Wellness Library

Lack of Sleep Can Affect Your Health

From the July 6, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution comes an article about how loss of sleep over a period of time can have dire consequences on your health. The article states, “Recent research indicates that chronic under-sleeping does more than undermine productivity or make people more irritable. It also increases the risk of

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Kids Using Prescription Drugs More

From the September 19, 2002 issue of the online Intelihealth comes a story with the headline that highlights a serious trend, “Kids Using Prescription Drugs More.” The story, originating from the New York Associated Press shows that according to a new study the use of prescription drugs is growing faster among children than it is

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Kids’ Junk-Food Ads Reach All Time High

A November 10, 2003 MSNBC article from Reuters news starts off by saying, “A consumer group charged that the marketing of fatty, sugary, and low-nutrient foods was fueling childhood obesity and it called for restricting promotions targeted at the young.” A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, The centre for Science in the Public Interest, (CSPI) released

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More Children Taking Central Nervous System Drugs

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) April 17, 2002 issue published a Health Agency Update titled, “More Children on CNS Drugs”. This article reports on a study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which states that, “The proportion of children and adolescents receiving psychotropic medicines increased substantially between 1995 and

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More People Using Non-Medical Care

From the September 4, 2001 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine comes an article with the long title, “Perceptions about Complementary Therapies Relative to Conventional Therapies among Adults Who Use Both: Results from a National Survey”. The survey conducted tests for the usage of what the researchers call “Complementary Medicine.” It should be noted

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