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Researchers say tart cherries have 'the highest anti-inflammatory content of any food'

Tart cherries may help reduce chronic inflammation, especially for the millions of Americans suffering from debilitating joint pain and arthritis, according to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Milk-drinking teens reap health benefits through adulthood: study

Developing healthy habits like drinking milk as a teen could have a long-term effect on a woman's risk for type 2 diabetes, according to new research in this month's issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1). R ...

Addiction created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage

Americans seeking a better night's sleep may need to look no further than tart cherry juice, according to a new study in the European Journal of Nutrition.1 An international team of researchers found that when adults had t ...

Health created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research: Post-exercise recovery advantages of lowfat chocolate milk

New research suggests an effective recovery drink may already be in your refrigerator: lowfat chocolate milk. Grabbing lowfat chocolate milk after a tough workout helped give both trained and amateur athletes a post-exercise ...

Health created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Outcomes for cardiac valve procedure patients are affected by insurance status

The type of primary insurance patients carry affects outcomes of cardiac valve operations in the United States according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. As a result, the ty ...

Health created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Allowing part-time surgeons may help address workforce shortage

More part-time employment for surgeons, particularly retiring older male or young female surgeons taking time off for their families, may considerably reduce the surgeon shortage in the United States by 2030, according to ...

Other created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hispanic women have higher incidence of rare breast tumor

According to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, phyllodes tumors – rare breast malignancies accounting for 0.5 to one percent of all breast tumors – tend t ...

Cancer created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Three new studies link eating red to a healthy heart

Tart cherries have a unique combination of powerful antioxidants that may help reduce risk factors for heart disease, according to new research presented at the Experimental Biology annual meeting in Washington, DC.

Health created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Army studies: High recurrence of shoulder instability, better arthroscopic repair outcomes

Two studies on shoulder instability in a military population were presented today by U.S. Army sports medicine surgeons at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting. Findings in one study suggest patients ...

Other created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New database aims to improve emergency general surgery care and outcomes

Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, have successfully created and implemented an emergency general surgery registry (EGSR) that will advance the science of acute surgical care by allowing ...

Other created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early-stage breast cancer patients lack knowledge; may not receive treatment they prefer

According to the results of a new study published in the January 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, many early-stage breast cancer survivors lacked knowledge about their disease and were not me ...

Cancer created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0