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Take a siesta to reduce your blood pressure
2007-10-16 12:57:00
www.dailyindia.comA new study has found that expecting an afternoon nap could reduce blood pressure, consequently cutting down the risk of heart attacks.Researchers at the Liverpool John Moores University in Liverpool, U.K., have discovered that the time just before one falls asleep in the afternoon is the most beneficial in reducing blood pressure and lessening the risk of cardiovascular diseases.Afternoon naps, or siestas are typically short naps or rest periods of no more than an hour that are taken in the afternoon.While earlier studies on siestas have found that this practice may slightly increase the risk of heart attack, the new study has shown an inverse relationship between siesta taking and fatal heart attacks. According to the researchers, change in blood pressure is the key factor linking afternoon naps to cardiovascular function. Some researchers hypothesize that the lower blood pressure reduces strain on the heart and decreases the risk of a fatal heart attack.The curr...
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Sex Every Day is Prescription for Improving Sperm Quality
2007-10-16 09:21:00
www.timesonline.co.ukMen who suffer fertility problems because of low sperm quality may be able to improve their chances of fatherhood by having sex every day, research has suggested. While those trying for a baby are often told to refrain from ejaculating too often to protect their sperm count, Australian scientists have shown that this can be counterproductive and may lower male fertility. Among men whose fertility problems stem from genetic damage to their sperm rather than a low sperm count, abstaining from sex can make their difficulties worse, research led by David Greening, of Sydney IVF, has shown. The pilot study of 42 men whose sperm showed significant DNA damage found that daily ejaculation reduced this by 12 per cent. While the results are preliminary and no direct effect on fertility has yet been measured, they suggest that certain men could benefit from having sex more often, or from abstaining less before providing semen for use in IVF. Dr Greening, who presented his ...
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Is dieting or exercise better for weight loss?
2007-10-16 07:04:00
www.boston.comJUDY FOREMANIt's a bit complicated, but basically, it's the net calorie deficit - expending more energy than you consume - that counts, said Eric Ravussin, a physiologist at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La.In a small, randomized, controlled clinical trial, Ravussin divided three dozen overweight but healthy men and women into three groups. One group reduced their calorie intake by 25 percent. Another group cut calories by half as much (12.5 percent) while increasing energy output through exercise by 12.5 percent; and the third group made no diet or exercise changes.The researchers looked at weight loss, body composition, and measures of superficial and deep fat. They found that it doesn't matter whether people lose weight by diet or by exercise or a combination, although exercise has the important benefit of improving cardiovascular health."So long as the energy deficit is the same, body weight, fat mass, and abdominal fat will all decre...
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Why garlic is good for the heart
2007-10-16 06:47:00
news.bbc.co.ukResearchers have cracked the mystery of why eating garlic can help keep the heart healthy.The key is allicin, which is broken down into the foul-smelling sulphur compounds which taint breath. These compounds react with red blood cells and produce hydrogen sulphide which relaxes the blood vessels, and keeps blood flowing easily.The University of Alabama at Birmingham research appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. However, UK experts warned taking garlic supplements could lead to side effects. Hydrogen sulphide generates a smell of rotten eggs and is used to make stink bombs. But at low concentrations it plays a vital role in helping cells to communicate with each other. And within the blood vessels it stimulates the cells that form the lining to relax, causing the vessels to dilate. This, in turn, reduces blood pressure, allowing the blood to carry more oxygen to essential organs, and reducing pressure on the heart. The Alabama team bathed rat bloo...
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Obesity linked to elevated risk of esophageal cancer
2007-10-12 09:03:00
FoodConsumer.orgBy David LiuObese people are more likely to develop cancer of the gullet than those with a normal body weight, a new study finds. But the finding does not mean that obesity is the cause of the disease. The study published in the British journal Gut looked at 793 people with esophageal cancer and 1,580 controls matched for age and residence location. The study found people with a body mass index of 40 or higher were six times more at risk than those with a BMI between 18.5 and 25, which is normal by definition. Those with obesity and acid reflux were 16 times more likely to have the disease. The association was still significant even after other factor such as smoking and alcohol consumption were taken into account. In obese people, high levels of insulin boost production of insulin-like growth factor which is known to stimulate cell growth and inhibits apoptosis, programmed deaths of cells. Both may increase the cancer risk. But further research is needed to confirm ...
