Health Roundup - January 18, 2007
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Good for regularity...and osteoporosis prevention
- Get this--Prunes May Reverse Osteoporosis in Menopausal Women
Yes, they keep you regular. They might also reverse bone loss in older women. A new study is looking for menopausal women participants who eat 2-10 prunes a day. - The stresses of war on health
Armed service personnel are getting more overweight and more are binge-drinking than before, according to a recent anonymous survey of 16,000 soldiers. - Heart Disease Quiz
The Mayo Clinic offers a quick, 8-question quiz to test your knowledge of heart disease. Simple? Try it out. I only got 5 out of 8 correct. - New Research! College Drinking and Academic Performance
Kristen King could have come to the same conclusions as the CDC has, at a fraction of the research costs. Some useful bits of conventional wisdom are worth repeating. - No More Hope in a Jar
You can treat your skin right and save lots of money. Most of the highly-expensive skin treatments and creams are no better than the mass-market versions at a fraction of the price.
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