Limiting Fructose May Boost Weight Loss
One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Soy Foods Will Reduce Your Sperm
A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, suggest scientists.

Beat Plaque With Light
Scientists have developed a mouthwash that allows plaque-causing bacteria to be destroyed using nothing more than a bright light.

Toxic Chemicals Found In Common
Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners
A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but none of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.

Researchers Find Key
To Saving The World's Lakes
After completing one of the longest running experiments ever done on a lake, researchers from the University of Alberta, University of Minnesota and the Freshwater Institute, contend that nitrogen control, in which the European Union and many other jurisdictions around the world are investing millions of dollars, is not effective and in fact, may actually increase the problem of cultural eutrophication.

The Trouble with 'Healthy' Kid Foods
Most parents already know that sugary sodas and greasy potato chips are not the healthiest food choices for children. But what about the hundreds of other widely available and kid-friendly packaged foods - pastas, frozen dinners, granola bars - that at least appear to be more wholesome?

Men: Get Advice Before You Exercise
There are a lot of men out there who are still not gym-goers... Actually, there are a lot of men who don't get any physical activity at all. With our nation's obesity rate still on the rise, we must take matters into our own hands and educate ourselves as best we can - while getting in a bit more exercise than a trip through the drive-through.

GlaxoSmithKline Continues Vaccine
Trial Despite A Dozen Baby Deaths
At least a dozen babies have died in a pneumonia vaccine trial conducted by GlaxoSmithKline in Argentina. The Argentina Federation of Health Professionals (Fesprosa) asserts that children of poor families are being used for the trials, and parents are bullied into signing consent forms. The trials are still continuing, even though at least 12 infants have already died.