Good bacteria and how to get them

January 13, 2009

Most people know about antibiotics (AN–tee-by-AHT-iks). Those are medicines that kill bad germs. But some germs (also called bacteria – bac-TEER-ee-uh) are actually good for us. They are called probiotics (PRO–by–OT–iks). Eating probiotics improves our health. An article in the Wall Street Journal on January 13th by Laura Hohannes included...

Sleep may prevent a cold

January 12, 2009

More and more studies are showing how important getting enough sleep is to staying healthy. Now a new study in Archives of Internal Medicine showed people who get less than seven hours of sleep a night are more likely to get a cold. People who have a hard time falling...

Massachusetts tries to fight obesity by listing calories

January 08, 2009

Massachusetts is trying to help people with their weight by making places that serve food tell how many calories in each dish. A calorie is really a unit of heat. When it comes to food, the calories we eat in a day should be the same as the number of...

HealthRock begins a new health blog

January 01, 2009

Staying healthy isn’t an accident – it happens when you make good choices about your health. And that takes having good information. But there is so much information about health in the news and in medical journals every day that it can be overwhelming. That’s why HealthRock began this new...