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Tea may prevent osteoporosis
2007-10-11 07:44:00
www.sciencealert.com.auNew research by Australian scientists has shown that women between 70 and 85 who drink green or black tea have higher bone density in their hips than women who don't drink tea. Tea drinkers also lost less bone density over a five year period than non tea drinkers. The study confirmed previous research, which suggested that tea preserves hip structure in elderly women and may protect against osteoporosis, a condition that affects one in two Australian women over 60.The results were published in the October edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The researchers from the University of Western Australia studied 275 women between the ages of 70 and 85 over five years. The authors said that more research was needed to uncover exactly how tea drinking affected bone density.
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Chronic Work Stress May Trigger Second Heart Attack
2007-10-11 07:28:00
www.foxnews.comPeople who experience chronic job strain after a first heart attack double their risk of suffering from a second one, according to new research from the Universite Laval?s Faculty of Medicine in Quebec.Previous research had linked work-related stress to a first coronary heart disease event. But this latest study, published in the Oct. 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the first to find conclusive evidence that links stress to a second heart attack as well.For the study, the research team followed a group of 972 participants, ages 35 to 59, who had suffered a heart attack. Participants were interviewed six weeks, two years and six years after returning to work in order to collect data on their health, lifestyles, socioeconomic status and levels of work stress.A job was defined as stressful if it combined high psychological demands (heavy workload, intense intellectual activity and important time constraints) and little control over decisio...
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Surgery Best For Prostate Cancer Patients
2007-10-10 09:04:00
www.dogflu.caA new study finds that prostate cancer surgery to remove the entire gland offers the best chance of male patients surviving the diseaseA new study confirms that surgery is a really good choice for many men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer.The study finds that men have the best chance for long term survival if their prostate gland is removed after they are diagnosed with the disease.For the study Dr. Arnaud Merglen and colleagues at Geneva University in Switzerland studied data from a registry containing 844 men diagnosed with the disease.They found that within the initial 5 years of treatment the length of survival did not vary that much depending on what form of treatment men received.But after 10 years, "patients treated with radiotherapy or watchful waiting had a significantly increased risk of death from prostate cancer compared with patients who underwent prostatectomy (removal of the gland)," the study said.After 10 years, the survival rates were: 83% for pr...
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Low-fat Dietary Pattern May Lower Risk Of Ovarian Cancer
2007-10-10 08:46:00
www.sciencedaily.comA diet low in fat could reduce the risk of ovarian cancer in healthy postmenopausal women, according to new results from the Women?s Health Initiative (WHI) Dietary Modification Trial. Researchers found that after four years, women who decreased the amount of dietary fat they consumed were 40 percent less likely to develop ovarian cancer than women who followed normal dietary patterns. As expected, no effect was found during the first four years because preventive benefits on cancer often take many years to develop. Ovarian cancer affects about 1 in 60 U.S. women in their lifetimes and has the highest mortality of all cancers of the female reproductive system.?Low-Fat Dietary Pattern and Invasive Cancer Incidence: Further Results from the Women?s Health Initiative Dietary Modification Trial,? is published online October 9 by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The WHI Dietary Modification Trial was conducted in 40 clinical centers throughout the United...
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Happy relationships good for the heart
2007-10-09 06:35:00
www.telegraph.co.ukBy Laura CloutSome relationships can be bad for your health, say researchers.A new study has found that people who lack emotional support and understanding from their partner, have a 34 per cent increased risk of heart disease than those in the most supportive relationships. Scientists at University College London tracked more than 9,000 people for 12 years.Participants were asked how far they felt able to confide in their partner, whether talking to them made problems worse, and to what extent the other person offered support.Those in the most negative relationships were found to be 1.34 times more likely to suffer ailments such as a heart attack, angina or chest pain than those who rated their partner the most highly.Of the 8,499 people who did not have coronary heart disease at the beginning of the study, 589 reported a heart disease event in this period. Those in the most unhappy relationships were found to have a 34 per cent higher chance of developing heart-...
