed by Colorado. Experts are saying that this problem isn’t an easy task ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/obesity-on-the-rise/ A lawsuit has been filed in the LA County Superior Court against 9 fast food giants claiming that facilities like McDonalds, Frito-Lay, and Wendy’s are required to let the public know that products such as french fries and potato chips contain toxic chemicals, acrylamide, and higher levels of carcinogen as ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/fast-food-giants-sued/ According to the latest study done by scientists in Scranton University in Pennsylvania, coffee leads as the #1 antioxidant that Americans intake based on the latest research. The study claims you could be getting more antioxidants from both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee then from fruits and vegetables. In order to ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/coffee-benefits/ Are you a redhead? If you are, here’s some interesting news that came out today.. new research suggests that redheads sunburn easily which puts them at high risk for skin cancer - but what’s more interesting is the latest research is stating that they can be at risk even if ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/redheads-and-skin-cancer/ A new research study suggests that daydreaming may be linked to Alzheimer’s Disease. During the clinical study, five different medical imaging techniques have been used on 764 individuals (including those who were healthy, with Alzheimers, and dementia). The team who performed the study, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Washington ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/daydreaming-alzheimers/ Statins are drugs used to lower cholesterol in millions of people who have hopes that these drugs will reduce heart attack or death risks. A new study came out today claiming that statins can also reduce death risk after a heart attack has already occured. Researches have found that treatment with ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/statins-study/ Can virgin olive oil relieve pain and have the same power as any other widely used painkiller? Yes, according to the researchers of Monell Chemical Senses Center located in Philedelphia. Scientists are saying that the ingredient, oleocanthal, works to suppress the same pain pathway as any other drugs such as ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/olive-oil-benefits/ A recent survey that came out claims that 8% of children (ages 4-17) suffer from ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that boys are twice as likely to get ADHD then girls. In this report, data collected in ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/adhd-children/ Cases of the west nile virus are rising. Illinois Department of Public Health reports that there are a total of 43 cases of west nile across the states. Those that get sick are usually elderly people as well as the young. West Nile virus is passed through a bite of ... http://www.unitedhealthdirectory.com/news/west-nile-virus/