Nutrition & Wellness

Smoking Cessation Inhaler may be More Effective Reported March 01, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Trying to butt out for good? Duke University researchers have found a new way to help people stop smoking.   Researchers say the new technology may be more effective and more tolerable than Nicotrol inhaler. Nicotrol inhaler is a therapy that … [Read more...]

Study: Drinking Soda May Lead to Pancreatic Cancer Reported February 08, 2010 While an alkaline diet based on fruits, vegetables and whole grains may help keep off the extra pounds, individuals may want to consider cutting soda from their diet as well. A new report published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention … [Read more...]

Study: Fish Oil May Reduce Risk of Psychosis Reported February 02, 2010 (Feb. 2) -- Patients at a high risk of developing schizophrenia are often treated with low-dose anti-psychotics in a bid to ward off the disorder. Now, a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that fish oil might offer similar benefits with … [Read more...]

Young India fails to mix sex and safetyReported February 23, 2010 New Delhi: More and more Indians may be shedding their inhibitions about sex and getting more ‘physical’ than generations gone by, but they seem poor at managing libido and protection together. Despite huge campaigns focusing on safe sex, a majority of Indians engage in unprotected sex. Condom use in … [Read more...]

Childhood Obesity may Slim Down Reported February 19, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The rate of obesity and chronic health problems like asthma and diabetes in children may have risen in recent years, but a new study shows these conditions are likely to improve or be resolved over time. In a new study, researchers looked at three groups of children … [Read more...]

Zerona: Laser Away Fat? Reported February 18, 2010 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A non-invasive procedure that helps you lose inches and contour your body without surgery! Unlike lipo, doctors say this new procedure melts away fat without incisions, downtime, compression bandages or side effects. Here is a closer look at the plusses … [Read more...]

Melamine Kidney Problems Linger Reported February 24, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In 2008, melamine-contaminated dairy products from the Sanlu Dairy Company in China resulted in a large outbreak of serious kidney damage in Chinese children. While the majority of these children recovered, kidney abnormalities remained in 12 percent of the … [Read more...]

Frying meat with gas more harmful, says study Reported February 20, 2010 PARIS, France (AFP) -- Gas is the professional cook's energy of choice for frying a steak but it may be more harmful for health compared to using electricity, doctors said in a study released on Thursday. The reason: gas cooking at high temperatures may release more of the fumes which … [Read more...]

Low-carb beer slammed as an 'insidious health risk'   Reported February 14, 2010 Low-carb beer has been branded an "insidious health risk" by a doctor who says it could encourage more drinking and, take note girls, it does little to prevent a beer gut. Diet conscious drinkers have flocked to beers like Foster's Pure Blonde and … [Read more...]

Mothers: Drink Milk to Prevent MS Reported February 10, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study shows drinking milk during pregnancy could boost protection against the debilitating condition multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life. The study included nearly 36,000 nurses whose mothers participated in surveys in 2001 noting their diets during … [Read more...]

Sweet News for Chocolate Lovers Reported February 12, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows eating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke. Eating chocolate in moderation may also decrease risk of death following a stroke. One study shows people who ate one serving of chocolate each week were 22 percent less likely to have a … [Read more...]

Aging "Cocktail" Could Maintain Youth Reported February 15, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- An experimental dietary supplement shows promise in delaying major aspects of the aging process. Researchers at McMaster University in Ontario are testing a complex cocktail of supplements -- all commercially available -- that has successfully offset a key … [Read more...]

Informed Parents Choose Fewer Calories Reported January 26, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When it comes to menu choices, informed parents make for healthier kids. A new study suggests providing nutritional information on children's menu items leads to smarter meal selections for 3- to 6-year-olds. A new study in the journal Pediatrics shows … [Read more...]

Cutting salt intake can save 92,000 American lives yearly Reported January 22, 2010 Shaving 3 grams off the daily salt intake of Americans could prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths in the United States, while saving $24 billion in health costs per year, researchers reported on Wednesday. The benefit to the … [Read more...]

Non-stick utensils causes thyroid risk Reported January 25, 2010 A recent study showed that using non-stick untensils to remain healthy by cutting down the excess fat intake isn't healthy at all. British researchers found that people with high levels of the chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in their blood have higher rates of thyroid … [Read more...]

