Top 25 Richest People of All Time:

• #1 Mansa Musa I – Net Worth $400 Billion
• #2 The Rothschild Family – $350 Billion
• #3 John D. Rockefeller – Net Worth $340 Billion
• #4 Andrew Carnegie – Net Worth $310 Billion
• #5 Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov – Net Worth $300 Billion
• #6 Mir Osman Ali Khan – Net Worth $230 billion
• #7 William The Conqueror – Net Worth $229.5 Billion
• #8 Muammar Gaddafi – Net Worth $200 Billion
• #9 Henry Ford – Net Worth $199 Billion
• #10 Cornelius Vanderbilt – Net Worth $185 Billion

Forbes 2014 Top 10 Richest People

Forbes on March 3, 2014 released its 2014 list of the World's Billionaires with Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation claiming the top spot with an estimated net worth of over $70 B.

Below are the Names of Forbes Top 10 Richest People on the Planet.

Menstrual Migraines

Migraine headaches are not life threatening but can be so disabling you sometimes feel you are dwelling in a twilight state between life and death. The pain is so crippling you can not participate in your every day life. My first experience with migraine headaches was in high school. An intelligent and talented friend of mine, William, lost days of school at a time due to migraine headache pain. He described how light and noise bothered him - he had to hide the telephone under a pillow while confining himself to a dark room until the pain subsided. I winced at his description of suffering, never dreaming I too would fall prey to this malady - my weak spot. Prepubescent boys and girls experience migraines with the same prevalence. Women, however, are 3 times more likely than men to have migraine headaches.

Warning to Smokers: Labels are Getting Tough

In case you haven’t heard, cigarettes are bad for you. Really, really bad.

And soon, if you want to buy a pack, you’ll hear the warning loud and clear. You’re going to be staring at the long-term effects of smoking: from images of smoke pouring through a tracheotomy to dead bodies.

An example of the new cigarette warning labels.

These are examples of new, graphic warning labels that will be required on all cigarette packs sold in the U.S. as part of legislation starting in 2012.

Australian legislators took it one step further when they recently passed a law regulating branding on cigarettes in an attempt to drive down smoking rates in their country. Australia already has graphic warning labels on their packs, but the new law would dedicate more than 80 percent of the pack to the labels.

Environmental Factors Key to Autism

A new study published earlier this week will likely dump buckets of fuel on the fire that rages in the debate over autism. For the past decade, there has been ongoing vitriol spilled over the (potential) relationship between early childhood vaccination and the development of autism. The truth of the matter, however, is that there has been no definitive answer to why some children become autistic and others do not. A recent study may help guide researchers to resolve this open medical mystery. 

According to this new study, conducted jointly by UCSF and Stanford, and published Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry, environmental factors play a much larger role in causing autism than previously thought—apparently, an even larger role than genetics.

Are Eating Disorders Contagious?

The media barrages us with images on a daily basis. That, we know. Flip on the TV, go online, even stand in line at the grocery checkout and see if you can avoid the not-so-subtle suggestions to lose weight, cut cravings, and, overall, improve your general happiness and quality of life—fast and simple. 

Each day, on average, we’re exposed to about 5,000 advertising messages a day. That’s a lot. Considering that the images winking on-screen or sedately stacked at the checkout counter significantly shape our views on beauty and body image, all this exposure has to be making an effect.   

But can logging into Facebook be a new culprit in the media medley?

Why You Can’t Remember What You Did Last Night

Illustration of the brain, highlighting the hippocampus.There’s a scene in Cheers where lovable mailman Cliff explains his theory on how drinking makes him smarter. He gives a survival-of-the-fittest scenario that alcohol kills off the slowest brain cells, much like the most sluggish buffalo in the herd is the first to be killed. He argues that killing the slowest brain cells makes his brain faster, in the same way that a herd of buffalo is stronger once the weakest members are culled off.

While this might seem like pretty twisted logic for some, the basic tenet of Cliff’s theory—that alcohol kills brain cells—is pretty much taken for granted. However, new research has found that alcohol—even when used to the point of blackout intoxication—isn’t actually killing brain cells. It’s just preventing your brain from forming new memories.   

