The fast pace of today’s 24/7 lifestyle leaves many people neglecting to follow the “Five a Day” recommendation by most developed nations that aim at improving cardiovascular health and reducing cancer risk. David G. Blanchflower, from the University of Warwick (United Kingdom), and colleagues completed a review of cross-sectional data involving 80,000 Britons who were [...]
A diet consisting of high levels of saturated fat has been linked to a dramatic rise in obesity, type II diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. Dale Corbett, from the Heart and Stroke Foundation Centre for Stroke Recovery (Canada), and colleagues, engaged a lab animal model to study the effect of such conditions on stroke outcome. A [...]
Apples are rich in polyphenols, a potent type of antioxidant for which a number of published studies suggest confer cardiovascular benefits. Richard DiSilvestro, from Ohio State University (Ohiom, USA), and colleagues enrolled nonsmoking healthy adults, ages 40 to 60 years, who had a history of eating apples less than twice a month and who didn't [...]
Cranberry juice is rich in plant flavonoids that have been shown by previous studies to reduce cardiovascular disease. Janet Novotny from the US Department of Agriculture (Maryland, USA), and colleagues enrolled 56 healthy adults, average age 51 years, without high blood pressure, to consume either 8 ounces of a low-calorie cranberry juice, or a placebo [...]
Cardiovascular disease can affect people of all ages and population groups, and the risk begins early in life through unhealthy diets, lack of physical activity and exposure to tobacco. A new multi-national survey conducted by the World Heart Federation (Switzerland) reveals the extent of misconceptions about when is the right time to start taking action [...]
Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae (also known as Cruciferae), and include brussels sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower, and bok choy. Cruciferous vegetables are rich in glucosinolates, the body converts to isothiocyanates and indole-3-carbinol – compounds associated with anti-cancer properties. Researchers from Zhejiang University (China) completed a meta-analysis of 13 epidemiologic studies, including 18,673 case-control [...]
One third say they will now cut back on Medicaid and insurance programs they currently accept Washington, DC, June 28, 2012 – In an MDLinx (www.mdlinx.com) survey of U.S. primary care physicians taken today following the Supreme Court’s upholding of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) ruling, 64 percent said that they did not believe the [...]
Mammograms may not be the best way to screen for breast cancer. The National Cancer Institute recommends a mammogram for women age 40 to 74 every one to two years. There is no benefit for women under age 40. Mammograms are criticized for having high false-negative results and missing up to 20% of breast cancers. [...]
There may be a link between low levels of “bad” low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—that is, not enough of it—and increased cancer risk, according to new research. Scientists at Tufts University looked at 201 cancer patients and 402 cancer-free patients. They found that cancer patients who never took cholesterol-lowering drugs on average had lower LDL cholesterol [...]
Seems like the reasons to not eat at fast food restaurants just keep on piling up. We've heard all about the unseemly practices that go into obtaining their meats and innumerable other horrors. But now, let's look at the quality of the soda fountains--another staple of the fast food experience. A recent study has revealed [...]