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Study: Sex OK for Men with Chronic Heart Failure
2007-10-08 14:17:00
Sex may not be dangerous for men with chronic heart failure, despite fears that intercourse may place too much strain on their heart, a new review shows.The problem, however, is that many men with chronic heart problems may lose interest in sex as a result of the fatigue, depression, and the prescription side effects they often experience, as well as from fear of damaging the heart, researchers say.The literature review, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, compiled data from patient surveys and clinical trials on chronic heart failure, sexual activity and sexual dysfunction, and found that the patient?s peak heart rate during intercourse was lower than their heart rate during normal everyday activities like walking on level ground, climbing stairs or doing general housework.Sixty to 70 percent of men with heart conditions also experience erectile dysfunction, the authors said. Erectile dysfunction often results from a decrease in exercise, as well as blood vessel and circulation a...
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Obese Women Should Not Gain Weight During Pregnancy
2007-10-05 14:05:00
www.ivanhoe.comNew research shows obese pregnant women need to stop eating for two. Researchers highlight the need for new guidelines and suggest obese and overweight women should gain very little weight during pregnancy and severely obese women should actually lose weight. Obesity is a major public health crisis. Researchers from St. Louis University School of Medicine conducted the largest population-based study to look at the effects of weight gain during pregnancy in obese expectant moms. The study analyzed data on more than 120,000 obese pregnant women. Researchers found limiting weight gain in obese women has many health benefits. Obese women who gain less than 15 pounds during a pregnancy are less likely to develop preeclampsia, less likely to need a cesarean delivery and more likely to have a baby of normal weight. Study authors go on to say that severely obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy. Investigators say pregnancy is a big factor in the obesity cris...
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Smokers 'need more help to quit'
2007-10-05 06:38:00
news.bbc.co.ukNicotine should be freely available in products which do not carry cigarettes' health risks, to help smokers who find it impossible to quit, say doctors. Nicotine should be freely available in products which do not carry cigarettes' health risks, to help smokers who find it impossible to quit, say doctors. Millions continue to smoke because they are addicted to nicotine, but it is the toxins in cigarette smoke that kill, said the Royal College of Physicians. It called for the regulation of new cigarette substitute products to give the "nicotine hit" that smokers crave. The Department of Health said it would consider the RCP report. The RCP said its proposals could help to prevent millions of deaths and would particularly help the worst off, who tend to smoke more heavily and find it harder to stop. 'Safe sources' Professor John Britton, report author and chairman of the RCP tobacco advisory group, said: "Smokers smoke because they are addicted to nicotine, but it i...
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Body's Own Stem Cells Could Trigger Cancer Spread
2007-10-04 12:32:00
www.medicalnewstoday.comWritten by: Christian NordqvistYour body's own stem cells could trigger alterations in cancer cells which facilitate their spreading around the body, say scientist from the Whitehead Institute, USA. They found that human breast cancer in mice have a higher chance of spreading if they are blended with bone marrow stem cells. Fortunately, say the scientists, it is perhaps feasible to reverse the process, undermining the deadliness of the cancer. You can read about this study in the journal Nature.When metastasis occurs it is much harder to treat the cancer. Metastasis is when the cancer invades other parts of the body and forms new tumors. In this study, the scientists intended to find out whether it was possible to stop this from happening - they wanted to find a means of isolating the cancer to one part of the body; stopping it from metastasizing (spreading, invading other parts). The researchers have found an association with a specific type of stem cell, w...
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Scientists Advise Pregnant Women to Eat Fish
2007-10-04 11:08:00
www.sun-sentinel.comBy Sally SquiresIn a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week to ensure optimal brain development of their babies.That recommendation, which will be announced at a news conference today, essentially is at odds with the standard government advice since 2001 that these groups should eat no more than 12 ounces of seafood a week because of concerns about mercury contamination.The new advisory comes from the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, a nonprofit group with nearly 150 members, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the March of Dimes, the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Concerns over the impact of fish on the brain development of fetuses and infants, the most vulnerable groups, ha...
