Researchers have come to the conclusion – which is very controversial – that the use of cell phones may cause cancer. They tested some male rats with cell phone radiation for nine hours a day and found that the male rats were at risk of developing cancer in the brain and heart. The use of the cell phones may cause […]
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Whether you are feeding your children or letting them play with pool toys you need to consider what these items are made with. Food additives, canned food containers, plastic bottles and containers, and inflatable pool toys. They all contain some sort of chemical or additive that can be harmful to you and your children. Children are more susceptible because their […]
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For centuries, explorers and treasure hunters have searched in vain for the ancient lost White City the legendary home of a long lost Central American civilization. Now American and Honduran researchers think they’ve finally found the pre-Columbian settlement deep in the Honduran rain forest. The ruins of La Ciudad Blanca were first identified in 2012 by an aerial survey that […]
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According to a report from the foundation Walk Free there are over 14 million people are living in slavery. The foundation reported that this number includes adults and children. Which is about 40% of the global amount. The highest numbers of slavery are in the countries of Mauritania, Uzbekistan, Qatar, China, Pakistan, and Haiti. Some believe that slave trade is […]
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Researchers have found evidence that hunter-gatherers started making bread 4,000 years prior to starting agriculture. Evidence of bread making was found in the north-eastern part of Jordan. The flatbread charred remains were found to have been made some 14,400 years ago. Scientists are trying to find the exact date as to when bread was first made by humans. They may […]
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Russian orphanages are a scandal, said Jennifer Rankin. State institutions house nearly 400,000 children, a population larger than many cities. But less than one third of these children are actually orphans. Many “fall into the system when their parents, often fighting a losing battle with alcohol or drugs,” lose their parental rights. Even more of them—nearly half the total—have disabilities, […]
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Researchers have found that if the patient with Alzheimer’s is treated for any bacteria or infections it may help in the reduction of this condition. The immune system is being researched more to see if it can be the key factor in treatment for Alzheimer’s. If it is found out that infections are what may be causing Alzheimer’s then we […]
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In a new study on screen time and mind and body development shows that it may have serious health consequences. It covered the connectivity in the brain between spending time in front of a screen or actual reading. They showed that the brain had better connectivity to language and cognitive control when the children read actual books more, over the […]
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Overdoses of prescription painkillers have become one of the leading causes of death among women. More women now die from overdoses of prescription pills like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet than from cervical cancer, homicide, or street drugs such as heroin and cocaine, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. “We need to better understand how […]
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Getting enough sleep may help you maintain good health. That may sound fairly simple, but most people don’t get enough sleep. A survey of over 30.000 people in England found that the people that got the right amount of sleep were happier and healthier. The researchers found that even though they had enough sleep they may not have had a […]
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