Taking the “Ewww”… out of snail cream
June 17, 2014 – 11:07 pm | One Comment

Great news for all those women (and men) who have wanted to try the beautifying effects of snail slime but could never get past the “ick” factor. 20yrsyounger.com promises to get rid of the Ewww… while still letting women reap the anti-aging and rejuvenating benefits of snail slime cream. The process itself is called lyophilisation […]

Read the full story »
General Health

General health issues, Medical conditions, Research and studies and more

Mental Health

Natural Medicine

Nutritional supplements, Herbs, Alternative medicine and more…

Wellness & Lifestyle

Nutrition, Diets, Healthy living, Detox, Exercise and Physical Fitness, Sports Fitness and more…

Women’s Health

Relationships, Pregnancy, Birth control, Menopause and more

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: harvard school of public health (hsph)

One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity.
February 20, 2012 – 8:20 pm | No Comments
One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity.

One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity Boston, MA — Children in the U.S. whose activity choices, interests, and pretend play before age 11 fall outside those typically expressed by their biological sex face increased risk of being physically, psychologically, and sexually abused, and of suffering from […]

Continue reading "One in Ten Children Face Elevated Risk of Abuse, Future PTSD, Due to Gender Nonconformity." >>

Right choice, but not the intuitive one
February 17, 2012 – 11:57 pm | No Comments
Right choice, but not the intuitive one

Right choice, but not the intuitive one Psychologist explores common barriers to good decision-making When faced with a tough choice, we already have the cognitive tools we need to make the right decision, Daniel Gilbert, a professor of psychology at Harvard, told his Law School audience. To take a gratifying, low-paying job or a well-paid […]

Continue reading "Right choice, but not the intuitive one" >>

A life reborn, a story now told
February 16, 2012 – 11:10 pm | No Comments
A life reborn, a story now told

A life reborn, a story now told Escaping Cambodia, Aun Em built a new life at Harvard Medical School Aun Em, who is Harvard Medical School’s IT help desk coordinator, has lived by the code of always looking forward. This has guided both her life and her career at Harvard; Em and her family fled […]

Continue reading "A life reborn, a story now told" >>

Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release
February 16, 2012 – 9:10 pm | No Comments
Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release

Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release Have efforts to combat bird flu actually increased the risk to public health? A group of experts on infectious disease gathered at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) to debate whether efforts to combat a deadly form of flu have actually increased the risk to public health. […]

Continue reading "Fears of bioterrorism or an accidental release" >>

Sending DNA robot to do the job
February 16, 2012 – 9:01 pm | No Comments
Sending DNA robot to do the job

Sending DNA robot to do the job Technology has potential to seek out cancer cells, cause them to self-destruct The nanosized robot was created in the form of an open barrel whose two halves are connected by a hinge. The DNA barrel, which acts as a container, is held shut by special DNA latches that […]

Continue reading "Sending DNA robot to do the job" >>

Willing a way to clean water
February 16, 2012 – 8:41 pm | No Comments
Willing a way to clean water

Willing a way to clean water Fellow expands on professor’s efforts to ensure clean sources in rural areas With her redesign of a plastic water dispenser, Daniele Lantagne, a two-year Georgio Ruffolo Research Fellow in Harvard Kennedy School’s Sustainability Science Program, has helped to bring clean water to thousands of people. Ayear and a half […]

Continue reading "Willing a way to clean water" >>

Pain relief for patients in Uganda
February 16, 2012 – 8:33 pm | No Comments
Pain relief for patients in Uganda

Pain relief for patients in Uganda MGH provides training in technique to soothe surgical recoveries Vicki Modest (far left) demonstrates the use of ultrasound in the operating room to Sadic Kagwa, an anesthesia resident at Mbarara. “Pain control is one of the major issues before and after an operation,” said Paul First, assistant professor of […]

Continue reading "Pain relief for patients in Uganda" >>

New subtype of ovarian cancer identified
February 15, 2012 – 10:06 pm | No Comments
New subtype of ovarian cancer identified

New subtype of ovarian cancer identified Harvard researchers believe it may be vulnerable to anti-angiogenic drugs The investigators estimate that the subtype may account for a third of all serous ovarian cancers, a common cancer of the surface of the ovaries. “With this study, we’ve shown that serous ovarian cancer exists in at least one […]

Continue reading "New subtype of ovarian cancer identified" >>

Hyman to lead Broad research center
February 15, 2012 – 9:54 pm | No Comments
Hyman to lead Broad research center

Hyman to lead Broad research center Former provost named director of Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Steven Hyman, neuroscientist, former Harvard University provost, and former head of NIMH, has been named the new director of the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research. Steven E. Hyman, a Harvard-trained neuroscientist, University provost for a decade, and the former […]

Continue reading "Hyman to lead Broad research center" >>

Chicago as urban microcosm
February 14, 2012 – 8:17 pm | No Comments
Chicago as urban microcosm

Chicago as urban microcosm Professor studies Second City to paint detailed portrait of American cities “Neighborhoods have legacies,” said Robert Sampson, author of “Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect.” “Crime and poverty are durable over long periods of time. From the 1960s onwards, cities went through amazing social change — riots, crime […]

Continue reading "Chicago as urban microcosm" >>