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• Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk

  Created: Tuesday, November 03 2009 02:05

  FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who ate plenty of vegetables during pregnancy are less likely to have type 1 diabetes, Swedish researchers say....

• Television Exposure and Aggressive Behavior

  Created: Tuesday, November 03 2009 02:05

  Objective  To examine associations of child television (TV) exposure and household TV use with aggressive behavior among 3-year-old children while controlling for demographic characteristics and risk and protective factors for aggression....

• Child behaviour link to smoking

  Created: Tuesday, November 03 2009 01:56

  Smoking during pregnancy significantly increases the risk of having a child with behavioural problems, according to research conducted by Professor Kate Pickett, at the department of health sciences at the University of York. ...

• A Recipe For Hypertension: High Fructose Corn Syrup

  Created: Monday, November 02 2009 04:42

  A diet high in fructose increases the risk of developing high blood pressure (hypertension), according to a paper presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, California. ...

• Low Vitamin D Levels Explains Most ESRD Risk In African Americans

  Created: Monday, November 02 2009 04:41

  Low levels of vitamin D may account for nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in African Americans, according to a report in the December Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN)....

• Height, Body Mass Index, and Physical Activity in Relation to Glioma Risk

  Created: Monday, November 02 2009 03:35

  Whether energy balance during early life and/or adulthood is related to glioma risk is unknown. We therefore investigated height, body mass index (BMI), and physical activity in relation to glioma risk in the prospective NIH-AARP Diet and Health ...

• Junk food diet "can give you depression"

  Created: Monday, November 02 2009 01:24

  Doctors have warned that eating junk food can make you depressed. Those who regularly eat high-fat foods, processed meals, desserts and sweets are almost 60 per cent more likely to suffer depression than those who choose fruit, vegetables and fish. ...

• Hot flashes

  Created: Friday, October 30 2009 02:31

  OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pilot double-blind, randomized clinical trial, which initially targeted breast cancer survivors, was to obtain preliminary evidence of the effect of Hypericum perforatum extract (St. John's wort extract) compared with placebo on...

• Neuropathic Pain

  Created: Friday, October 30 2009 02:31

  BACKGROUND: Neuropathic pain that is the chronic, severe, and intractable pain, interferes with activities of daily living (ADL) and consequently reduces quality of life (QOL). ...

• A sweet tooth as the root cause of cardiac arrest

  Created: Friday, October 30 2009 02:30

  A 71-year-old woman was admitted with hypotension and bradycardia. An electrocardiogram showed flattened T waves and increased U wave prominence, resulting in a long QT(U) syndrome. ...

• Psyllium as substitute for gluten in bread

  Created: Friday, October 30 2009 02:29

  Celiac disease is an antibody-mediated enteropathy that presents permanent intolerance to ingested gluten. Currently, only one kind of treatment is available: the complete dietary elimination of all sources of gluten. ...

• Soft drinks "raise blood pressure"

  Created: Friday, October 30 2009 02:04

  Here's a new reason to put down that sugary soft drink: Research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a common sweetener, boosts the risk of high blood pressure....

• Why sleepyheads forget

  Created: Thursday, October 29 2009 01:59

  Red-eye flights, all-night study sessions, and extra-inning playoff games all deprive us of sleep and can leave us forgetful the next day. Now scientists have discovered that lost sleep disrupts a specific molecule in the brain's memory circuitry, possibl...

• Trans fatty acids and colon cancer

  Created: Thursday, October 29 2009 01:58

  Disparities in incidence andmortality rates of colon cancer exist between Whites and African Americans. Prior studies examined the association between trans fatty acid consumption and colorectal cancer, but none assessed this possible relationship within ...

• Curcumin and Diabetes

  Created: Thursday, October 29 2009 01:57

  Curcumin prevents diabetes-associated abnormalities in the kidneys by inhibiting p300 and nuclear factor-kappaB....

• Olive oil component could avert Alzheimer’s

  Created: Thursday, October 29 2009 01:52

  A compound in extra virgin olive oil could deter proteins from disrupting nerve cell function that causes the debilitating effects of Alzheimer's disease. ...

• Prevent Breast Cancer with Vitamin D and a Vegan Diet

  Created: Thursday, October 29 2009 01:44

  (NaturalNews) In 1940, the risk of a woman getting breast cancer was one in 20. Today that number is one in eight. Risk factors for breast cancer include genetics, family history, and diet. ...

• Oregano oil eliminates parasites in humans

  Created: Wednesday, October 28 2009 02:02

  (NaturalNews) It's not widely known, but oregano extracts are extremely effective at eliminating parasites in humans. And a lot of people have parasites they simply don't know about....

• A Huge Number of Illnesses are Caused by Inflammation

  Created: Wednesday, October 28 2009 01:55

  (NaturalNews) There is a surprising link between Heart Attacks, Cancer, Alzheimer's and other diseases. These other diseases include all forms of Autoimmune disorders including Arthritis and MS, Parkinson's, Osteoporosis, Diabetes, Obesity, Allergies incl...

• 6 Million U.S. Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D

  Created: Wednesday, October 28 2009 01:54

  MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject to debate, a new study finds one thing is sure: over 6 million American children are getting too little of this essential nutrient....