Vitamin D: Can You Get Enough?
Published on Tuesday 30 December 2008 - 14:34 - http://www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com/Looking back at 2008, I vote for vitamin D as the biggest nutrition news of the year. We all knew vitamin D was needed for optimal bone formation and maintenance, but I don't think anyone really...
Study: Gastric Bypass Reverses Diabetes In Obese Teens
Published on Monday 29 December 2008 - 20:21 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Pediatrics 12/29/08' Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens' InjuryBoard on Diabetes' American Diabetes Association' Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation' Children with Diabetes...
Single Letter In Human Genome Points To Risk For High Cholesterol
Published on Saturday 27 December 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/Write out every letter in the human genome, one A, C, T or G per millimeter, and the text would be 1,800 miles long, roughly the distance from New York to Colorado. Now, in the search for genes...
Alcohol-free beer may cut heart disease risk
Published on Thursday 25 December 2008 - 12:46 - http://www.newstrackindia.com/London, Dec 25 (ANI): Here's some good news for alcohol lovers - a pint of beer sans alcohol can help cut the risk of heart disease. Scientists from University of Valencia in Spain found that...
Boosting blood flow may fight Alzheimer's
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 21:07 - http://www.redorbit.com/Improving blood flow to the brain appears key to delaying or preventing some forms of Alzheimer's, says Chicago's Feinberg School of Medicine.'Depriving the brain of sugar glucose carried in the...
Cholesterol: Red Yeast Rice andd Omega-3s
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 18:59 - http://feeds.feedburner.com/Red yeast rice and omega-3s found in fish are two popular natural options. In fact, FDA approved a prescription form of omega-3s for the purpose of regulating lipid levels, with therapeutic dosages...
Statins may lower delirium odds in elderly
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 06:14 - http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/TORONTO, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- 'Researchers in Canada say taking statins before cardiac surgery may lower the odds of developing delirium in the elderly. 'The Toronto General Hospital study found...
Older Patient's At Risk From Dangerous Drug Combos
Published on Wednesday 24 December 2008 - 00:16 - http://www.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' JAMA 12/24/08' InjuryBoard on FDA use of over-the-counter medications (OTC), dietary supplements and prescription drugs has surged, writes researchers in the December 24 issue of the...
'Podginess' raises heart risk
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 12:26 - http://www.nhs.uk/“Being just a little overweight dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks,” reports the Daily Express. It claims that it is not only the obese who have a higher risk of heart attacks, but that...
A Few Extra Pounds Can Hurt The Heart
Published on Tuesday 23 December 2008 - 11:47 - http://bangor-augusta.injuryboard.com/LEARN MORE' ' Circulation, 12/23/08' InjuryBoard on Heart Failure' CDC on Obesity' InjuryBoard on Obesity' InjuryBoard Obesity News' ' ' ' IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ diagram of a heart...