IV Vitamin Therapy: Trend or Treatment?

Feeling blah? Overworked? Achy? Well, there’s a cocktail for that—offered up in a dose of vitamins and minerals tailored to boost your energy levels and increase a flagging immune system.

And administered via intravenous (IV) therapy—directly into your veins.

This “new” trend is actually a re-designed version of the decades-old Myers Cocktail.  Named for Dr. John Myers, the “cocktail” aims to zap fatigue and depression and boost the immune system. Though the ingredients can sometimes be changed to suit individual needs, the basic formula involves, among others:

• magnesium
• calcium
• vitamin B-12
• vitamin B-6
• vitamin C

Your Brain on Google

Look at the top of the page for a second. You’ll see the magical button that has changed the way your brain functions: Search.

This site, and millions like it, gives you the opportunity to enrich you life by simply offering you knowledge, delivered in milliseconds. Art, entertainment, literature, science, philosophy, and boundless other subjects are contained in the nearly 300 million websites that make up the Internet.

Search engines make scouring that information bearable and have made our world so much easier. All you have to do is punch in a few words and pretty soon you’ll find what you were looking for, even if it is as simple as ending the mystery of the lyrics to the song that’s been stuck in your head for two months.

How Your Personality Predicts Your Odds for Obesity

We know there is an obesity crisis in this country. Statistics fly at us from various sources (here’s another one: about one third of adults in the United States are obese, according to the CDC). Despite the rising rates over the past few decades, the gravity of the situation doesn’t seem to sink in. Adjustments to restaurant menus, encouragement for the public to make health-conscious diet decisions—while good thoughts and definitely taken with the right attitude, these actions have not made a real dent in the problem. The past 20 years show a huge—and on going—increase in U.S. obesity rates.

Can Red Wine Prevent Sunburn?

Red wine. It’s been associated with preventing heart disease and cancer, reducing inflammation from age-related disease, and extolled for a number of other health benefits. Studies continue to examine the properties of this centuries’ old elixir. Recent explorations into resveratrol (an ingredient found in red wine that has been linked to reducing bad cholesterol) have helped promote red wine’s status as heart-healthy. 

Following a recent publication in the Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry, suddenly headlines are cropping up touting the latest health benefit of red wine: it may prevent sunburn? What can’t it do? Don’t toss your sunscreen just yet. If this all sounds too good to be true…it probably is.

First off, some studies have supported red wine’s heart-healthy benefits. But this doesn’t encourage excessive consumption, and experts don’t condone starting up a new habit of drinking red wine for the sake of “looking out for your heart.” That’s like loading up on butter because you heard substitutes were unsafe. The key is moderation. And drinking high amounts of red wine could cause severe damage (to your liver, your blood pressure, your heart, and on and on). 

Chemicals and Thyroid Disorders: Are they Connected?

When I was 18, some things happened. I gained weight, experienced insomnia, and my body underwent waves of heat that made me want to peel off my skin. Blaming these on the “freshmen 15” and college stress, newer symptoms (racing heart, eye redness and swelling) prompted me to seek medical attention. Which is how I found myself at an ophthalmologist’s office one day following a referral by my eye doctor. 

One look at me, and the specialist said, “You have Grave’s disease.” Another referral, and a new doctor’s office later, and I was told that I had hyperthyroidism, caused by the Grave’s disease. “Barbara Bush has Grave’s disease too,” he said, as if somehow that was supposed to make the situation better.

Be Nice to Your Coworkers. You’ll Live Longer.

Here’s a sad number: 100,000.

That’s the number of hours you will probably work in the course of your life. 

And that’s if you’re like most people and get your first job at 16 and are lucky enough to retire at 65. That’s also assuming you only have one job and work only eight hours a day—all of which is becoming more and more rare. And yes, that number takes into account your weekends and two weeks of vacation time a year.

