Mark O'Briens Recent health research Articles

Chemicals destroying male fertility

According to a report released on 2009 by the UK non profit CHEM Trust hormone disrupting chemicals that are found in everyday consumer products are destroying male reproductive health. An ever in read more...

Do CT scans cause cancer?

Is it possible that Computer Tomography, (CT) scans, actually give you cancer while looking for it? According to a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine by University of Califo read more...

Do early birds really get the worms?

According to research published in the September 2009 Scientific American, 'Mind' magazine it seems that while it may be true that early birds actually do get certain 'worms', it is also likely that read more...

Flu vaccine increases risk of Swine Flu

In an article on the ABC website a report has surfaced of research linking season flu vaccine with and increased risk of Swine Flu. The article refers to a report of some Canadian studies that appea read more...

Jetlag causes memory loss

A recent study published in the journal PLOS One shows that jetlag and other interruptions to circadian rhythms such as experienced by flight attendants, medical workers, rotating shift workers, can read more...

Latest research on mobile phones

On May 23 2011 a think tank of experts convened at a workshop in Turkey, “Science Update: Cell Phones and Health", and presented recent mobile phone research findings. According to recent resear read more...

Not getting enough sleep?

Often wondered why you feel tired sometimes, maybe even all the time? Since the invention of the light bulb people sleep much less, approximately 500 hours a year, or 1.25 hours a day. While the ex read more...

Our ageing population, is it true?

Contrary to accepted wisdom, which tells us of an ageing population that will absorb an increasing amount of resources, in her book Good Health in the 21st Century, author and GP Dr Carole Hungerfor read more...

Swine flu drug really 'no better than aspirin'?

In an article published in the Public Library of Science journal, The Imperative to Share Clinical Study Reports: Recommendations from the Tamiflu Experience published April 10, 2012, researchers h read more...

The new biology, are we ready

As most of us realise, many of the institutions that define our society are breaking down. Authors Bruce Lipton and Steve Bhaerman, in their new book, Spontaneous Evolution: Our Positive Future and read more...