In general, I recommend that my patients include nutrient-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables as part of a healthy diet. A healthy lifestyle, consisting of balanced nutrition, moderate exercise, and appropriate rest is an important part of your overall health and well-being and can help prevent illness too. The best way to ensure that you're getting all of your … [Read more...]
A Cardioprotective Chemotherapy Drug Can Have Negative Effects On Heart
A potent chemotherapy drug can be life saving for children with cancer, but a new review highlights how it can have long-lasting negative effects on the heart. The review, which is published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, also indicates that this chemotherapy-related heart damage may be prevented by a cardioprotective drug. Advances in cancer therapy have … [Read more...]
Research Finds The Effect Of Smoking On Reducing Calorie Intake
A new study shows that smoking reduces calorie intake, possibly modulated by its effect on levels of the hormone ghrelin (also known as the hunger hormone). The study was conducted by Dr Konstantina Zachari and colleagues, Harokopio University Athens, Greece, in collaboration with Athens Medical School Greece. Smoking and its cessation are related to weight change. Those … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Can Help Infants Battle The Risk Of Asthma
Infants who have a genetic profile linked with asthma risk could be protected against respiratory symptoms if they are breastfeed, according to a new study. "Our study is the first to show that breastfeeding can modify the effect of asthma-related genetic profiles on respiratory symptoms in the first year of life," commented Dr Olga Gorlanova, from the University … [Read more...]
Pot Smoking Reduces Motivation To Work For Money
Smoking the equivalent of a single 'spliff' of cannabis makes people less willing to work for money while 'high', finds a new UCL study. The research, published in Psychopharmacology, is the first to reliably demonstrate the short-term effects of cannabis on motivation in humans. The researchers also tested motivation in people who were addicted to cannabis but not high … [Read more...]
Impact of cancer screening in California over past 15 years
A new report from the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) shows the impact of cancer screening over the past 15 years, identifying areas where increased screening and other cancer-control efforts would save lives and significantly benefit population health. The CalCARES report uses heat maps to show areas with higher proportions of particular … [Read more...]
Extremely low birth weight babies are 4 times more likely to have abnormal blood glucose
By the time they are in their early 30s, extremely low birth weight (ELBW) babies are four times more likely to develop dysglycemia, or abnormal blood glucose, than their normal birth weight (NBW) peers. These babies who were born weighing less than 2.2 pounds are also more likely than their peer group to have higher body fat and lower lean mass in adulthood, although … [Read more...]
Osteoporosis: Antibody Crystallized!
Osteoporosis particularly affects elderly women: the bone's structure weakens and the risk of suffering fractures rises. As prophylaxis patients are advised to have a healthy diet and perform physical exercises; when the risk of bone fractures is high, medicine preventing further bone loss is prescribed in addition. In the search for better treatments for this disease … [Read more...]
Asthma Risk Increases When Child Has Bronchiolitis
Results of a study published in PLOS ONE show that asthma risk increased 17 times when children who had bronchiolitis in the first two years of life also had a common variation of the Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) gene. Similarly, children with this genetic variation were 12 times more likely to develop asthma after any lower respiratory tract infections requiring … [Read more...]
Children Should Eat Less Than 25 Grams Of Added Sugars Daily
Children ages 2 to 18 should eat or drink less than six teaspoons of added sugars daily, according to the scientific statement recommending a specific limit on added sugars for children, published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Six teaspoons of added sugars is equivalent to about 100 calories or 25 grams. "Our target recommendation is the same … [Read more...]
Too Much Activity In Certain Areas Of The Brain Is Bad
Neurons in the brain interact by sending each other chemical messages, so-called neurotransmitters. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is the most common inhibitory neurotransmitter, which is important to restrain neural activity, preventing neurons from getting too trigger-happy and from firing too much or responding to irrelevant stimuli. Researchers led by Dr Tobias Bast … [Read more...]
Nanoparticles That Speed Blood Clotting May Oneday Save Lives
Whether severe trauma occurs on the battlefield or the highway, saving lives often comes down to stopping the bleeding as quickly as possible. Many methods for controlling external bleeding exist, but at this point, only surgery can halt blood loss inside the body from injury to internal organs. Now, researchers have developed nanoparticles that congregate wherever injury … [Read more...]
Bone-Building Soluble Corn Fiber For Women
Supplementing with soluble corn fiber at two critical times in a woman's life -- adolescence and post-menopause -- can help build and retain calcium in bone, according to new research from Purdue University. "We are looking deeper in the gut to build healthy bone in girls and help older women retain strong bones during an age when they are susceptible to fractures," said … [Read more...]
Breakthrough: Injectable Gels Could Prevent Future Heart Failure
During a heart attack, clots or narrowed arteries block blood flow, harming or killing cells within the tissue. But the damage doesn't end after the crushing pain subsides. Instead, the heart's walls thin out, the organ becomes enlarged, and scar tissue forms. If nothing is done, the patient can eventually experience heart failure. But scientists now report they have developed … [Read more...]
New Device To Improve Taste Of Foods Low In Fat, Sugar & Salt
Scientists may be closing in on a way to let consumers savor the sweet taste of cake, cookies and other culinary delights without the sugar rush. In preliminary tests using a new device developed in-house that allows them to screen for odor compounds in real foods, they have isolated several natural aromatic molecules that could be used to trick our brains into believing that … [Read more...]