Happiness: Some Now, More Later

Everyone wants to be happy. There are some of us who are naturally happy, while there are others who have to regularly work at their happiness.
Contrary to popular opinion, research suggests that our teen years are not when we are happiest. In fact, studies now show that our best years are our golden years—and, unfortunately, we’ll go through a period of lows to get there.
If you think back on them, the teen years can be pretty tumultuous: popularity contests, growth spurts, growing responsibility, first jobs, etc. We’re told the world is at our fingertips, but that can be a lot of pressure to handle when you don’t have the life experience that someone older has.
Some people welcomed the changes that came through the teen years, but some didn’t and began acting out, soon developing into “the bad crowd.” In essence, those bad kids aren’t bad kids—they’re just not as happy as their well-behaving counterparts.

Is Marriage the Answer to a Longer Life? Probably Not.

If you’re married, it’s time to love your spouse a little more because he or she may be keeping you alive.

Even when things seem difficult, trying, taxing, and mind-blowingly confusing, you really should be thankful for all that your spouse does for you.

If you’re a bit bitter or cynical about marriage, check this out:

A review of 90 studies over the last 60 years by researchers at the University of Louisville found out two startling facts:

• Married men typically live 17 years longer than single men.
• Married women tend to live 15 years longer than single women.

Tanning from the Inside Out

The Scenesse tanning implant.I had a friend who frequented the tanning salon. I watched as her weekly habit gradually darkened her skin to deeper shades of bronze. Only when she started to look conspicuously orange did she stop the sessions. But she was not alone in her quest for the bronzed glow; she’s among the nearly 30 million who choose indoor tanning in the United States each year, supporting the roughly $5 billion industry.

While Vitamin D, which our bodies make from sunlight, is considered a mood booster, there’s no question that overexposure to the sun or to artificial ultraviolet light from tanning beds is harmful. The Skin Cancer Foundation reports that skin cancer is by far the most common cancer in the United States, affecting more people in the past 31 years (and yearly) than all other cancers combined.

Your Eating Speed Helps Determine Your Weight

I’ve always been a fast eater, but I didn’t find out until college. There I was, sitting in the cafeteria staring at my empty tray of food and all my new friends were just starting in on their food.
I guess those 18-minute lunch periods in high school kind of ruined me because even now, I can only eat at one speed—fast. It’s so bad that my girlfriend suggested that I try to count the number of times I chew my food because she wants me to slow down. I haven’t given that a try yet.
It turns out that me and my fellow fast feeders are in for a let down: the faster you eat, the fatter you can get.

You Are Where You Eat

Every morning, without fail, I amble bleary-eyed to the kitchen and make a fresh cup of coffee. Even on the days when I don’t really feel like drinking the stuff. Whether I enjoy the cup or not, it has become a deeply-ingrained morning ritual. I seem to take solace in the whole routine: waiting for the water to boil, scooping a couple of hefty doses of coffee beans out of the bag, the churning of the grinder.

Researchers at USC came up with a clever way of determining just how rooted our habits can be. Participants were recruited to attend the movies, where the study involved two choices of popcorn: fresh or week-old. The researchers wanted to gauge if popcorn-lovers would still eat popcorn if it was less than fresh.

Health Too Costly? Try Meditation

The daily stresses of our lives often cause us to self-medicate with substances that aren’t good for our body—alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, television, junk food, etc.
We use them to escape, when that’s the last thing we should be doing. Getting away from it all doesn’t mean taking a vacation in the local bar everyday after work.
Meditation, while not an escape, can, on the other hand, improve our lives, especially those with recurrent health problems.
A recent study published in the American Journal of Health Promotion shows that people who regularly pay high sums of money for their healthcare could reduce their spending through meditation.

In Pain? Laugh About It

Have a good laugh.

If you’re having a bad day, have a really good long laugh. If you’re in pain, have an even longer one. 

Laughter releases endorphins, these awesome chemicals in our brains that give us that warm and tingly feeling in our bodies.

That feeling can also reduce the amount of physical pain we experience, according to a recent study from the University of Oxford. Researchers tested people’s pain tolerance before and after watching some funny videos and found that those who laughed the most could withstand more pain than those who laughed least.

Your Healthcare

Since the financial “downturn” (a very polite term to use for something that has affected so many people) the barter system has taken a stronger hold on how Americans do business.

Pockets of barterers across the country are pooling their collective talents together to exchange things instead of relying on the dwindling dollar. Even Donald Trump is getting in on the game—Mr. Trump recently accepted gold bullion as payment for rent in one of his NY skyscrapers.

