A study by the University of Liverpool has found that celebrity endorsement of a food product encourages children to eat more of the endorsed product. It also found that children were prompted to eat more of the endorsed product when they saw the celebrity on TV in a different context. Celebrity...
A picture can say a thousand words, but according to a study presented at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, a picture can also be worth a thousand calories. Researchers have discovered that looking at images of high-calorie foods stimulates the brain's appetite control...
New nerve cells formed in a select part of the brain could hold considerable sway over how much you eat and consequently weigh, new animal research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests in a study published in the May issue of Nature Neuroscience. The idea that the brain is still forming new...
Angie Stone and Anthony Anderson, spokespeople for Lilly's Fearless African-Americans Connected and Empowered (F.A.C.E.) Diabetes initiative, are teaming up with The Tom Joyner Morning Show (TJMS) for the 9th annual Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, taking place on September 28, 2010. Take a...
Would you consider working for a company that encourages "craziness" and practical
jokes? Does anyone of you work in such environment and does it encourage efficiency or do the jokes wear after time and people leave? I just talked to a professional company that encourages craziness and...
In recognition of Older Americans Month, the National Council on Aging (NCOA) invites seniors nationwide to take advantage of free online screenings for benefits programs through its BenefitsCheckUp program. BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen seniors...
We're setting a trap for our impressionable youth that endangers their bodies AND their souls.I know, I've been there! When I was young my mother told me all about the birds and the bees, and I just couldn't wait to try it for my self.
The first time I fell out of the tree and sprained my...
At the edge of understanding,
circumnavigating minds,
is the Power of Creation,
deaf, dumb, mute and blind;
yet all-knowing and fore-seeing.
It is the essence of my being,
alive and breathing,conceived by spasm;
unable to cross unconscious chasm...
Fleeing, falling, flying away,
To a form of...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced the approval of the first over-the-counter (OTC) medicine to treat the symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men, to be available through pharmacies without a prescription. An estimated one-in-four men over...
...entire stories? I've noticed that there are a lot of writing forums that allow the posting of short stories, fan fiction, and poems, but many discourage posting your entire story on there, even if you have no plans on getting it properly published. The ones that you do find that allow this...
follow a certain religion? It's generally agreed that children are highly susceptible to believing what their peers teach them both consciously and subconsciously. It is also generally agreed that the person you later become in life is highly dependent on the views and opinions of our parents...