Heavy Drinking Linked to Breast Cancer According to a Kaiser Permanente study, women who drink more than three drinks alcoholic a day—wine, beer or spirits—were 30 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than those who had less than one drink a day.
Mercury in Vaccines Found Not to Cause Neurological Problems The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a study suggesting that the childhood vaccine mercury-containing preservative thimerosal—which the FDA banned in 1999—does not cause neurological issues such as learning difficulties or development delays.
Do Men With Barry White-like Voices Have More Kids?
A new report published in Biology Letters suggests that the deeper a man’s voice, the more fertile he is. By collecting voice recordings of tribal men and women (ages 18-55) from Tanzania, researchers found that men with lower-pitched voices had more children than men with higher-pitched voices.
September 24, 2007
Why Sleep May Save Your Life
Think skimping on sleep is harmless? Not so, say British researchers who recently found that people who don’t get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease as those who do.
Can An Apple a Day Keep Asthma Away? Women who eat apples while they are pregnant may be helping to prevent asthma and wheezing in their children, suggests a new study.
Hide The Junk Food! Visibility and convenience are the top factors that influence what people eat, according to a researcher at Cornell University.
September 20, 2007
The Diabetes Dream Workout A new study published in Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that a combination of aerobic exercise and weight training may be the key to controlling type 2 diabetes, which afflicts one out of 10 black adults and one out of four black women over 55.
Toxic Shock Syndrome Risk Reduced by New Tampon A team of researchers from the University of Minnesota, suggest that they have created a tampon
that reduces the risk of menstrual toxic shock syndrome (TSS)—a release
of toxins from an overgrowth of a bacterium called Staphylococcus
aureus, known to cause death.
FDA Warns About Herbal Tea Additive The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) publicly released a letter that notified manufacturer Hain Celestial Group that the herb stevia—found in their teas—may be detrimental to drinkers’ blood sugar, reproductive, cardiovascular and renal systems.
September 17, 2007
Veggies May Protect Your Sight A new study shows that people who eat high levels of the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin—found in vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, broccoli, green beans and collard greens—are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration (AMD) when they get older.
Is Your Neighborhood “Walkable”? Many Americans who wish to stay in shape by going out and walking around their neighborhood can’t do so because the areas in which they live are “unwalkable” according to a recent study.
Family History Can Signal Heart Disease Women who have a family history of premature heart attacks may need to undergo heart-healthy lifestyle changes, according to a new study published in the American Heart Journal.
September 14, 2007
Kidney Care Differs by Race African Americans diagnosed with renal cell cancer—a form of kidney cancer—have lower survival rates than their white counterparts, says a new study conducted by the National Cancer Institute.
Lonely Tonight? It May Be Your Genes A recent study published in Genome Biology claims researchers have located a genetic stamp for loneliness, which may partially explain why constant feelings of solitude may be bad for people.
Passing PTSD to Your Kids
Children whose parents suffer from the mental illness Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) may experience its biological signs, low levels of the hormone cortisol.
September 10, 2007
Depression and Chronic Disease Go Hand in Hand Depression may be one of the world’s most disabling diseases, suggests a new study, which also found that the condition can make life more difficult for people who suffer from ailments like diabetes, asthma and arthritis.
Even a Little Saturated Fat Can Harm Indulging in even the occasional saturated fat-filled meal can be harmful to your health and lower your body’s ability to fight heart disease, say researchers in Australia.
High Co-Pays Make Seniors Skip Meds
Seniors who are enrolled in Medicare plans which require higher co-pays for certain medications fill 15 percent fewer prescriptions than seniors who have a flat co-pay for all meds, according to a new study.
September 07, 2007
Youth Suicide Rates Soar The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the suicide rate among youth (10-24) rose 8 percent (4, 599 deaths) in 2004—the biggest increase in the past 15 years.
Biology, Breast Cancer Deaths and Black Women
A new report concluded that biology may be a key reason why breast cancer is deadlier in African American women than their white counterparts.
Popcorn Chemical Linked to Lung Disease ConAgra, the largest microwave popcorn distributor announced that it would no longer add the flavor-enhancing chemical diacetyl to its Orville Redenbacher and Act II brands, based on claims that it may cause a deadly lung disease called bronciolitis obliterans.
September 04, 2007
Iron Deficiency in Overweight Toddlers
Overweight and obese toddlers may have a heightened risk of iron deficiency, according to a new study that examined youngsters between the ages of one and three.
Up in Smoke
People who smoke are 50 percent more likely to develop dementia than those who don’t, according to a new study.
More Americans Without Health Coverage
According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released last week, a record number of Americans are living without health insurance.
