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Alcohol?s Effect on Heart Disease Risk
2008-05-31 03:01:00 Alcohol?s Effect on Heart Disease Risk - Frequency of Light-to-Moderate Drinking Reduces Heart Disease Risk in Men. A 12-year study of 38,077 male health professionals found that men who drank alcohol three or more days per week had a reduced risk... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Alcohol
Diabetes Health News 16 May 2008
2008-05-16 02:28:00 Not All Fat Created Equal It has long been known that type 2 diabetes is linked to obesity, particularly fat inside the belly. Now, researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have found that fat from other areas of the body can actually reduce... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: News , Health , Health News , 2008
Causes of Memory Loss ? Low Folate Levels
2008-05-12 04:25:00 High homocysteine levels and low folate levels cause memory loss. The B vitamin folate may help reduce memory loss according to data from a recent nationwide health and nutrition survey, NHANES III. Researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Memory , Loss
ADHD Stimulant Medications - Heart Attack, Strokes and Mental Problems
2008-05-10 02:14:00 ADHD Stimulant medications increase stroke and heart attack risks and risks of adverse mental symptoms. On February 21, 2007, the FDA directed the manufacturers of all ADHD stimulant medications approved for the treatment of Attention Deficit... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Mental , Heart , Problems , Medications , Heart Attack
Trans Fats Increase LDL Cholesterol Levels
2008-05-06 03:49:00 Research conducted by scientists at the Beltsville (Maryland) Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) contributed to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans including recommendations that people in the United States limit their intake of fats and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Trans , Cholesterol , Fats
When Weight Loss Diets Don?t Work, Adopt a Healthy Lifestyle Instead
2008-05-03 05:45:00 The ?Every Size? strategy, a health-centered rather than weight-centered program, may help chronic dieters reshape their thinking, shed unhealthy habits, adopt new patterns of eating, become more physically active, and increase their self-esteem.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Lifestyle , Diets , Weight Loss , Weight , Work
High Homocysteine Levels and Heart Disease
2008-05-03 04:49:00 High levels of homocysteine are strongly associated with heart disease. Cholesterol isn't the only blood component associated with the risk of heart disease and stroke. Since the early 1990s, the amino acid homocysteine-a byproduct of amino acid... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Heart , Disease , High , Heart Disease
Menopause: Hormone Replacement Therapy and NSAIDs
2008-04-30 04:59:00 There is currently a great deal of uncertainty regarding the effect of hormone replacement therapy on heart disease in women subsequent to menopause. Premenopausal women are much less likely to experience heart attacks and strokes than men, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Therapy , Menopause , Hormone Replacement Therapy
COPD Awareness and Neglect
2008-04-26 03:19:00 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major and increasing global health epidemic that has received insufficient attention from the health-care profession, governments, and the pharmaceutical industry. Urgent action is now required to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Awareness , Neglect
Coenzyme Q10: Exercise Duration Is Increased
2008-04-22 04:39:00 Coenzyme Q10 appears to increase the duration of exercise to exhaustion in healthy untrained and trained individuals. Coenzyme Q10 is a vitamin like, fat-soluble substance existing in all cells. Coenzyme Q10 acts as an essential antioxidant and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Exercise
Homocysteine Levels: What Lowers Homocysteine Levels Effectively and Safely
2008-04-20 02:23:00 In people who have dramatically elevated levels of homocysteine, different food supplements have been shown to bring down homocysteine levels and to reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes. A link between high levels of homocysteine, a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Heart Health and Healthy Eating Habits
2008-04-18 03:28:00 The health consequences of eating one large meal a day compared with eating three meals a day has not been established. Now two recently published journal articles are among the first to report the effects of meal skipping on key health outcomes,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Health , Habits , Heart , Healthy , Eating
Dealing With Depression During Pregnancy ? Part 6
2008-04-15 04:19:00 Whether or not to take antidepressants drugs was a difficult decision. Stage 2. Gaining knowledge. Hearing the diagnosis. Receiving a definitive diagnosis, while difficult for some women, created a sense of relief and hope, and was a turning point... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Pregnancy , Depression , Part
Foods High in Antioxidants
2008-04-13 06:38:00 We?ve all read about the foods high in antioxidants but few studies have been aimed at investigating how well our bodies use these antioxidant-rich foods, and whether or not their ORAC (oxygen radical absorbance capacity) scores really translate... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Foods , High , Antioxidants
Foods That Lower Cholesterol, Triglycerides and Prevent Cancer - Muscadine
2008-04-10 01:16:00 Muscadine grapes are a natural food source for lowering both total cholesterol and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, blood pressure, triglycerides and also protects against coronary heart disease, gastrointestinal diseases, and colon cancer. Research... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Cancer , Foods , Lower , Cholesterol
Natural Remedies for ADHD Children - Zinc
2008-04-08 05:23:00 Most notable among ADHD studies are the ones particularly examining the relation between zinc and ADHD. Indeed, zinc is basic for the production and modulation of melatonin, which helps regulate dopamine function, supposed to be an important factor... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Children , Natural , Remedies , Zinc
A Natural Remedy for Depression - Alleviating Sleep Apnea?
