Psoriasis Improves With Indigo Naturalis Chinese Herbal Ointment

By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 17, 2008 -- Psoriasis patients showed dramatic improvement after 12 weeks of treatment with an ointment containing indigo naturalis, a Chinese herbal remedy.

Study: Active Women May Need at Least 7 Hours of Nightly Sleep for Lower Cancer Risk

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 17, 2008 -- Physical activity may cut cancer risk, and sleeping at least seven hours per night may maximize that benefit.

That's according to new research presented today in Washington, D.C. at an international meeting on cancer prevention hosted by t

More Than 879,000 Pounds of Frozen Chicken Meals May Contain Bits of Plastic

By Miranda Hitti
WebMD Health News

Reviewed By Louise Chang, MD

Nov. 18, 2008 -- Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling 879,565 pounds of frozen Lean Cuisine chicken meals that may contain small pieces of hard blue plastic.

Nestle issued the recall after getting seven consumer complaints, including one report of a minor gum injury that did not require medical

Control calories or control insulin... or both? Which is more important when it comes to battling extra pounds? Hint... there's no simple answer.

If you've read any diet book released in the past 5-10 years, you are probably convinced that excess calories are off the hook and the insulin is the devil when it comes to packing on the pounds.

Now being that we are hard-wired to like simplicity, the idea that insulin makes us fat; carbs drive insulin and therefore we just quell the insulin by cutting out carbs and voila - The body we've always wanted. Here are some snippets regarding insulin and calories and their roles in fat storage.