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New study reveals more inspiring reasons to serve veggies at dinner

Parents may have some new motivations to serve their kids vegetables. A new study, funded by Pinnacle Foods' Birds Eye brand and published in Public Health Nutrition, found that adding vegetables to the plate led to more p ...

Health created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New studies reveal hidden insights to help inspire vegetable love

Two new studies presented today at the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior's (SNEB) annual conference may make it easier for moms to get their kids to eat – and enjoy – vegetables. Both studies were conducted ...

Health created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

New study finds milk-drinking kids reap physical benefits later in life

Starting a milk drinking habit as a child can lead to lifelong benefits, even improving physical ability and balance in older age, according to new research. A new study published in Age & Aging found an increase of about ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pre-injury cartilage biomarkers associated with subsequent ACL injuries

U.S. Army researchers made a surprising discovery while examining the impact of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear (a common knee injury), on four serum biomarkers associated with cartilage health. The researchers found ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PTSD outcomes improve as US Army adds behavioral health screening to primary care

American Soldiers are reaping the rewards of an innovative Army program designed to identify and treat Soldiers at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression earlier by conducting behavioral health screening ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US Army examines why some soldiers avoid PTSD care, strategies to keep them in treatment

U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) never seek care or drop out of treatment early during a presentation ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients with high alcohol screening scores use more post-surgical health care resources

According to the results of a new study published in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, patients who score highest on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test–Consumption (AUDIT ...

Surgery created Mar 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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