September 27th, 2007
Some of today’s important health headlines:
Genes Linked to Suicidal Thinking During Antidepressant Treatment
Excerpt: Specific variations in two genes are linked to suicidal thinking that sometimes occurs in people taking the most commonly prescribed class of antidepressants, according to a large study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Mental […]
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September 26th, 2007
Who has time to stay on top of all the latest health news? Here are four recent headlines you need to know about:
Got Stress? It Could Impact Breast Cancer Recurrence
Excerpt: Women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who have also endured previous traumatic or stressful events see their cancer recur nearly twice as fast as other […]
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September 9th, 2007
According to a new study from Rutgers University, drinking cranberry juice may increase ovarian cancer patients’ response to chemo by enhancing their sensitivity to treatment.
In laboratory experiments, pre-treating ovarian tumor cells with the juice bumped up the cancer-killing power of drugs sixfold, researchers say.
The study authors stressed that the finding is still experimental and preliminary, […]
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August 1st, 2007
In July, researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory released findings that may facilitate drug treatment from those suffering from persistent fear, including post-traumatic stress disorder and, presumably, severe forms of anxiety.
Emotional disorders such as post-traumatic stress and panic attacks stem from the inability of the brain to stop experiencing the fear associated […]
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July 26th, 2007
New findings released by the NIH and published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine characterize obesity as being “socially contagious.” Translation: The more fat friends you have, the more likely you are to become fat. The same is true for slim pals.
At first I thought, “Well, people tend to gather […]
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July 24th, 2007
Yes, you read that right. Obese girls are less likely to attend college, according to recent findings from the University of Texas.
Researchers tracked about 11,000 teens in the US using population center data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health and found that in addition to being less likely to go to university, obese […]
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July 23rd, 2007
Two recent news releases, one from Stanford University and one from John Wiley & Sons, reveal that although encouraging for patients, group therapy has no statistically significant impact on increasing breast cancer survival overall. However, both reports indicate that support leads to improved quality of life (most likely improved psychological well-being).
However, there does seem to […]
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July 20th, 2007
A recent study by the University of Washington reported in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that women living in areas with high levels of air pollution are more likely to develop and die from cardiovascular disease than are their clean-breathing counterparts.
The researchers studied levels of fine particulate matter, which are tiny airborne particles […]
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May 30th, 2007
You don’t have to love tofu to enjoy eating soy. With soy nuts, soy bars, soy milk, soy yogurt, soy cheese, and various soy-based meat substitutes, not to mention flavorless protein powers you can add to foods you already love, you’ll never run out of fun and delicious ways to eat more soy. And that’s great news […]
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May 29th, 2007
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine yesterday suggests that working out can slightly boost your levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL), the good kind of cholesterol. (FYI, low-density lipoprotein or LDL is the bad kind.)
These findings were based on an analysis of previously published studies, which revealed that individuals who are more […]
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