Authors

Linda Formichelli

Secondhand Fat
It's no secret that secondhand smoke is bad for your health, but is it bad for your diet too?
Comedy Heals
Focuses on a program of the cable network Comedy Central and the University of California in Los Angeles Jonsson Cancer Center which aim to study the healing effects of humor. Three parts of the program called 'Rx Laughter'; Persons spearheading the project. INSET: The Nose Knows by Linda Formichelli.
Taste: Like Mother Like Child
Ever wonder why you and mom like the same foods? Here's how you adopt your mother's cravings.
The Wort Is Wrong
A study challenges the efficacy of the once-hallowed herbal supplement St. John's wort utility as an antidepressant. Hypericin, hyperforin.
Extreme Stress and Tiny Babies
Even if a disaster didn't affect you directly, your stress can affect your unborn baby.
GOT MILK THISTLE?
Focuses on the results of a preliminary research conducted at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, on the health aspects of the milk thistle herb. Comparison with the effects of Saint John's wort, ginger, echinacea and green tea; Combined spending of U.S. residents on Saint John's wort and echinacea in 2000.
Our Druggie Ancestors
Our ancestors used plenty of drugs—from marijuana to coca. Is addiction in our genes?
Fatty Foods for Thought
Can you blame your bad memory on butter and bacon?
Baby Blues
A mother's worries during pregnancy can affect brain developmentin her child.
Programming Behavior
Reports on the passage of a legislative bill by the United States Senate Commerce Committee that may restrict violent television programming during hours when children are watching. Correlation between increased violence and images seen by children; Investigation by the cable industry on the connection between television and real-world violence.
The Male Pill
Presents a trial on the use of a male contraceptive pill conducted by the Contraceptive Development Network of the Centre for Reproductive Biology at University of Edinburgh. Issues raised on the idea of a male pill; Overview of the public reaction on the use of a male pill.