While most of us don’t have gold bricks or property on Wall Street, there are basic—and costly—services we all need: healthcare. And even if we can’t afford to pay for our healthcare in cash, we may have something else that a healthcare provider wants.  

Groups in Arizona and Maine have already begun to use a network where people can exchange goods and services for visits to doctors.

Caffeine in Coffee Linked to Lower Depression in Women

Making its reappearance in the constant flux of studies on caffeine: the cup of joe. According to a recent study, the caffeine found in coffee has been linked to lower depression in women.

As the study authors report, “Caffeine is the world's most widely used central nervous system stimulant, with approximately 80 percent consumed in the form of coffee.”

According to coffee legend, an Arabian shepherd, Kaldi, found his goats dancing around a green shrub with bright red berries. Noticing the energizing effect the berries had on his goats, Kaldi decided to test some for himself. Thoroughly alert and stimulated, Kaldi introduced the berries to local monks. Their take: instead of chewing the berries, as Kaldi did, they crushed the beans and boiled them in water. They promoted their powerful stimulant, which kept them awake during long hours of prayer, and distributed it to other monasteries. Coffee’s popularity soon grew around the world.  Another legend tells of an Indian smuggler who brought coffee into India with the first seeds strapped to his chest. Today, we have a variety of dizzying choices, frothed, whipped, iced, and on and on.

Why the Socially Awkward Make for Good Dates

If you’re blushing right now, you’re probably a really awesome person.
A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology offered evidence that people who get red in the cheeks easily are more likely to be trustworthy and generous. The researchers from the University of California, Berkeley found that the more embarrassed a person is, the stronger his or her “prosociality,” or the level of caring about others’ welfare.
Embarrassment is an internalized emotion where we feel like we’ve somehow violated social norms, such as saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. It’s a normal emotional response, and doesn’t include serious conditions like generalized anxiety disorder and other panic disorders where the fear of embarrassment or failure can be debilitating.

Does Being Spiritual Make You Healthy?

Can being spiritual protect you from depression?

According to a recent follow-up study, published in Journal Watch Psychiatry, researchers found that spiritual engagement may play a major role in lowering or limiting depression recurrence.

Turns out, it’s not what you do, but the simple fact—or act—of doing it. And you don’t necessarily have to seek spiritual solace inside a church or religious institution. Whether it be gardening, private meditation, or a long solo walk in the park, a personal act of spirituality can awaken a healthier you, and possibly help defeat depression.

Share the Love!

Every week there’s a new study that says something we already know. This week’s edition is a study that says that most people believe that friends and family play an important role when it comes to personal health and nutrition.
In essence, it says friends and family influence our lives. I’m pretty sure most people will admit to something like that.
It’s like those moments where you get in trouble and your mom tells you to stop hanging out with “the wrong crowd.” Everyone’s mom knows what this study proves—you’re highly influenced by your friends.

How Your Hair Stylist Can Keep You Healthy

I, for one, love the feel of an expert stylist massaging my scalp. There aren’t many people I’ll let near my head, but at the hands of a pro, I turn to mush.
Who doesn’t appreciate some good pampering every now and then? But can my hair stylist help me stay healthy? Maybe.
Following a recently-published study in the Archives of Dermatology, salon stylists could play an important role in client’s physical health. After all, with such up-close and intimate access to parts perhaps otherwise ignored or hidden (the tips of your ears, the back of your neck, views of your scalp through parted sections of hair), they can offer valuable insight when something new appears.
Stylists may be the first to notice “suspicious” new skin lesions, serving a pivotal role in detecting possible skin cancers. We may not pay attention to our scalps and ears (areas that get lots of exposure to the sun's UV rays), but our hair stylists do.

Real Men Do Yoga...and Take Care of Themselves

Like most guys, when I think of yoga, I think of funny poses, Spandex pants, and regurgitating weird noises to strange music. It doesn’t help that the most used image in promoting yoga is a woman standing in a field pretending to be a tree.
Still, it’s recently become regular practice for me, especially since my yoga-teaching girlfriend thought it would be a good way to bond. So there I am at 7 a.m., in a yoga studio as the guy who awkwardly makes his way through the poses with the funny names.
As much as I’d like to be the nice guy who says he does yoga for his girlfriend, I mostly do it as cross-training for my other activities: freestyle rollerblading. (And, yes, I’ve heard the joke about the hardest part of rollerblading, so you can save it.)

