Residual Antibiotics, Hormones found in Public Water
And though CityNews has clarified for us some of the snow types not to eat (yellow is still bad, btw), AP’s national investigation team has discovered some stuff may be making its way into the water, -particularly unmetabolized birth control hormones and other
...[more]Posted by Will on 04/21/08 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Unusually High Mercury in Tuna Sushi
Workers of the World Unite!!
At last our pinko commie revenge upon the shoulder-surfing Rich Bastards is at hand!!!!
In the form, of ...
... ...
-tuna.
The NYT reports on a study they had started last year with scientists from Robert Wood Johnson
...[more]Posted by Will on 02/15/08 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Compound Reverses Alzheimer's In Minutes
Neuroscientists from UCLA and USC inject an Alzheimer's patient with an anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) agent called etanercept (brand name Enbrel) and the patient shows Marked cognitive improvement within minutes.
The published papers focus on only 1 of the patients, though many
...[more]Posted by Will on 01/15/08 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Keep Your Brain Young with SmartKit
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Soda With High Fructose Corn Syrup Further Linked to Health Problems
Researcher Extraordinarie, Dr. Chi Tang Ho and his associates at Rutgers Food Science Department have tested several carbonated sodas containing that longtime mV "Agent Smith"
...[more]Posted by Will on 08/31/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
PSA: French Maid TV Demonstrates CPR
-in my humble opinion, this is the single best mV entry; -ever.
Posted by Will on 06/19/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Does Being Fat Make You Fatter?
->Idea: What if Being Fat makes you Fatter?
What if the Insulative Properties of Fat raise your average body temperature? -Per unit of metabolic activity,
...[more]Posted by Will on 05/30/07 | Comments (2) | Email to a friend |
Help Save Internet Radio Now!
And just yesterday, the (3 man panel) CRB struck down the motion to hear arguments on the fees.
Please get out there and help all our friends at the amazing somafm, wfmu, kcrw, crunchy-greeny NPR and many, many others.
...[more]Posted by Will on 04/17/07 | Comments (1) | Email to a friend |
Generic Drugs Apparently More Profitable Than Meth, Crack, etc. -Almost ~1000% Markup
->CVS!;... -In- -Da- -HOUSE-!!!!<
-Apparently Generic Prescription Drugs are a more lucrative market than the rockings of the crack. -And Walgreen's is one of the chief dealers (of marked-up generics; not crack, silly rabbit ;) ).
In one study by the Freakonomics Blog,
...[more]Posted by Will on 03/16/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
77 Deadly Ways to Learn Better & Bruce Lee Your Brain! -whaaaaaa!
The Online Education Database has come up with a Monster list of techniques (77?! -teh Pwnzz!!) to help you learn faster and better. Out-Standing! -Must pass on to all mV readers immed!
My habits for cognitive support have always been: oatmeal, high-protein diet, vitamins/supplements and physical activity. -When you're stag
...[more]Posted by Will on 03/ 7/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Nanotech Ultra Mega Mesothelioma Asbestosis w/a Half-Gainer off the High-Dive
They were sick and tired of their coffee
...[more]Posted by Will on 02/25/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Some Vitamins +/- Potency. Some Bite the Bullet; -Lead, that is.
It's just like the time when Spider-Man started wearing the black "Venom" suit. Do good is doing bad???!?!?! ---Snap!!
In a recently released study by Consumerlab.com, it turns out that some vitamin products may not be delivering exactly what their labels say.
...[more]Posted by Will on 02/ 3/07 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Fat Loss & BioChem Mashup: Diet Can Mitigate Epilepsy
The various Keto Diet study results thus far seem to reflect the greatest benefit for children instead of adults. It was unclear why. -Were the adults drinking on the side? Was there increased neuroplasticity in children?
Posted by Will on 12/19/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Does the Weather / Jetstream Affect MS Rates in Scotland?
On Wikipedia, it said MS has some relation to the vitamins that one normally gets as a result of exposure to solar radiation.
-Could the high latitude be working in concert with Scotland's
Posted by Will on 10/10/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Want to Lose Weight? Drink Water.
Dr. Jens Jordan and his 8 colleagues have proven the long-posited "Thermic Effect of Water". Drinking it increases metabolism because the body has to heat it up to 98.6.
In addition to every fad diet
...[more]Posted by Will on 09/17/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Excessive Ultrasound May Harm Embryonic Neurons
Dr. Pasko Rakic and his colleagues from the Neurobiology department of the Yale School of medicine have shown that ultrasound use impedes some brain development in baby mice.
They are therefore recommending that though the distances are greater in humans, ultrasound for human babies
...[more]Posted by Will on 08/10/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
The New 'Polygraph': Liar Liar, Brain's On Fire!
It seems Bill Clinton has just staggered out of the wreckage with a few pieces of the ‘donut’ stuck to his head like a giant sombrero; however his hairdo looks in fine shape.
The first ever MRI Lie Detector on a politician looks like a complete success! They just need to completely rebuild the facility and recalibrate. More fireworks to follow.
In an effort to expand the uses of existing MRI technology,
...[more]Posted by Will on 08/ 1/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Quickest Fat Loss Results Ever: MetRx and Sandwiches; Who Knew?
