The Depression-Diabetes Link Older adults who suffer from depression may have an increased risk of developing diabetes over time, according to researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
Alcohol’s New Risk The more alcohol that men drink on a habitual basis, the higher their chances of having a sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD), says researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
April 20, 2007
Lower Sodium’s Added Benefit While lowering your sodium intake can help lower your blood pressure, it may also reduce your risk of heart disease in general, according to researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
New Sickle Cell Finding African American women with the sickle cell trait are more likely to have multiple births than women who do not have it, and should receive special prenatal care in order to detect the trait early, according to researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
April 17, 2007
Eat Red Meat? A Cancer Warning Women who eat a lot of red or processed meat may be at a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t, according to a recent study in the British Journal of Cancer.
Free Asthma Screenings in May During the month of May, the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology will sponsor asthma screenings for adults and children at 300 locations across the United States.
