By Deborah Stokol Images by P. Kim Bui As long as she is pregnant, a woman living in the United States may receive medical care. So even the homeless, the undocumented, “the tired [and] poor,” may visit a doctor while expecting. Yet for the inhabitants of Los Angeles County, health continues to accompany wealth. L.A.’s […]
Polyphenol found in turmeric reduces weight gain in animal studies
According to a Tufts University, Boston, MA study funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and released to the media on May 18, 2009, curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Can […]
How drinking too much sugary soda pop raises risk of kidney disease in women
Drinking too much soda pop could wear out your kidneys. Read the study, "Sugary Soda Consumption and Albuminuria: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004." Drinking sugary soda raises the risk for kidney disease in women. How kidney disease eventually is caused links soda consumption to kidney damage. See the article, […]
Viagra, latest performance enhancing drug?
When George Downey and other lacrosse players at Marywood University volunteered to take Viagra for a study, he received a snickering nickname from his high school coach. His parents jokingly told their friends. Inquiring minds sent messages to his facebook page. "They’re making fun of me," Downey, 19, said good-naturedly. "Deep down, I think they’re […]
Listening to the Noise – New View on Stem Cell Differentiation
It is often comforting to think in linear terms and to believe that the universe operates in those terms; that complex processes are best discerned on a plane or when moving along a line; that the driver you are following will press the gas pedal when the light turns green – the irregularity of traffic […]
On the March with Los Carwasheros!
Amy Masciola from the AFL-CIO Organizing Department joined in one of many events that took place around the country on International Labor Day—May Day, when she joined car wash workers march in Los Angeles. Si, se puede! Yes, we can! The chant echoed over and over again in the streets of downtown Los Angeles on May Day, as […]