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Simple, obvious and obscure ways to keep minds sharp and brains healthy
From a glance at the magazine stands, Americans appear obsessed with losing weight, cutting their cardiac risks and seeking to improve their odds against cancer. But where’s the focus on brain health?
The brain always has been mysterious and many people seem to believe little can be done to keep it sharp or to reduce its risk of injury and disease. Too many of us think it’s a matter of our genes or happenstance as to what occurs with memory More >
Keep A Breast Launches Non Toxic Revolution Campaign
Keep A Breast Foundation announces the Non Toxic Revolution campaign. The goal of the Non Toxic Revolution (NTR) is to inform and educate young people about the dangers of toxic chemicals in our environment and food supply and the link to breast cancer. The program focuses on prevention as a means to maintain long-term health and well-being by providing alternatives so that young people everywhere can make educated decisions.
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Efforts needed to keep students with food allergies safe and included
Food allergy is a growing epidemic in the United States, affecting approximately 12 million Americans. It impacts the food allergic child, the child’s family, as well as the people with whom the food allergic child and family interact. We as a nation need to have awareness that food allergens can be life threatening and that avoidance of these foods is often not an easy task. This is a global social issue, which requires shared responsibility to More >
A dose of safflower oil each day might help keep heart disease at bay
ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2011) A daily dose of safflower oil, a common cooking oil, for 16 weeks can improve such health measures as good cholesterol, blood sugar, insulin sensitivity and inflammation in obese postmenopausal women who have Type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
This finding comes about 18 months after the same researchers discovered that safflower oil reduced abdominal fat and increased muscle tissue in this group More >
Diet Helps Keep Off the Weight
Following a diet that combines a relatively high protein content with a slightly lowered glycemic index helped obese individuals maintain weight loss, a large European study found.
Among participants who completed an eight-week, low-calorie weight loss phase and then entered a maintenance phase in which they consumed diets with variations in protein content and glycemic index, weight regain was 0.93 kg higher, a statistically significant More >
Scientists Develop Method To Keep Surgically-Removed Prostate Tissue Alive
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, University of Helsinki and Stanford University have developed a technique to keep normal and cancerous prostate tissue removed during surgery alive and functioning normally in the laboratory for up to a week.
The new technique could not only enhance research of prostate biology and cancer, but also hasten the creation of individualized medicines for Prostate Cancer patients, the investigators More >
Cancer ‘just meant to be’? Fatalism may keep Latinas away from cancer screening
ScienceDaily (Oct. 18, 2010) Fatalism may prevent women from Latin American descent — Latinas — from using cancer screening services, according to Karla Espinosa de los Monteros and Dr. Linda Gallo from San Diego State University.
Their review shows that women who are pessimistic about preventive health practices and disease outcomes are less likely to have been screened for cervical, breast and colorectal cancer. The research is published More >
Tips to keep bones strong
October 20 is World Osteoporosis Day. Most people know that osteoporosis is a condition that affects many older women. Though osteoporosis isn’t as common in men — because most men have naturally larger and stronger bones — they can get it, too.
Here are some tips to help women and men keep their bones strong:
Eat right. A diet with enough calcium and vitamin D helps keep bones strong. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, More >
‘DASH-style’ Diet Can Help Keep Kidney Stones at Bay
A diet designed to prevent High blood pressure reduces the risk of developing kidney stones, a new study has found.
The results suggest how low-fat dairy products and/or plants may have potent kidney stone-fighting properties.
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet-which is high in fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes, dairy products, and whole grains and is low in sweetened beverages and red and processed meats-effectively More >
Plantains May Help Keep Crohn’s Disease in Remission
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that soluble fibers found in plantain, a type of large banana, could be used to treat patients with Crohn’s disease. The researchers say plantain soluble fibers prevent the uptake and transport of E. coli across M-cells, thus keeping this bacteria from entering the guts of Crohn’s patients and helping them remain in remission.