A New Approach Can Prevent Teen Obesity & Eating Disorders
A single approach can prevent both obesity and eating disorders in teenagers, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Scientific evidence summarized in the new recommendations shows that physicians and parents can ward off problems at both ends of the weight spectrum by avoiding focusing teens' attention on weight or dieting, and instead … [Read more...]
Sleep Makes Relearning Faster And Long-Lasting
Getting some sleep in between study sessions may make it easier to recall what you studied and relearn what you've forgotten, even 6 months later, according to new findings from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. "Our results suggest that interleaving sleep between practice sessions leads to a twofold advantage, reducing the time … [Read more...]
Lousy Jobs Hurt Your Health By The Time You’re In Your 40s
Job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a link to overall health in your early 40s, according to a new nationwide study. While job satisfaction had some impact on physical health, its effect was particularly strong for mental health, researchers found. Those less than happy with their work early in their careers said they were more depressed and worried and had … [Read more...]
Injected drug reduces risk of fracture among women with osteoporosis
Among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at risk of fracture, daily injection of the drug abaloparatide for 18 months significantly reduced the risk of new vertebral and nonvertebral fractures compared with placebo, according to a study appearing in the August 16 issue of JAMA. Osteoporosis is associated with substantial social, economic, and public health burdens. … [Read more...]
Swimming: An Effective Part Of The Treatment For Fibromyalgia
A study performed by researchers at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP) shows swimming is as effective as walking to relieve pain and improve quality of life for patients with fibromyalgia. "Physical exercise is an essential component of any treatment for fibromyalgia, and plenty of studies have demonstrated that low-impact aerobic exercise offers the most … [Read more...]
Sedentary Lifestyle Increases Risk Of Heart Disease
Being sedentary is not just a lack of exercise, it is a potentially independent risk factor for heart disease and stroke, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association. "Regardless of how much physical activity someone gets, prolonged sedentary time could negatively impact the health of your heart and blood vessels," said Deborah Rohm Young, Ph.D., … [Read more...]
New Avenue For Epilepsy Research And Possible Treatment
A child with absence epilepsy may be in the middle of doing something -- she could be dancing, studying, talking -- when all of a sudden she stares off into space for a few moments. Then, as quickly as she drifted off, the child snaps back into whatever she was doing, unaware that the episode occurred. That brief moment of disconnect from reality is called an absence … [Read more...]
‘Healthy Obesity’ May Be A Myth
The term "healthy obesity" has gained traction over the past 15 years, but scientists have recently questioned its very existence. A new study provides further evidence against the notion of a healthy obese state, revealing that white fat tissue samples from obese individuals classified as either metabolically healthy or unhealthy actually show nearly identical, abnormal … [Read more...]
Time Of The Day Influences Our Susceptibility To Infection
We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between cells, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge. The findings, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, may help explain why shift workers, whose body clocks are routinely disrupted, are … [Read more...]
Does Gestational Diabetes Ups Chances Of Child Obesity?
New research shows an increased risk of childhood obesity at age 9-11 years when the mother has had gestational diabetes during pregnancy. The study is by Dr Gang Hu, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA, and colleagues. Childhood obesity has increased dramatically in both developed and developing countries. It has been suggested that prenatal, … [Read more...]
Pain-Reliever Used In Pregnancy May Cause Behavioral Issues In Kids
Using the common pain-relieving medication acetaminophen during pregnancy was associated with increased risk for multiple behavioral problems in children, according to an article published online by JAMA Pediatrics. Acetaminophen is generally considered safe in pregnancy and is used by a many pregnant women for pain and fever. Evie Stergiakouli, Ph.D., of the University … [Read more...]
New Details About Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
As with most cancers, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells have abnormal amounts of chromosomes or DNA copy number aberrations (CNAs) in their genomes. A new study used single cell sequencing technology to provide previously unknown details about how and when CNAs impact tumor formation and growth, information that may have significant implications for diagnosis and … [Read more...]
Wallo To Showcase Its Stand UP Collection At The Montreal Fashion & Design Festival
Wallo will showcase its Stand UP Collection at the Montreal Fashion and Design Festival in the Cabinet Éphémère's collective fashion show, next Wednesday, August 17th at 7:30 pm at the Passerelle du Casino - Quartier des Spectacles. Proudly Canadian, Wallo is a new fashion label by designer and visual artist Marie-Andrée Wallot. Wallo’s Stand Up collection, predominantly … [Read more...]
Charlayne Everhart Wins The UKBFF Fitness Model Competition!
Charlayne Everhart an exceptionally talented and highly accomplished model, personal trainer, a therapist, columnist and media personality recently won the UKBFF Fitness Model competition in the UK, earning her the qualification to compete in the IFBB diamond cup and the Arnold's. Her 5th 1st place competition placing to date. Signed with Scitec Nutrition and Bodyshocker … [Read more...]
Proved: Exercise Does More Good If You Believe It Will
Everyone knows exercise is supposed to be good for your health, but is the belief that exercise will have a positive effect more important for our well-being than the exercise itself? The psychologist Hendrik Mothes from the University of Freiburg's Department of Sport Science and his team have conducted a study demonstrating that test subjects derive more psychological as well … [Read more...]
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