Can You Be Addicted to Sugar?

As Halloween approaches, teeming with temptations in the form of sugary candy, a number of articles have been published addressing the link between obesity and overdoing it with the treats. In short, these articles say one thing: candy is bad.

We’re repeatedly informed about the empty calories in candy. Warned that the laundry list of tongue-twisting ingredients (try saying anhydrous dextrose five times fast) listed on the labels are downright sinful. But it’s so hard to stay away.  

The U.S. Census Bureau gives the grim facts: the average American consumed around 25 pounds of candy in 2010, most of it around Halloween. October 30^th (the day before Halloween) is now marked as Sugar Addiction Awareness Day.

But could it be that sugar is a substance of abuse, to be placed in the category of addictive drugs?

Stick Together, Your Brains Work Better

Plain-tailed wren, Bellavista, Pichincha, Ecuador (courtesy of Browerk, CC-BY-SA 3.0)On Oct. 31, the world population reached seven billion people. Medical advances—namely prolonging life and ensuring newborns are given the chance to live—have allowed our species to flourish.

Half of all the people on Earth were added in the last 40 years, creating a surge the planet has never seen before.

According to the United Nations, about half of all people alive live in urban areas—a number that has doubled in the last sixty years. The Earth’s population is on schedule to reach 9.3 billion in 2050, and about 70 percent are estimated to be living in cities and other urban areas by then.

If those predictions are true, there is going to be a whole lot of people living in about the same amount of space we’ve had for a long time. (That is, of course, unless the volcanoes of Hawaii really kick it up a notch and make some new land mass.)

Stem Cells Could Prevent Post-Heart Attack Damage

Dr. Roberto Bolli, left, and Dr. Sohail Ikram of the University of Louisville prepare to infuse patient Mike Jones with adult cardiac stem cells. Photo courtesy of the University of Louisville.It may be premature to give stem cell therapy credit for curing the number one killer in the United States—heart disease. However, medical researchers studying this novel treatment method may be on their way: for the first time ever, stem cells have been shown to ward off heart failure. 

The results of a recent trial were published Monday in The Lancet and presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Fla., and show that cardiac stem cells may be able to regenerate other cells damaged by heart failure.  

Gene Mutation & Blue Eyes

Brown eyes are usually considered soulful, green eyes exotic, and all the shades in the middle an intriguing mix that gives us all our outward personalities.

But nothing beats the sparkle of some bright blue eyes. (I am in no way biased in saying that. I swear.)

For the rest of my blue-eyed brethren, we are all mutated freaks.

Then again, so are the X-Men, and they can do some really awesome stuff, so I’m totally fine with that. Then again, I’d trade in these blue eyes for regeneration powers to go along with my adamantium claws any day.

If Pizza is a Vegetable, Beer Should be a Grain

There’s something completely wrong with this. 

Currently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is okay with the fact that pizza sauce—cooked tomatoes, sugar, salt, and preservatives—counts as a serving of vegetables when it comes to school lunches. They do say, however, that schools are relying on pizza and the sauce on top to cover the bases of the food pyramid.

The problem though, is that many of the elected leaders of our country don’t want to change that.

The Obama Administration wants to improve the health of children by improving school lunches, but a bill in Congress would block the USDA from instituting new guidelines that would require whole grains, while scaling back the amount of starchy vegetables (like potatoes) and skim down the salt content of the foods.

Doctor in Your Pocket: Apps Bring Health Closer

The advances human beings have made in technology are astounding: we put a man on the moon and made advanced communications technology affordable to nearly everyone on the planet.
While a lot of technology is devoted to things like funny pictures of cats and enabling us to lob animated birds at animated pigs, the capabilities of the technology in your average smart phone surpasses what most computers could do only decades ago.
Apple, Android, and other mobile platforms changed the way humans use their phones when they allowed developers to create their own applications. This year, Apple announced more than 15 billion apps have been downloaded from the Mac App Store, which listed over 500,000 applications for the iPhone and iPad in May.

