The saturated fat found mainly in meat and dairy products has been regularly vilified by physicians and the media, but a new analysis of published studies finds no clear link between people’s intake of saturated fat and their risk of developing heart disease.
In the new analysis, which combined the results of 21 previous studies, researchers [...]
The “tipping point” that sets children on the way to a lifetime of obesity often occurs before the age of two, say US researchers.
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A study of more than 100 obese children and teenagers found more than half were overweight by 24 months and 90% were overweight by the age of five.
A quarter were overweight before [...]
In a shift of position, the U.S. FDA is expressing concerns about possible health risks from bisphenol A, or BPA, a widely used component of plastic bottles and food packaging. The agency declared BPA safe in 2008.
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But the FDA now has “some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior and prostate [...]
Regular workouts may help fight off colds and flu, reduce the risk of certain cancers and chronic diseases, and slow the process of aging.
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A growing body of research is showing that regular exercise can boost your body’s immune system, increasing the circulation of natural killer cells that fight off viruses and bacteria.
Regular exercise has [...]
A new study has discovered that nutritional supplements with vitamin D could help fight Crohn’s disease, which is a chronic form of inflammatory bowel disease.
Researchers from McGill University found a link that ties vitamin D to Crohn’s disease, according to a report published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
It was noted that people who live [...]
Drinking green tea may offer some protection against lung cancer, say experts who studied the disease at a medical university in Taiwan.
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The latest work in more than 500 people adds to growing evidence suggesting the beverage has anti-cancer powers.
In the study, smokers and non-smokers who drank at least a cup a day cut their lung [...]
Laboratory tests commissioned by the Environmental Working Group have detected bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic component and synthetic estrogen, in umbilical cord blood of American infants.
Nine of 10 randomly selected samples of cord blood tested positive for BPA, an industrial petrochemical.
BPA has been implicated in a lengthening list of serious chronic disorders, including cancer, cognitive [...]
For the first time, cardiologists at the University of Illinois and Jesse Brown VA medical centers have repaired an ailing heart by clearing Now, heart can blocked arteries via the wrist.
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Called transradial angiography, the approach might lead to reduced patient complications and recovery time and decreased hospital costs. The cardiologists offered the approach to [...]
Honeybee venom and vitamin C may protect you against swine flu, suggest Indian researchers.
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Have no access to the H1N1 flu vaccine because of its being produced by a handful of global pharmaceutical biggies? Not to worry. Try honeybee venom or a good amount of vitamin C.
That’s the word from some Indian scientists. A caveat [...]
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