Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has revealed that the use of acupuncture can actually spark natural pain relievers in your body to go to work, and may result in major pain relief.

Acupuncture has been used as natural form of medicine since the ancient times, with many studies being done it to try and see how it can impact the body. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Scientists have managed to renew a great deal of hope that there may soon be a preventive breast cancer vaccine for humans following a new study on mice.

The lead investigator in the study was Vincent Tuohy from the Cleveland Clinic, as his team fo researchers have been working to study this particular vaccine to see just how effective it may be at preventing the disease. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - World No Tobacco Day has been observed each and every May 31 for years now, starting for the first time back in 1987. The day is observed on a global scale, with this year’s theme focusing on the tobacco industry and the way in which they target women and kids in their advertising.

World No Tobacco Day is a 24-hour event in the minds of millions of people all around the world. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - What exactly is going on with today’s college kids. A new study has labeled them as being self-centered, and lacking empathy, but why?

Researchers from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research compared college kids from the late 1970s to today to see what types of differences their were in regards to behavior. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - Johnson & Johnson is facing a public relations nightmare as they continue to face a great deal of criticism from lawmakers over their recall of children’s medicines.

This all began when Johnson & Johnson recalled roughly 40 different types of their children’s medicines. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - It has become very clear and apparent that there is a need to try and stop the big tobacco companies from advertising directly to women and the youth, as this is the focus of this year’s World No Tobacco Day.

World No Tobacco Day started back in the year 1978 and ever since then it has been held each and every year as a reminder to people to put a stop to the use of tobacco. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - A new study has directly linked the use of tanning beds to an increased risk of melanoma, a type of cancer.

The study was carried out by researchers from the University of Minnesota’s School of Public Health and Masonic Center, and focused on roughly 2,300 people in total. Continue Reading

Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new study, the college kids of today lack empathy, meaning that they are far less likely to share their emotions and feelings with others.

The study was led by Sara Konrath of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, and was carried out by a team of international researchers that focused on data that spanned the last 30-years. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The World Health Organization (WHO) is clearly aiming to stop the tobacco industry from continuing to market towards both women as well as the youth of the world.

The WHO came out on Friday ahead of the upcoming World No Tobacco Day, which is set to kick off May 31st, and made some bold statements in regards to the tobacco industry as a whole. Continue Reading

Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - A company based in California, Caldwell Fresh Foods, has announced a nationwide recall of alfalfa sprouts due to salmonella contamination.

The recall was confirmed on Friday and was voluntary on the part of the company to try and stop the spread of the bacteria. Continue Reading