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Cave Troll from Lord of the Rings via Wikipedia Dan Blankenhorn of Smart Planet was thinking of his commenters when he suggested that "trolls die young", based on a study researchers of the US National Institute on Aging. They looked at 5,614 Sardinians from four villages, and found that "those who... [continue]

Credit: VirtualErn via Flickr. If you want to reduce your chances of foodborne illness, go veggie. That's one take away from a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report linking types of food to illness outbreaks in the U.S. Of course, you can't blame the poultry or beef. And even... [continue]

Credit: Thinkstock/Getty Images High blood pressure, or hypertension, caused by stress, aging, a poor diet, not enough exercise, obesity, smoking or just plain genetics, can have lasting -- and negative -- effects on everything from your heart to your brain. But for the 65 million Americans that... [continue]

A food allergy diagnosis can range from being a minor inconvenience -- like having to read labels to check for food dye -- to a major health issue (think extreme, lethal allergies to milk, eggs, and nuts). But let's look at the bright side for a moment: If you're forced to pay attention to every... [continue]

Recently, officials in Thailand issued a message to women, particularly teenage girls, warning them of the dangers of wearing black leggings -- suggesting instead that they switch to jeans. While it may sound a bit like the sentiments of an overbearing father who, like, totally doesn't get it, the... [continue]

photo: Matthew McDermott According to new statistics by the Florida Department of Health (via CNN) Key West has seen 24 cases of dengue fever through mid-July that have been confirmed to have been contracted locally. That compares to an additional 49 cases in people who had recently travelled to... [continue]

Medical waste is sorted outside Bangalore, India. Image via: NYT If you've ever sat in the dentist's chair wondering where all those shiny, silver teeth-cleaning tools might end up one day, or perhaps contemplated the future of the bio-hazardous waste bin in your doctor's office--you, like me,... [continue]

Photo via Flickr Spice up your life with these herbs, roots, and plants that benefit your health as much as they do your taste buds: From keeping your heart healthy and your arteries clear to reducing pain and warding off cancer, these everyday flavors will add a healthy punch to all your... [continue]

Image: Asia Arsenic Network Mass poisonings due to arsenic contaminated water in Bangladesh are the tragic unintended consequence of humanitarian efforts to alleviate disease in Bangladesh by building many deep tube wells to produce water for drinking and irrigation. On Saturday, the results of a... [continue]

Landes in D.C. Another reason to take the train: It has long been known that eating while driving can kill you by increasing the risk of accidents; now a new study shows that it can increase the risk of food poisoning. Dr. Anthony Hilton of Aston University said in the Daily Mail: "People would be... [continue]