You can re-read the title – it did say “fats”. The fact that most people don’t know is that there are two types of fats, the friendly ones and the ones that cause life-threatening conditions. Here’s another fact – the brain actually utilizes 60% of the body’s fats, because thinking needs a substantial amount of

While the federal government has devoted “billions in taxpayer dollars” to prepare the US for the possibility of a bioterrorist attack, the nation’s emergency and trauma care systems remain unprepared for the possibility of a terrorist attack using explosives or a biological threat such as SARS or avian flu, Arthur Kellerman, professor and chair of

Research suggests designer drug may cause brain damage THE past week has been an important time for both those who study the effects of the drug ecstasy and for those who take it. A British study reported that long-term ecstasy users have poor memories. A German research group has suggested that even infrequent use of

What began as a weekend drug for yuppies in Malaysia’s trendy nightspots has become the latest nightmare for authorities in the country, where ecstasy use is soaring despite the threat of long jail terms and the death sentence for those who take it. Police and drug enforcement authorities say the illicit sale and manufacture of