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Sterling-Rice Group (SRG) has identified the top ten natural and organic food trends that will influence mainstream grocery shelves soon. With a breadth and depth of culinary experience, the brand strategy, innovation, and communications firm has counseled and created foods for several of the largest food companies in the world. Wholesome Foods Just for Men: Manly  [ Read More ]

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Oncolex.org is a non-profit, online cancer resource, providing updated and detailed information on cancer care for health care providers worldwide. As a web-site in continual progress, sourced directly from acclaimed medical specialists, Oncolex keeps track of novel procedures and technology transforming the field of cancer diagnostics and treatment. Diagnosis, treatment procedures and follow-up care for  [ Read More ]

Frequent Soccer Ball ‘Heading’ May Lead to Brain Injury

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Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have shown that soccer players who frequently head the ball have brain abnormalities resembling those found in patients with concussion (mild traumatic brain injury). The study, which used advanced imaging techniques and cognitive tests that assessed memory, was published online today in the journal Radiology.  [ Read More ]

Nearly One-Third of Children with Autism Also Have ADHD

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In a study of the co-occurrence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early school-age children (four to eight years old), researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute found that nearly one-third of children with ASD also have clinically significant ADHD symptoms. Published in Autism: The International Journal and Practice (Epub  [ Read More ]

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A meta-analysis released in the June issue of the British Journal of Nutrition shows that a carbohydrate-managed approach, such as the Atkins Diet, is more effective for long-term weight loss than a conventional low-fat diet.1 The study is the first meta-analysis that asserts that a low-carbohydrate diet performed better than low fat after the one  [ Read More ]

Study Expands Concerns About Anesthesia’s Impact on the Brain

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As pediatric specialists become increasingly aware that surgical anesthesia may have lasting effects on the developing brains of young children, new research suggests the threat may also apply to adult brains. Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center report June 5 the Annals of Neurology that testing in laboratory mice shows anesthesia’s neurotoxic effects depend  [ Read More ]

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