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7 ways to fight breast cancer
2007-10-04 08:44:00
detnews.comCarolyn Clifford Since October is Brea st Cancer Awareness Month, it is likely that we all will be hearing tips on preventing and treating breast cancer. Since some of the diet data is contradictory, you may not want to change your eating habits based on one study. But here are seven pieces of advice from the American Cancer Society you may want to consider.Limit alcohol consumption. The research shows alcohol increases the risk of several kinds of cancer, including breast cancer. People who drink alcohol should limit consumption to no more than two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women. Women at high risk of breast cancer may want to cut out alcohol altogether.Eat more antioxidants. Antioxidant nutrients include vitamin C, vitamin E, carotenoids and many other chemicals from plants. Studies show that people who eat more veggies and fruits may have a lower risk for some types of cancer.Don't worry about coffee. While caffeine may heighten symptoms of fibrocys...
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Five Myths About Breast Cancer and Why You Shouldn't Believe Them
2007-10-04 08:17:00
www.foxnews.comWe?ve all heard the wives? tales. Deodorant will give you breast cancer and so do microwaves and tight-fitting bras.Alas, all of these tales are fictitious. And, unfortunately, there are a lot of other seemingly believable myths on breast cancer floating around, say doctors.Many women, for example, have been told that women under the age of 40 should be getting mammograms and it?s the greedy insurance industry that is preventing them from doing so.Mammograms, however, are ineffective for most young women, which is the real reason why they are discouraged from getting them, said Dr. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Research Center for Women & Families.?Young women?s breasts are dense and if they get mammograms, their breasts show up very white on mammograms and cancer shows up as white,? she said. ?But, as women get older, their breasts are less dense and show up gray on a mammogram, which makes it easy to identify the white cancer. If there is a family histo...
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Panic Attacks May Increase Heart Risk
2007-10-03 14:29:00
www.cbsnews.comBy Salynn BoylesMore Heart Attacks Seen In Older Women Who Experience Panic AttacksOlder women who experience panic attacks appear to have an increased risk for having heart attacks or heart-related death, new research suggests.Postmenopausal women in the study who reported at least one full-blown panic attack within six months of being interviewed were four times as likely as other older women to have a heart attack or related death over the next five years.They were three times as likely to have either a heart attack, heart-related death, or stroke, and nearly twice as likely to die from any cause.Earlier studies have implicated depression as a risk factor for heart disease, but the new research is the first to suggest a direct link between anxiety-related panic attacks and heart attack and stroke risk.Harvard Medical School associate professor of psychiatry Jordan W. Smoller, M.D., who led the study team, says more research is needed to confirm the finding."There i...
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Weight Loss Can Normalize Blood Pressure
2007-10-02 12:03:00
www.medpagetoday.comBy Charles BankheadAt least half of overweight patients with stage I hypertension can normalize their blood pressure with modest weight loss, Italian investigators reported here. After six months on a reduced-calorie diet, supplemented by a lipase inhibitor in some cases, about half of 210 patients lost more than 5% of their body weight, which was associated with about a 5% reduction in blood pressure, Roberto Fogari, M.D., of the University of Pavia, reported at a conference of the American Heart Association's Council for High Blood Pressure Research. The results demonstrated not only that weight loss alone can normalize hypertension but also that many overweight hypertensive patients have been misdiagnosed as having essential hypertension. The results emphasize the importance of initiating dietary intervention in overweight patients with high blood pressure before resorting to drug treatment, said Dr. Fogari. "This is important because it means that in these p...
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Self-discipline may reduce Alzheimer's risk
2007-10-02 07:32:00
www.newscientist.comPeople who are meticulous and "finish what they start" may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer 's disease, according to a study involving Catholic nuns and priests.The most conscientious and self-disciplined individuals were found to be 89% less likely to develop this form of dementia than their peers over the course of the 12-year study.Robert Wilson at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, and colleagues followed 997 healthy Catholic nuns, priests and Christian brothers between 1994 and 2006. Early on in the study, participants completed a personality test to determine how conscientious they were.Based on answers to 12 questions such as "I am a productive person who always gets the job done", they received a score ranging from 0 to 48. On average, volunteers scored 34 points in the test.Controlled impulsesVolunteers also underwent regular neurological examinations and cognitive tests. Over the lifetime of the study, 176 of the 997 par...
