CPR saves lives. That we know. But two new studies from the U.S. and Europe find that hands-only CPR may be best when trying to save the life of a victim of cardiac arrest. Cardiologist Dr. Myron “Mike” Weisfeldt, physician in chief at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and director of the Department of Medicine at Hopkins’ [...]

Here’s something you don’t often think of and it seems ludicrous at first. The breast cancer rate is 10% higher on people’s left side than right. Why is that? Some researchers think it’s because people tend to sleep on their right side, and that their boxsprings are pulling in electromagnetic radiation from FM and TV [...]

A “Stealth fiber” called “inulin” has been increasingly added to processed foods. It is not a problem for most, but can cause gastrointestinal discomfort for some who may not know they’re consuming too much of it. Inulin may be in chocolate bars, drinks, and snacks and “before you know it, you may eat more than [...]

The more you sit around, the shorter your average life span is, according to a new study. The effect remained even after researchers factored out obesity or the level of daily physical activity people were engaged in, according to a study of more than 120,000 American adults. We already kind of knew this anyway, but it’s [...]

Forty-two-year-old Johnny Concepcion, who is accused of stabbing his wife to death, is drawing some heavy fire from many people. Concepcion, who reportedly confessed to friends and family that he stabbed his wife, 36-year-old Jordania Sarita about 15 times, isn’t making others angry because of the crime, but because he somehow managed to jump to [...]

You probably haven’t heard a thing about this since the news likes to ignore many stories, but U.S. health officials say that a fungus usually found in the tropics has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and has been blamed for at least 60 illnesses and 15 deaths. The fungal illness is considered rare, but an [...]

Researchers say that they’ve achieved the first AIDS prevention breakthrough for women. A new vaginal gel gives women the power to reduce their risk of contracting HIV and genital herpes without relying on their male partner to use a condom. The experimental gel is made with Gilead Sciences’ antiviral drug tenofovir, which is widely used for [...]

Do bigger accents mean a bigger liar? According to new research, people unconsciously found foreigners with accents to be untruthful, and the problem only worsens with the intensity of the accent. Maybe it’s all the movies we watch. How often is the bad guy a foreign mustache twirling villain type? A University of Chicago study says that [...]

More adults in the U.S. appear to be drinking alcohol, according to a new study. The trend seems to be consistent across ethnic groups and genders. Between 1992 and 2002, the percentage of men and women who drank alcohol increased, as did the percentage of whites, blacks, and Hispanics. These days it seems everyone has a [...]

According to a small Austrian study, regular cell phone use may increase the risk of developing persistent ringing in the ear. The condition is called tinnitus. One U.S. ear specialist called the study “very weak,” saying that the study failed to prove a connection between cell phone use and tinnitus. The study’s lead researcher, Dr. Hans-Peter Hutter [...]