Source: http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/news-535182-98.html
Cancer Patients Pay The Price To Keep Warm , UK
With temperatures set to plummet below freezing across the UK this week, leading Cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support is warning that keeping warm will be even harder for cancer patients undergoing treatment, as they are already twice as likely to fall into fuel poverty as the general population 1 .
Following diagnosis, three-quarters (73 per cent 2 ) of cancer patients in active treatment need to use their heating more, yet those under More >
Get Ready for Fall: Vitamin D May Help Keep You Well
Vitamin D may help people avoid getting a cold this fall and winter, a new study suggests. A study of 164 male military recruits found that those who took a dose of vitamin D throughout the darker months of the year were slightly less likely to miss work due to respiratory illness. Experts say study on an appropriate dose is still needed before they can recommend that vitamin D does lower the risk of respiratory infections.
Source: http://www.healthcentral.com/cold-flu/news-531074-98.html
At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Helps Keep it Low
British researchers say that people who have High blood pressure can control their condition more effectively on their own at home if they undergo proper training. In a recent study, the scientists found that hypertension patients who used telemonitoring of their blood pressure and adjusted their medications according to guidelines agreed upon in advance saw greater reductions in blood pressure than patients receiving standard care.
Source: http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-529594-98.html
Most Survivors of Lung and Colorectal Cancer Keep Their Jobs
Among people diagnosed with nonmetastatic lung or colorectal cancer, the majority return to work, according to a study recently published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. Those who do leave the workforce tend to have worse prognoses and lower socioeconomic status.
Cancer treatment affects everyone differently, and many factors will determine whether you’ll continue to work during treatment or how soon you’ll return following a diagnosis More >
Make New Meds, But keep the Old
When children are diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, doctors very commonly prescribe a newer atypical antipsychotic medication instead of an older, typical antipsychotic medication. Part of the reason for this is that there is an assumption that these newer drugs are more effective, safer and cause less serious side effects than the older ones. The older, typical antipsychotic medications have been shown to cause more movement disorders More >
Fast Food Facts: How to Keep Your Kids Healthy on the Run
I remember when I used to take my son to McDonald’s as a “treat.” When he was elementary school aged, we probably went a couple of times a month. Back then, I didn’t worry with the nutritional value of it because, one, the childhood Obesity issue wasn’t as talked about, two, I didn’t feel twice a month would hurt anything, and three, we simply didn’t have the money to eat out.
Even today, we don’t eat fast food very much; weekends, More >
Keep Your Heart Cool in the Summer Heat
I thought I was going to die…from the heat. I’m originally from Oklahoma, but living in West Virginia the past 12 years, I rarely get back during the summer. It’s usually around Christmas when I get back home. However, I just returned from a visit for my high school reunion (20 years, if you’re wondering). Anyway, I forgot how horribly hot it gets back home. More than 100 degrees on the heat index is very common. Luckily, staying active More >
Having Senior Moments? Keep a Log!
Are you one of millions experiencing those pesky senior moments, which seem to occur more frequently with each advancing year? We whisper to our friends with a gallows laugh about the silly thing we have done now, secretly worrying we may be starting to get Alzheimer’s or something. Then there’s that anxious moment waiting for our friends to validate our experience by sharing their own senior moment, which makes us feel so much better that we More >
Hold the Latte, Keep the Sun Screen
Anyone concerned about skin cancer will benefit from a quick reality check on recent news stories of a study suggesting caffeine and exercise may cut skin Cancer risk. It’s been widely reported with misleading headlines that could lead to some unwise behavior.
So: Let’s take a look.
Bottom line first
A mixture of caffeine and exercise somehow improved the ability of mice to prevent sun-damaged More >
Keep Your Heart in Tick Tock Shape
Fifty percent of Americans have high cholesterol, according to recent statistics from the American Heart Association (AHA). Worse yet, 17 percent of Americans have a blood cholesterol level over 240, which puts them at high risk for heart attack and stroke. These rates are alarming, but there is something we can do about it! Many people can improve their cholesterol levels through diet and exercise. In fact, with just small changes in what you eat More >