New studies are urging women to lose weight if they have the desire to have any children. It has always been said that women who are overweight will have a harder time conceiving. Those that are able to have a higher risk of delivering babies with serious birth defects. Read more... (338 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)
It wouldn’t be officially the New Year without a little mayhem from the health department! Already federal officials are testing the 5 pound tubs of peanut butter in Minnesota to see if it is responsible for an outbreak of salmonella typhimurium that has spread all around the nation. 400 people in 42 states are already sick. Read more... (387 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)
The FDA has warned consumers that they should not purchase certain products that have been marked for weight loss. They said that these contain active and undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients that could cause damage to the body. Read more... (226 words, estimated 54 secs reading time)
What happened to letting fate decide? It seems that the more technology grows the less we leave things up to chance. With the right amount of money people can now choose what sex their baby will be and now they are able to decide what sport they would best perform in when they are older. How? Through a genetic test. Read more... (407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)
The Papua province in Indonesia will be passing a bylaw that will allow them to implant HIV/AIDS patients with microchips. They are hoping that this method will help to keep them from infecting those who are healthy. Read more... (173 words, estimated 42 secs reading time)