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Contraception: Progress Brings Hope For New Methods For Men
2007-10-01 11:46:00
www.sciencedaily.comBut will men actually use a new method if researchers make one? Elaine Lissner, director of the nonprofit Male Contraception Information Project, says demand is the least of the problems. "You'll never have all men interested, but attitudes have really changed - studies consistently show a majority of men would consider it. You have to remember, between condoms and vasectomy, men in the U.S. are already taking care of a third of contraception. Just imagine if they had another non-permanent option."New options for male contraceptives: RISUG, IVD, and suspensory method. (Credit: Male Contraception Information Project)Kirsten Thompson, director of the International Male Contraception Coalition, concurs. "Some men are quite desperate for better control over their fertility. They're looking for something they can really count on."Among the developments announced at the conference:Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and BIOQUAL Inc. showed they could provid...
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Arizona Teenager Killed by Brain Eating Amoeba
2007-10-01 06:43:00
http://www.shortnews.com/Aaron Evans, 14, was the sixth victim to die from Naegleria fowleri infection. The amoeba, which likes warm shallow waters, enters the brain through the nasal cavity. Once infected, victims invariably succumb. There is no effective treatment.Evans is believed to have been infected while swimming at Lake Havasu. Usually found in the southern US, the CDC said Naegleria can be in any lakes, hot springs or swimming pools, and warns people to stay away from warm sandy water.Michael Beach, a CDC specialist, believes that rising temperatures in upcoming decades will bring more Naegleria attacks.Lake amoeba can kill swimmers
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Health care for children is a good investment
2007-09-30 19:46:00
www.bradenton.comInvesting in affordable health care coverage for our nation's low-income children saves taxpayer dollars in the long run - and it's the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health of our children. Yet many of the estimated 47 million Americans who go without health insurance every day are children. These kids will either forego health care, which could lead to costly chronic conditions, or land in the emergency room at taxpayer expense.In 1997, Congress approved by an overwhelming and bipartisan margin the creation of the children's health insurance program to extend health care to 6 million kids across the country. The results have been a resounding success. Since its creation, the program has reduced the number of uninsured kids in America by one-third. Nearly all of those children live in families with income levels not much higher than the federal poverty level, or about $41,000 for a family of four.Currently 6.6 million low-income kids natio...
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Tobacco Age Of Sale Rises To 18 On Monday, UK
2007-09-30 19:31:00
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/.Photo by http://www.stanfordreview.org/From Monday 1st October the tobacco age of sale will increase from 16 to 18 in the latest government step to cut smoking rates in the UK, and prevent young people buying tobacco. This major step follows on from public places going smokefree in July and the recent announcement by the Secretary of State that cigarette packets will carry picture health warnings from next year. An outdoor advertising campaign to explain the the change in the law was launched on Monday 24th September as part of an awareness campaign over the past four months to ensure that both retailers and teenagers are fully aware. Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo said: "We are determined to reduce the number of young people who smoke. Raising the legal age of sale to 18 will make it easier for retailers to spot under-age smokers and lead to less young people becoming addicted to nicotine and continuing to smoke into adulthood. "Research show...
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Is Hillary?s health care plan good for America?
2007-09-28 11:45:00
www.dailyamerican.comBy JOE BETTAAn April 27, 2004, Capitalism Magazine article, ?Watchout for Hillary Health Care ? by Thomas Sowell says that Hillary?s legitimate reasons for government universal healthcare are ?soaring health costs and millions of uninsured,? and the government can do it better and cheaper. She also believes that our mental health systems are underfunded.I listened to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton?s health care plan for everybody for free on national TV. She said that her plan had a $110 billion annual budget; but not to worry taxpayers, the business community will get tax credits or the option of joining her new federal insurance system that will cover all of their employees. Hillary said that unlike her ?93 one-size fits all solution, the people have choices this time.Joe Klein also analyzed her new approach to universal healthcare in a Sept. 20 ?What Hillary has learned from ?93? article in ?Time? archives. Klein says that nearly a third of the 47 mill...