Wait. Why Did I Come In Here?

Nothing makes you feel quite like an exquisite specimen of evolution more than standing in the middle of a room and pondering life’s great question: What did I come in here for?

Well, don’t be too hard on yourself. You’re not going senile and you aren't nuts.

And we all have a psychology professor at the University of Notre Dame to thank for making us feel a little less crazy.

Professor Gabriel Radvansky studied how well subjects could remember information when walking across a room abd compared that to their ability to recall information when traveling from room to room.

Your Roommates Could Help You Live Longer

Even if you have bad roommates—loud, obnoxious, anal-retentive, etc.—there’s a good chance they’ll help you live longer.

A recent study of 44,617 people from 29 countries found that living alone was independently associated with an increase of death due to cardiovascular problems, such as stroke or heart attack. The findings of the study were released by the American Heart Association earlier this month.

The study isolated risk factors for cardiovascular problems, like obesity, smoking, gender, and age. The average age of the study participant was 69.

Can Sleeping Help You Lose Weight?

The Gist

For most people, a weight-loss routine entails eating nutritious foods and exercising. Sleeping isn’t often part of the plan. But a growing amount of research shows that getting enough sleep is crucial for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, and shouldn’t be overlooked. 

Studies show that insufficient sleep makes you feel hungrier, by both increasing the hormones that stimulates appetite, Ghrelin, and decreasing the hormone that makes you feel satiated, Leptin.

Sleeping fewer hours can also lead to a higher calorie intake in a day. The more hours you’re awake, the more opportunities arise for eating or drinking caloric beverages -- especially late at night, when people are prone to snack or drink alcohol.  On top of that, feeling tired can make it harder to get enough exercise.

Stressed Out? It Could Impair Your Memory

The Gist               

It’s no surprise that stress can make it harder to focus and concentrate. For years, researchers weren’t sure exactly why. A recent study published in PLoS Computational Biology begins to answer the question. The study, written by researchers working at the University of Wisconsin, helps explain how stress breaks down the brain functions needed for what is called “working memory.”
Working memory is the immediate conversation happening in the brain that allows people to be productive. Neurons in the part of the brain called the “prefrontal cortex” store and continually erase and rewrite a huge amount of information. It’s how we know how to finish a sentence we started 30 seconds ago, or accomplish a complicated task.
Working memory makes it possible to sustain attention, focus, reason and multitask. However, uncontrollable stressors—which are more intense than manageable stress like worry or social anxiety—disrupt that ability.

Is Coconut Water Really a Perfect Sports Drink?

The Gist

Coconut water is currently being hyped as the all-natural sports drink. But how true is that claim? Does it really work? New research published yesterday provides some new insight into this question. Scientists found that the chemicals in coconut water make it an excellent sports drink for light to moderate exercise, but for intensive or long workouts, it falls short. 

Which Oil May Lower Blood Pressure?

The Gist

If you are looking for more ways to control your blood pressure and cholesterol levels through food, it may be time to add one or two more varieties of cooking oil to the pantry. At a recent 2012 scientific meeting on high blood pressure held by the American Heart Association, researchers from the Department of Cardiovascular Disease at Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital in Japan, presented encouraging findings on the impact of blended sesame and rice bran oil on cardiovascular health. Study participants who cooked with the blended oil saw a significant drop in blood pressure,

Are Total Knee Replacements Being Performed Too Often or Too Little?

The Gist

Total knee replacement, also known as total knee arthroplasty, is one of the most common and most expensive surgical procedures carried out in the United States. It is a common treatment for knee pain associated with osteoarthritis and similarly serious conditions. A newly published study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) takes a closer look at the sharp uptick in total knee replacement procedures conducted in the United States during the past 20 years. 

The study, led by Dr. Peter Cram, MD, MBA, looked at almost 3.5 million procedures conducted since 1991 among the Medicare population (all of whom are over age 65), and found that hospital stays for the procedure have decreased in length during that time. However, there have also been increased rates of infectious complications after the procedure, as well as increased rates of readmission to the hospital in the month following the procedure.

Obesity, Diabetes, and Alzheimer’s Disease: Is There a Link?