Vitamin D Reduces Falls Reported January 21, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Giving people living in nursing facilities vitamin D can reduce the rate of falls. In hospitals, supervised exercise programs also show benefit. According to a new Cochrane Review, older people living in nursing facilities or who have been admitted to hospital are much more … [Read more...]

Risks and Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Reported January 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A computerized model suggests that most morbidly obese individuals would likely live longer if they had gastric bypass surgery. However, the best decision for individual patients varies based on age, increasing body mass index and the effectiveness of … [Read more...]

Fish Oil is Not Snake Oil Reported January 22, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When fish oil was given intravenously to patients in intensive care, it improved gas exchange, reduced inflammatory chemicals and resulted in a shorter length of hospital stay. Philip Calder, of the University of Southampton, UK, and colleagues investigated the effects of … [Read more...]

Cut Hypertension Drugs With Low-Salt Diet   Reported July 20, 2009 July 20, 2009 -- Lowering daily salt intake may reduce the need to prescribe additional medications to control high blood pressure, according to a new study. Patients with resistant hypertension are those who take three or more medicines to try and control their blood pressure, but … [Read more...]

Blood Type Fights HIVReported January 14, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Blood types may help determine whether a person can build resistance to contracting HIV or increase their chances of avoiding the virus altogether. An international team of Canadian and Swedish scientists discovered patients who produced an excess of a carbohydrate-containing antigen known as the Pk … [Read more...]

Grapefruit, Other Juices Block Drug Absorbency Rate Reported August 21, 2008 It’s been almost 20 years since Canadian David G. Bailey, PhD, reported his surprising finding that taking certain medications, including commonly prescribed blood pressure medications, with grapefruit juice increases the body’s absorbency rate of these particular drugs, causing the drugs to be … [Read more...]

Cancer Survivors With Bad Health Habits Need a Little Nudge Reported July 30, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than half of the estimated 11 million cancer survivors in the United States are aged 65 or older. There are relatively few studies looking at older cancer survivors' health behaviors, but evidence suggests that many older, long-term cancer … [Read more...]

Chemobrain: The Battle after Cancer Reported November 19, 2008 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 80 percent of cancer survivors say they struggle with their memory and have trouble concentrating. The condition, called chemobrain, can wreak havoc on a survivor's life, but there's a new way to boost brainpower after the battle with cancer. Brenda Oathout beat … [Read more...]

Corticosteroids Linked to PneumoniaReported December 01, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inhaling corticosteroids to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may cause pneumonia, a new study shows. The lung disease COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting up to 15 million people. Its prevalence is on the rise, but no medicine or … [Read more...]

Diabetes Treatment Ups Depression Risk Reported June 30, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The treatment used to help people with type 2 diabetes may cause some patients to develop depression. Johns Hopkins researchers arrived at that conclusion after studying the link between depression and diabetes in two studies. The first analysis involved about 5,200 people without type 2 … [Read more...]

Eat Too Much Sugar? Blame Your Ethnicity Reported August 07, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates added sugar accounts for as much as 17 percent of U.S. daily calorie intake. Differences among race and ethnicity groups suggest that interventions aimed at reducing the intake of added sugars should be specially … [Read more...]

Excess Pregnancy Pounds Hard to Shed Reported October 26, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Obese women who gain more weight than recommended during pregnancy are more likely to retain as much as 40 percent of that weight one year after they give birth, according to a Kaiser Permanente study. "We found that nearly three quarters of obese women gain too much … [Read more...]

Fitness and Fatty LiverReported April 15, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Metabolic syndrome has a new partner in crime. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the latest condition stemming from poor physical fitness and may threaten your health in the same dangerous ways. Being physically unfit can put you at risk of developing NAFLD – a disease that causes the … [Read more...]

Cranberry health claim in France extended to juice drinks 05 August, 2007 The ruling, announced by the French food safety authority AFSSA (Agence Française de Sécurité Sanitaire des Aliments) on 3 December, comes just in time for US cranberry group Ocean Spray's launch of its juice drink range in France in spring. Recurrent cystitis affects 2 million … [Read more...]