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For Some, Diabetes Care Worse Than Illness Itself
2007-09-28 09:01:00
Complicated daily regimens lower their quality of life, survey finds For some people with diabetes, the burden of adhering to their daily care regimen nearly equals that of their diabetes-related health complications, a U.S. study finds.University of Chicago researchers conducted interviews with more than 700 adults with type 2 diabetes.As reported in the October issue of Diabetes Care , some patients said the inconvenience and discomfort of having to take numerous medications each day, carefully monitoring their diet, and getting the required amounts of exercise had a major impact on their quality of life.Each day, a typical diabetes patient takes many medications, including two or three different pills to control blood sugar levels, one or two pills to lower cholesterol, two or more pills to reduce blood pressure, and an aspirin to prevent blood clots. As the disease progresses, the number of drugs increases and often includes insulin shots, according to background information in t...
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Omega 3 fatty acid reduces type 1 diabetes
2007-09-27 09:30:00
U.S. researchers say dietary omega-3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of developing diabetes in children who are genetically at risk for the disease.The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found higher consumption of omega-3 fatty acids - found in fish - by children at risk for type 1 diabetes decreased by 55 percent the risk of pancreatic islet autoimmunity, which is linked to development of diabetes.Although it is not yet known what initiates the autoimmune process in diseases such as type 1 diabetes, the study authors believe it is likely that both genetic background and environmental factors such as dietary factors contribute to the disease process. Jill M. Norris of the University of Colorado at Denver led researchers in examining the diets of 1,770 children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes - defined as having either a high diabetes risk human leukocyte antigen genotype or a sibling or parent with type 1 diabetes. Fifty-eight children became...
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Man's voice an indicator of sexual potency: study
2007-09-26 13:34:00
Canadian Research; Men with deep tones produce more childrenTom BlackwellFor many women, the deepness of a man's voice is one of the most powerful aphrodisiacs, a new study co-authored by a Canadian psychologist suggests.All else being equal, males with lower voices produce more children than their higher-pitched counterparts, concluded the researchers in a search for evolutionary explanations of sexual attraction.The study looked at Tanzania's Hadza tribesmen, one of the world's few remaining hunter-gatherer societies, because the Hadzas never use birth control, a complicating factor that makes it impossible to do such research elsewhere in the world.The discovery that the pitch of their voices was a major determinant of how many children they would father underlines the deep-seated roots of the seemingly superficial human trait, said David Feinberg, a psychology professor at Mc-Master University in Hamilton, Ont.Previous research has indicated that a deep voice signifies robust...
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Childhood Obesity - Eating Habits in Children influenced by Easily Accessib
2007-09-26 12:39:00
www.bestsyndication.comBy Mark BaroneA group of studies were reported in this week?s supplemental issue of the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. The journal compiled a number of studies that showed the different pressures that cause children and teenagers eat the wrong foods, and may be the reason for obesity epidemic.Researchers from the University of Michigan found that there were several factors that influence children into eating unhealthy food choices. One discovery is that most middle and high schools across the United States have contracts with the soft drink industry. The study reports 67 percent of the middle schools and 83 percent of the high schools will have soft drinks available for children to purchase. These kids have easy access to sugary drinks when they attend school. Why would the schools allow this? They do this for the extra income. The schools earn on average $6,000 per year or $6.48 per student at the high school level and $500 per year on average or ...
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Sex Boost From Late Hormone Therapy
2007-09-25 14:25:00
www.webmd.comBut No Memory Benefit From Hormone Therapy Years After MenopauseBy Daniel J. DeNoonHormone therapy begun years after menopause doesn't improve mental function, but it does boost sexual interest, researchers find.Forgetfulness is more of a problem for women during and after menopause than it is before menopause. Does this mean the hormonal changes of menopause cause a decline in mental function? And if so, can hormone therapy help?Studies suggest that hormone therapy begun during menopause can preserve mental function. Might later hormone therapy do the same?In a study funded by Wyeth, the maker of the hormone products Prempro (estrogen plus progesterone) and Premarin (estrogen only), 180 healthy women began taking either Prempro or inactive placebo pills one to three years after menopause.After four months of treatment, researchers Pauline Maki, PhD, of the University of Illinois at Chicago and colleagues gave the women a battery of mental-function tests. Among other m...
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