Two Warnings on Diet Pills

    The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from dozens of diet drugs sold over the Internet that may contain undisclosed and possibly dangerous ingredients, including a carcinogen, The Chicago Tribune reports. The products, which appear to be made in China, have names like 2 Day Diet, Fatloss Slimming and 7 Day Herbal Slim. For a complete list, see chicagotribune.com/dietpills.

    In Massachusetts, doctors say they are seeing patients who've suffered serious health complications after taking dangerous diet pills imported from Brazil. The pills, which contain a mix of speed, tranquilizers and other chemicals, are illegal in the U.S. but sold on the black market.

    A Blood Shortage Follows Cold Weather

    The American Red Cross is urging people to donate blood after harsh winter weather led to shortages in many parts of the country, including southeast Michigan, Arkansas and Buffalo, N.Y.

    Nostalgia Gets a Closer Look

    Think nostalgia is for wimps? Some psychologists say a wistful reminiscence may have benefits, giving people a boost when they're lonely and going through hard times, The Los Angeles Times reports. Researchers are even conducting experiments to see whether nostalgia can be used to help people who have lost a loved one.

    Inner Conflict at the Mall

    Shopping is war -- war between the brain's pleasure center and its aversion center, which seeks to avoid the pain of paying, The Boston Globe says. M.R.I. scans show that when people are shopping, the nucleus accumbens, a seat of pleasure in the brain, lights up, as does the insula, a pain center.

    An Aria for the Ill

    Live music is played in some hospitals to create a comforting environment for chronically or terminally ill patients, The Washington Post reports. Unlike music therapy, which uses music to help people reach certain goals in treatment, this therapeutic approach seeks only to provide solace. 

    減肥藥的兩種警報(bào)

    據(jù)芝加哥郵報(bào)報(bào)導(dǎo)，食物和藥品監(jiān)管局警告人們遠(yuǎn)離大量網(wǎng)上賣(mài)的可能含不公開(kāi)的甚至是危險(xiǎn)的配方的減肥藥，包括一種致癌原。這些看起來(lái)是中國(guó)制造的產(chǎn)品，有著像兩日瘦身丸，清脂苗條素和七日草本瘦身素這類的名字。如果你想查看完整的名單，請(qǐng)瀏覽chicagotribune.com/dietpills。

    在馬薩諸塞州，醫(yī)生說(shuō)他們看到很多服食了巴西進(jìn)口的危險(xiǎn)的減肥藥后產(chǎn)生了嚴(yán)重的并發(fā)癥的病人。這些藥包含了安非他命，鎮(zhèn)靜劑和其他化學(xué)成分的混合物，它們?cè)诿绹?guó)是違法的，但在黑市上流通。

    寒冷天氣帶來(lái)血液不足

    在寒冷的天氣帶來(lái)國(guó)家許多地區(qū)血液不足后，美國(guó)紅十字會(huì)呼吁人們捐血，這些缺乏血液的地區(qū)包括密歇根州的東南部，阿肯色州和紐約布法羅市。

    懷戀往事有新發(fā)現(xiàn)

    你認(rèn)為沒(méi)用的人才會(huì)懷念往事？據(jù)洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)報(bào)導(dǎo)，一些心理學(xué)家說(shuō)留戀的回憶是有好處的，它能幫助人們?cè)诠陋?dú)的時(shí)候振作起來(lái)和度過(guò)難關(guān)。研究人員甚至在開(kāi)展驗(yàn)證留戀舊事能否用來(lái)幫助失去愛(ài)人的人的實(shí)驗(yàn)。

    購(gòu)物中心內(nèi)部的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)

    據(jù)波士頓國(guó)際報(bào)報(bào)導(dǎo)，購(gòu)物是一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)斗—一場(chǎng)大腦的愉悅中心和希望逃避付款的痛苦的反感中心的戰(zhàn)斗。核磁共振成像的掃描結(jié)果表明，人們?cè)谫?gòu)物時(shí)，大腦中控制愉悅的所在地伏隔核和痛苦中心腦島都會(huì)興奮起來(lái)。

    病人的詠嘆調(diào)

    據(jù)華盛頓郵報(bào)報(bào)導(dǎo)，一些醫(yī)院為了給長(zhǎng)期病人和臨終病人創(chuàng)造一個(gè)舒適的環(huán)境演奏實(shí)況音樂(lè)。區(qū)別于幫助人們?cè)谥委熤羞_(dá)到某種目的的音樂(lè)療法，這種治療的方法純粹為了提供慰藉。