The Gist

Recent research has dramatically altered how scientists view the link between Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, diet, and obesity.
To understand how these seemingly separate health issues are interconnected, it is essential to understand the process called “metabolism” that takes place in your body. Metabolism isn’t just how fast you digest food. It entails much more than that.
A key element to the process is insulin. Insulin is a hormone that aids the body in metabolizing fat and carbohydrates, including sugars. Your body converts carbohydrates into various forms of sugar in the body and those sugars are then used for energy.

Can Gut Bacteria Imbalances Lead to Type 2 Diabetes?

The Gist

The bacteria residing in a person’s intestines—often referred to as gut bacteria or microflora—is much more like an environmental ecosystem than previously realized. As many as 100 trillion different bacteria may reside there, affecting everything from speed of digestion to nutrient absorption as well as whether or not the body becomes susceptible to chronic disease, such as type 2 diabetes.

Now, new research published this month in the scientific journal Nature suggests that a person’s likelihood for developing type 2 diabetes may be directly linked to imbalances in his or her microflora. The study offers clues as to how doctors may one day be able to use information about a

Can Anti-anxiety Medications Cause Dementia in Older People?

The Gist

Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs frequently prescribed to treat anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and other conditions including alcohol dependence and seizures.

Introduced in the 1960s, they offered a relatively safe replacement for barbiturates. Appropriately prescribed, benzodiazepines continue to be safe. However, evidence increasingly suggests that long-term use in older patients can lead to serious side effects.

A study recently published in the British Medical Association’s journal BMJ found that long-term use of benzodiazepines in patients 65 and older is associated with a 50 percent increase in the risk of developing dementia compared to people not taking these drugs.

The research is part of the highly-regarded PAQUID cohort, a study group of 3,777 older inhabitants of southwestern France.

Is TV Making Our Kids "Mean Girls"?

The Gist

We’ve all heard the adage: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But is it true?

Over the years, considerable attention has been paid to combating the “sticks and stones”—namely, nose-bloodying schoolyard bullies. We’ve given less thought to hurtful words. However, mounting evidence suggests that our kids can’t ignore this psychological bullying.

In recent years, studies have shown that “social aggression”—mean-spirited behaviors like excluding peers, giving dirty looks, manipulating friends, and spreading rumors—can cause real damage. Victims of social aggression experience adjustment problems, suffer low self-esteem, and, in severe cases, commit suicide. The problem has become so severe that, in 2006, the U.S. Department of

Fish Intake Good and Bad for Pregnant Women

The Gist

Mercury consumption—most often from fish—by pregnant women may be associated with an increased risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their children, a new report published online by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine suggests. But the report also suggests that fish consumption itself may be associated with a lower risk for ADHD, as the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish help stimulate brain

Psoriasis Drug May Be Used to Treat Crohn's Disease

The Gist

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have concluded that a drug normally used to treat psoriasis—ustekinumab—can also decrease symptoms associated with Crohn's disease, according to a new study published in the October 18, 2012 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Crohn's disease affects 700,000 Americans, and is accompanied by painful cramping, diarrhea, anemia, and weight loss. In severe cases, surgery is required to remove the large intestine.

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Health for ios 8 expects to sew wellness information in one spot

Apple declared another application for wellbeing, called Health, at the WWDC 2014 keynote. It's piece of a suite of new applications for ios 8. Keeping in mind it may not be an Apple iwatch, it may be the following enormous step towards one.

We'd been expecting a wellbeing application, and Health, in addition to an administration for Healthkit, is it. It's a center for information. It's intended to work with outsider wellbeing peripherals. Furthermore it will work with medicinally issued wellbeing information, as well.

Apple's iCloud Drive guarantees vigorous capacity

At WWDC Monday, Apple's at last provided for us a sight of its first genuine distributed storage administration, icloud Drive. icloud was once simply a spot to reinforcement your photographs, location book, and site logins, yet with the arrival of Mac OS X Yosemite this fall, it'll change into an undeniable distributed storage benefit; one where you can reinforcement any kind of record, including Pdfs, plain content records, and Excel spreadsheets, and after that get to it from your ios and Mac OS gadgets, and Windows workstation.