Nutrition & Wellness

New Polish Diet: 'Fit Through Fat'March 28, 2005 (CBS) From decadent jelly-filled paczkis to savory fat-saturated kielbasas, Polish cuisine has never been regarded as health food. But, as CBS News Correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports, what a nutritionist would call a recipe for heart attacks is just what one doctor ordered for Izabela … [Read more...]

Sweet fruit drinks also lead to diabetes -US study Reported July 28, 2008 CHICAGO, July 28 (Reuters) - Sweetened fruit drinks are often marketed as a healthier alternative to non-diet soft drinks but are just as likely to cause weight gain and increase the risk of diabetes, researchers said on Monday. "The public should be made aware that these drinks are not a healthy … [Read more...]

A brisk walk may curb chocolate cravingsReported November 20, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chocoholics looking to curb their chocolate urges may be able to do so simply by taking a brisk 15-minute walk, results of a study from the United Kingdom hints. "Taking active breaks throughout the day may be valuable in helping to limit the consumption of pleasurable, but … [Read more...]

Lack of vitamin D linked to higher death risk: studyReported August 12, 2008 WASHINGTON (AFP) — Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to 26 percent greater risk of death in men and women, according to a study published Monday that appears to confirm the importance of this essential nutrient. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, … [Read more...]

Massage Beneficial to Cancer Patients Reported September 16, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- For many, a massage is a way to relax and feel better. New research finds this is especially true for those in the advanced stages of cancer. Pain and depressed mood are common problems for patients with advanced cancer. Drug therapies can help, but they often have side effects that can … [Read more...]

Mom’s Obesity Linked to Asthma in KidsReported May 20, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Here’s another reason to maintain a healthy weight: obese women are more likely to end up with children who have asthma. This finding comes from researchers in The Netherlands who followed nearly 4,000 children from before birth up to age eight. About 20 percent of their mothers were … [Read more...]

New Dietary Guidelines Reported January 14, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- According to the American Dietetic Association, the newly released 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans provides valuable and realistic recommendations based on the latest scientific research to help people eat well and stay healthy. Compared with the … [Read more...]

Redefining Obesity Reported November 4, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows there's more than meets the waist when it comes to predicting someone's risk for a heart attack. Researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada studied body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, waist measure and hip measure in more than 27,000 people from 52 countries. Previous … [Read more...]

Players Love the Game, Not the GoreReported January 20, 2009 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Contrary to popular belief, violence in video games do not make them more enjoyable. Researchers at the University of Rochester and Immersyve Inc., a player-experience research firm, found for many avid players, gore actually takes away from a game's "fun factor," making players less likely … [Read more...]

Basic health care to continue in public domain: Indian PMSeptember 25, 2005 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said bulk of the provision on basic health services and medical care, particularly for poorer sections of society will continue to be in public domain for many more decades. The expansion of private health care, which … [Read more...]

Robots Massage Away Pain Reported December 24, 2009 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Robots are no longer just a science fiction dream. They're also part of our everyday lives. Robots help build our cars, vacuum our floors, and now, they're also massaging away aches and pain. Just two weeks before 23-year-old marine Mike Delancey was … [Read more...]

Coffee May Cut Heart Risk In Women Reported June 17, 2008 Long-term drinking up to 6 cups of coffee a day may decrease risk for dying from heart disease in women. A team of researchers from of Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain examined data from 84214 US women between 1980 and 2004 and 41736 US men between 1986 and 2004. None of the participants had a … [Read more...]

Vegan Diet Reduces Risk of Arthritis, Heart Attack and Stroke   Reported August 29, 2008 (NaturalNews) Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, have published a study in the journal Arthritis Research and Therapy showing that eating a vegan, gluten-free diet may reduce the risk of heart attacks and … [Read more...]

The Safety Gap: Food FightReported May 04, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seventy-six million Americans will get sick. Three-hundred-twenty-five thousand will be hospitalized. Five-thousand will die. These aren't statistics about cancer or diabetes … they're linked to the number of people who will eat tainted food in a year. It's an issue that impacts … [Read more...]

Slim-Fast Optima Diet Plan Includes More Food Choices Than Ever Before 19 Dec 2004 With over 30 published clinical trials and a 25-year history of helping dieters lose weight and keep it off, Slim-Fast introduces the new Slim-Fast Optima Diet, a balanced and sustainable approach to weight loss that will help dieters achieve success over the long-term. The … [Read more...]

Vitamin D Deficiency Risks Higher for African Americans Reported January 06, 2010 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among African Americans, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center sought to understand the well-documented … [Read more...]

Wine for Women’s Hearts Reported February 16, 2005 (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- To keep their hearts healthy, women should drink wine. This is the advice of a Swedish research team. Earlier studies have reported drinking wine is good for the heart. However, much of the research on the … [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...]

Genetics Make Quitting Harder Reported July 14, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) Overcoming nicotine addition is tough for everyone, but a new study shows genetic variations make it particularly hard for European Americans who start young. The study, which was done by scientists at the University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin, looked at genetic variations called SNPs. … [Read more...]