Tuesday, April 16, 2013

[Health] Beetroot juice 'helps lower blood pressure': A glass a day can reduce it by 7 ...

Beetroot juice 'helps lower blood pressure': A glass a day can reduce it by 7 ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2309667/Beetroot-juice-helps-lower-blood-pressure-A-glass-day-reduce-7--say-researchers.html
They found a dose of eight ounces - around one cup - may help people with high blood pressure, cutting their readings by about 7 per cent.

Mmm! Taste of Beer Triggers Good Feelings in the Brain
http://news.health.com/2013/04/15/beers-taste-may-trigger-urge-to-get-drunk/
The taste of beer, without its alcoholic effects, may be enough to trigger the release of the pleasure chemical dopamine in the brain, a study finds.

Scientists make 'laboratory-grown' kidney
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22150038
A kidney "grown" in the laboratory has been transplanted into animals where it started to produce urine. The work was carried out at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, USA.

5 Questions with TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie
http://style.time.com/2013/04/16/5-questions-with-toms-founder-blake-mycoskie/
Blake Mycoskie is an entrepreneurial spirit at heart: he started the first of many companies at the tender age of 18. “But it wasn't really until I started TOMS that I felt like I had my calling,” he says.

Why Should We Care About Healthcare Decisions?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynmcclanahan/2013/04/16/why-should-we-care-about-healthcare-decisions/
Today is National Healthcare Decisions Day. After the intense pain of the events in Boston yesterday, why do we care? As a physician, I am made aware all too often of the frailties of the human soul and body.

Now, smartphone app to help lose weight
http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/fitness/now-smartphone-app-to-help-lose-weight_21436.html
Now, smartphone app to help lose weight London: Researchers have developed a new smartphone app that could be key to losing weight, enabling users to regularly monitor their food intake and exercise.



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