Exercise: 5min. Warmup jog + Lifting. 3 times a week, 6 exercises, 3 sets to failure, each set. 1-1.25hrs per day. Bench, Curls, Squats, Shrugs, Triceps & Crunches. No exercise in between days.
Nutrition: The only food I had was Chocolate MetRx Shakes, 1 sandwich for Lunch and 1
...[more]Posted by Will on 07/22/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
You Can't Fix Stupid, but You -Can- Grow New Brain Cells
Elizabeth Gould (who is kind of sexy for a geek) and others have shown that lab animals can grow new neurons after the time that it was said to be impossible.
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Posted by Will on 06/29/06 | Comments (1) | Email to a friend |
Dirty = Good? and the 'Hygiene Hypothesis'
In a recent study by Duke researchers, it was shown that wild rats which are exposed to microbes have much higher levels of two antibodies than lab rats.
The difference in the two groups was as low as +2x and as high as +11.5x.
...[more]Posted by Will on 06/22/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Tykerb Helps Delay Spread of Breast Cancer
The combination of the 2 drugs almost doubled the delay when compared to trials done on Xeloda alone.
Tykerb belongs to a class of drugs that are more specifically-targeted and kill less
...[more]Posted by Will on 06/ 5/06 | Comments (3) | Email to a friend |
Regrow Hair with Saw Palmetto
The winner of the contest was someone taking freeze-dried Saw Palmetto Berries.
And as only HLB seems to do, he takes it to the next level with another supplement even more powerful
...[more]Posted by Will on 06/ 2/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Crestor Cleans Arteries Like a Vascular Roto-Rooter
In a recently-published study conducted by The Cleveland Clinic, the statin drug Crestor has been shown a “reversal of coronary artery disease”.
There are some caveats, but these results are still a semi-watershed event in the history of cholesterol and atherosclerosis treatment.
...[more]Posted by Will on 03/31/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Prevent Disease by Reducing Inflammation
There are an increasing number of diseases and ailments that are linked to types of Inflammation. --Some cancers, diabetes, dementia, Alzheimer's, arthritis and others.
Since many people already take Aspirin on a daily basis
...[more]Posted by Will on 03/ 7/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Pacifiers at Night Reduce SIDS
In the past, pacifier use has been found to reduce the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in studies at least as old as
...[more]Posted by Will on 01/22/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Best Entries of 2005
Happy New Year!
The best posts of the year were:
Selenium may reduce several cancer rates
Future II Study Results on Merck's Gardasil
How to live to be 100
and
Posted by Will on 01/ 7/06 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
'Natural' Beef Sales Increase with Mad Cow Concerns
As the market for ‘Natural’ is increasing, the overall beef market is down from 25.1 billion pounds in 1995 to 24.6 billion pounds this year.
...[more]Posted by Will on 10/24/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Gardasil Stupendously Effective at Preventing Some Cervical Cancers
The drug which involves technology licensed from CSL Ltd. in Australia, was the center of a study on 12,000+ women aged 16 to 26 in 13 countries all around the world.
...[more]Posted by Will on 10/ 6/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Tea Shows Promise in Alzheimer's Fight
Their findings, published in the Journal 'Phytotherapy Research', show that black and green tea affect the actions of a few enzymes known to have involvement in the disease.
...[more]Posted by Will on 08/31/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Hope for Cocoa Addicts Everywhere!
Researchers at the University of Cologne, Germany and Italy's National Institute for Food and Nutrition have done studies on the health effects of this popular treat.
Each participant in the studies ate 3.5 ounces
...[more]Posted by Will on 05/20/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Selenium May Reduce Several Cancer Rates
The study was originally targeted at testing efficacy of Selenium on Skin Cancer in populations where the trace mineral content is lower in the local soil. These regions include the Upper Midwest, Northeast and Florida. ...[more]
Posted by Will on 05/20/05 | Comments (2) | Email to a friend |
Encouraging Research on Turmeric
Their early results suggest it may help slow multiple myeloma and possibly other types of
...[more]Posted by Will on 05/ 9/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
Ten ways to Live Longer
More of a reminder checklist backed up with a few medical quotes and a slide show. This Forbes article is a bit on the simplistic side.
The quality part is the few references
...[more]Posted by Will on 05/ 8/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
High fat food impedes expansion of blood vessels
Using ultrasound and blood tests, Dr. Paul J. Nestel demonstrates that the ability of arteries to expand is reduced by roughly 25% within 3-6 hours of ingesting high-fat foods.
The upside: giving your kid a cigarette (for now) is cheaper than buying him a happy-meal.
Posted by Will on 05/ 4/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
How Fat Kills
Posted by Will on 05/ 4/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
How to Live to be 100
Scientists are on the trail to decoding what makes the oldest people such amazing survivors.
In studies like: The New England Centenarian Study, a Swedish Study on Twins in 1998 and others, they are trying to separate the anecdotal from the real science, or better, use it to track down what is actually happening.
Posted by Will on 05/ 4/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
14 Superfoods
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The Best of metaVitae.com
This is just a start. It will be added to over time.
Posted by Will on 05/ 4/05 | Comments (0) | Email to a friend |
