WKU News

Jan 9th, 2014

Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans’ health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests.

Jul 18th, 2013

How does one ditch a dependence on soda? Here are five tips for kicking your soda habit for good.

Jul 18th, 2013

Are artificial sweeteners used in soft drinks and foods safe? Will they make us fat? How much is too much? Science doesn't have all the answers yet, but researchers have some clues.

Jul 16th, 2013

Jul 16th, 2013

Jul 15th, 2013

Jul 11th, 2013

A new study suggests that consistency of young children's bedtime is associated with positive performance on a variety of intellectual tests.

Jul 9th, 2013

Jul 9th, 2013

Jul 4th, 2013

Researchers have found eating highly-processed carbohydrates like cakes, cookies and chips could affect pleasure centers in the brain, leading to serious cravings that might cause people to overeat.

Jul 4th, 2013

With heat unlikely to subside even at night, experts are warning residents in affected areas about dangers of heat. A June Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study showed that about 650 deaths each year from extreme heat could have been prevented

Jul 2nd, 2013

Jul 2nd, 2013

Jun 27th, 2013

The flu vaccine is far from 100 percent effective, but researchers have calculated that over the past six years it has prevented millions of illnesses and tens of thousands of hospitalizations.

Jun 27th, 2013

The current market has variety of food options containing soy, and different techniques of genetically modified soy are currently in practice. Lisa Collier Cool justifies the effects of soy in this article, whether how much beneficial and how much harmful

Jun 25th, 2013

Jun 25th, 2013

Jun 25th, 2013

Jun 20th, 2013

June is National Migraine Awareness Month. It is important to know how different food and drink items also have a potential to aggravate this condition.

Jun 20th, 2013