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Grapefruit increases breast cancer risk
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 17th, 2007 • 0 Comments
So much for the grapefruit diet. New research shows that eating grapefruit can increase the risk of breast cancer by almost a third in some women.
Teen trends: More condoms, less sex
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 13th, 2007 • 0 Comments
According to new figures released by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, fewer high-school students were having sex and more used condoms in 2005. Also, the teenage birthrate hit a new low.
75 percent of U.S. adults obese by 2010
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 11th, 2007 • 0 Comments
According to a new study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s Center for Human Nutrition, 75 percent of adults in the U.S. will be obese by the year 2015. The study’s lead author points out that the obesity rate in the U.S. has increased at an “alarming rate” during the past three decades.
Program targets nursing shortage in LA
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 10th, 2007 • 0 Comments
An initiative by the Louisiana Education Loan Authority aims to provide nursing students relief from college loan interest payments, provided they stay in state and work full time. In related news, according to a new report, the U.S. faces massive health care workforce shortages by 2020.
Herpes virus to fight cancer?
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 9th, 2007 • 0 Comments
A particular type of herpes virus – one “designed” by scientists – may serve as a cancer cell destroyer. According to this story, the herpes simplex virus, called NV1020, has been modified by scientists to selectively replicate in cancer cells, killing them in the process. Preliminary testing of this technique has shown promise.
Good & good for you: Dark chocolate
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 5th, 2007 • 0 Comments
A study published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that eating a small amount of dark chocolate each day can lower blood pressure.
Nutrition education not working
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 5th, 2007 • 0 Comments
An Associated Press review of scientific studies examining 57 nutritional education programs found mostly failure, despite large investments of time and money. In fact, according to AP, only four programs showed any real success in changing the way children eat.
Third of Americans report alcohol probs
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 3rd, 2007 • 0 Comments
A new study reveals that more than 30 percent of Americans report having had problems with alcohol at some point in their lives. Among those who reported problems, 17.8 percent said they have alcohol abuse problems.
Stress linked to abdominal fat
Submitted by Rob Anderson, July 2nd, 2007 • 6 Comments
Results from a new study show that stress is one factor that leads to the release of a particular hormone that causes a build-up of abdominal fat. Scientists believe this could lead to new treatment options.
Brief secondhand smoke exposure bad
Submitted by Rob Anderson, June 29th, 2007 • 2 Comments
Still doubting the dangers of secondhand smoke? A new study shows that even brief exposure to secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a cancer-causing toxin in workers’ bodies.
Calcium from diet better than pills?
Submitted by Rob Anderson, June 28th, 2007 • 0 Comments
A preliminary study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine has found that dietary calcium (calcium from the food you eat) may be better at protecting bone health than calcium from pills.
Childhood chronic illness on the rise
Submitted by Rob Anderson, June 27th, 2007 • 3 Comments
New research shows that rates of chronic illness such as diabetes and asthma are on the rise among children. Because chronically ill children become chronically ill adults, experts speculate that a major health-care crisis could be in the cards somewhere down the road.
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