Breakthrough medical food reverses risk of heart disease and diabetes
Researchers at the University of Florida and Metagenics Inc. today announced that a program consisting of a breakthrough medical food combined with a low-glycemic, Mediterranean-style diet is almost twice as effective as ...
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May 19, 2011 |
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Scientists discover how vitamins and minerals may prevent age-related diseases
Severe deficiency of the vitamins and minerals required for life is relatively uncommon in developed nations, but modest deficiency is very common and often not taken seriously. A new research published online in the FASEB Jo ...
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May 31, 2011 |
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What can we do about death? Reinventing the American medical system
(Garrison, NY) In a feature article in The New Republic, Daniel Callahan and Sherwin Nuland propose a radical reinvention of the American medical system requiring new ways of thinking about living, aging, and dying. They argue that a sustainab ...
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May 31, 2011 |
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Physicians call for new approach to address national 'epidemic of mass incarceration'
With 2.3 million people behind bars and an estimated 10 million Americans cycling in and out of correctional facilities each year, the United States is in the midst of an "epidemic of mass incarceration," say researchers ...
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Jun 01, 2011 |
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Lifelong gap in health between rich and poor set by age 20
Canadians who are less educated and have a lower income start out less healthy than their wealthier and better-educated compatriots, and remain so over the course of their lives.
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Jun 08, 2011 |
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Why do men hate going to the doctor?
A national survey found that women were three times more likely to see a doctor on a regular basis than men. Even though men on average die younger than women and have higher mortality rates for heart disease, cancer, stroke ...
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Jun 09, 2011 |
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Study examines link between teen sex and divorce rate
A University of Iowa study found that women who make their sexual debut as young teens are more likely to divorce, especially if "the first time" was unwanted, or if she had mixed feelings about it.
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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Study: Specialty physicians turn away two-thirds of children with public insurance
Sixty-six percent of publicly-insured children were unable to get a doctor's appointment for medical conditions requiring outpatient specialty care including diabetes and seizures, while children with identical symptoms and ...
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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New study highlights perils of snack-filled diet
A high-fat diet can be bad for your health. However, a snack-based "cafeteria"-style diet of highly palatable, energy-dense foods is even worse, according to new research.
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Jun 17, 2011 |
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Medical students create free medical translation app, conquering language barriers to patient care
(Medical Xpress) -- What started as a 2 a.m. conversation over coffee – a commiseration, really – between two fourth-year medical students, ended with the development of a free mobile medical translation ...
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Jun 23, 2011 |
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Fertility rates affected by global economic crisis
The global economic recession of 2008-09 has been followed by a decline in fertility rates in Europe and the United States, bringing to an end the first concerted rise in fertility rates in the developed world ...
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Jun 28, 2011 |
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Diabetes drug may prevent or delay development of polycystic ovary syndrome
A recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) found that early, prolonged treatment with the diabetes drug metformin may prevent or delay the develo ...
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Jun 29, 2011 |
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Extended sleep improves the athletic performance of collegiate basketball players
Young basketball players spend hours dribbling up and down the court aspiring to NBA stardom. Now, new Stanford University School of Medicine research suggests another tactic to achieving their hoop dreams: sleep.
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Jul 01, 2011 |
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Research reveals new secret weapon for Le Tour
Winning margins in the Tour de France can be tight – last year just 39 seconds separated the top two riders after more than 90 hours in the saddle. When every second counts, riders do everything possible to gain a competitive ...
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Jul 01, 2011 |
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Heart disease and stroke tied to national income
(Medical Xpress) -- An analysis of heart disease and stroke statistics collected in 192 countries by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that the relative burden of the two diseases varies widely from ...
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Jul 08, 2011 |
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