Marijuana use rises in the U.S.
While the use of methamphetamines is waning, according to a national survey of drug use released on Thursday, Marijuana use is on the rise.
It seems that the next generation of recreational drug users are choosing to mellow out with the old classic.
How will this affect the legalization of pot?
Cancer rates in the world are on the rise.
To the alarm of the World Cancer Research Fund, 2.8 million new cancer cases have developed due to lifestyle changes.
“As countries become more urbanised, they become more prone to the Western diseases that we are used to seeing. Not just cancers – coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity and lung diseases.”
He said: “Many people are still unaware that risk factors such as alcohol and obesity affect cancer risk, while from television advertising to the pricing of food, our society works in a way that discourages people from adopting healthy habits.”
There are currently no limits on how many children a sperm donor can father.
There are ethical and practical questions to answer, however, something as simple as connecting with half siblings can become a monumental event with as many as 150 children coming from one donor.
We are all getting the message about foods that we shouldn’t eat but what exactly should we be eating?
The FDA is trying to simplify the answer to that question by illustrating food labels making them easier to read and follow.
Calorie counts are popping up on menus of chain restaurants across the country and the longstanding food pyramid was toppled this year by the U.S. government in favor of a plate that gives a picture of what a healthy daily diet looks like.
The struggle to redesign the labels on every box, can and carton has been in the works since 2003, and some of the changes could be proposed as soon as this year. FDA Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor cautions not to expect a grand overhaul, but the revamped label does mark a shift to create a more useful nutritional snapshot of foods millions of Americans consume every day.
The old “wisdom” on wisdom teeth no longer holds true.
And scientific evidence supporting the routine prophylactic extraction of wisdom teeth is surprisingly limited.
Numerous comprehensive reviews of research, conducted by independent bodies not affiliated with oral surgeons, have concluded that there was no evidence to support routine prophylactic extraction of impacted but healthy wisdom teeth
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