2008-04-06 01:31:00 Could correcting sleep apnea remedy depression? Studies link sleep apnea and depression, therefore the correction of sleep apnea may be a remedy for depression. For more than twenty years studies have suggested the existence of a relationship... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Depression , Natural , Sleep , Sleep Apnea , Remedy
Do Leptin Supplements Help Burn More Calories?
2008-04-04 00:49:00 Leptin has become a hot area for obesity research since the discovery of a mutation in the mouse leptin gene that increases the animals' appetite while lowering their metabolic rate. New findings, however, dampen the prospect that this hormone-like... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Supplements , Calories , Burn
Facts about Chocolate & Antioxidants & Cocoa
2008-04-03 00:44:00 Cocoa powder contains more beneficial antioxidants than other chocolate products, but processing decreases their contents. Those are the results of a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators interested in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Facts , Chocolate , Antioxidants , Cocoa
Dealing With Stress at Work
2008-04-01 03:02:00 K-State professors offer tips on de-stressing your workspace. Believe it or not, some stress at work is good for you. A certain amount of stress can make you more productive on the job. Too much stress can have detrimental effects on your output... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Work , Stress
Hormone Therapy for Menopause - Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
2008-03-31 04:54:00 Women who take combination (estrogen plus progestin) hormone therapy for menopause continue to be at increased risk of breast cancer, even years after stopping therapy. Also, women on combination hormone therapy for menopause are also at increased... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Cancer , Breast Cancer , Breast , Risk , Therapy
Celiac Disease Diet: Oats Intolerance Does Exist
2008-03-29 04:34:00 Most patients with celiac disease can eliminate their symptoms by life-long adherence to a gluten-free diet. This means no wheat, rye, barley, and, until recently, no oats in their diet. Some recent studies suggested that oats did not cause the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Diet , Celiac , Intolerance , Disease , Celiac Disease
Women Benefit More From Quitting Smoking Than Men
2008-03-27 05:57:00 Quitting Smoking - Lung Health Benefit s - Women benefit more from quitting smoking than men. New findings from the Lung Health Study (LHS) indicate that, in general, women?s lung function improves significantly more than men?s after sustained... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Quitting
Can Grapes Prevent Type 1 Diabetes?
2008-03-26 02:03:00 Researchers have for the first time determined that some component of table grapes prevented the progression of type 1 diabetes in mice and increased their survival. Susan Zunino?s experiment apparently is the first to show a link between eating... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Grapes , Diabetes , Type , Type 1
Macular Deterioration and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
2008-03-23 05:09:00 Macular Deterioration and Age-Related Macular Degeneration - When you can't see well enough to jot down a grocery list, or to drive, you lose your independence. Carol Ann Holcomb, Kansas State University associate professor of human nutrition,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Age-related Macular Degeneration - Tips to Reduce Your Risk
2008-03-21 02:23:00 Macular Deterioration - Tips to reduce your risk of developing age-related macular degeneration While the cause of age-related macular degeneration is unknown, there are several risk factors that have been associated with changes in the eye and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Risk , Reduce , Related
Portobello and Other Mushroom Facts
2008-03-20 02:43:00 Portobello and Other Mushroom Facts : Americans love mushrooms, now more than ever. Per capita mushroom consumption in the United States increased from 3.7 pounds in 1993 to 4.2 pounds in 2000. Sales of the U.S. mushroom crop totalled 851 million... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Portobello
Leptin Diet: Carbohydrates Raise Leptin, Fat Reduces Leptin
2008-03-18 03:27:00 Study finds more fat in the diet reduces leptin levels while a diet higher in carbohydrates raises leptin levels in breastfeeding mothers. Intent on helping Americans fight obesity, Agricultural Research Service scientists are probing the role that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Diet
Facts about Food Irradiation
2008-03-16 03:03:00 Facts about Food Irradiation: The irradiation process involves passing food through an irradiation field; however, the food itself never contacts a radioactive substance. Also, the ionizing radiation used by irradiators is not strong enough to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Facts
Skin Cancer Causes and Risk Factors
More articles from this author:2008-03-15 04:15:00 Eighty to eighty-five percent of non-melanoma skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas and the remaining percentage are squamous cell carcinomas, with the latter being the more invasive of the two and underlying most of the deaths attributable to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Skin , Cancer , Skin Cancer , Risk 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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