http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Women are often told to eat more red meat, yet Flinders University PhD candidate Lily Chan (pictured) says it is just as important for women to increase their weekly fish intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-variety-convenience-women-boost-intake.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 06:52:01 EST news287041914 Adding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommended for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss among older Americans, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The plant-derived antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin also had no overall effect on AMD when added to the combination; however, they were safer than the related antioxidant beta-carotene, according to the study published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-clarity-supplements-eye-disease.html Ophthalmology Mon, 06 May 2013 04:55:47 EST news287034936 Researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center have found that omega-3 fatty acids and their metabolite products slow or stop the proliferation, or growth in the number of cells, of triple-negative breast cancer cells more effectively than cells from luminal types of the disease. The omega-3s worked against all types of cancerous cells, but the effect was observed to be stronger in triple-negative cell lines, reducing proliferation by as much as 90 percent. The findings will be presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 on Tuesday, April 9. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-omega-fatty-acids-effective-inhibiting.html Cancer Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:42:43 EST news284719356 A study of nearly 4,000 pairs of mothers and their children in the Children of the '90s study at the University of Bristol has shown that maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are not associated with the child's bone health in later life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-maternal-vitamin-d-pregnancy-affect.html Health Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:30:03 EST news282829319 (Medical Xpress)—Taking omega-3 fish oils could help to protect against skin cancer, according to researchers at The University of Manchester. The team has just carried out the first clinical trial to examine the impact of the fish oils on the skin immunity of volunteers. Led by Professor Lesley Rhodes, Professor of Experimental Dermatology from the Photobiology Unit Dermatology Centre at the University, the study analysed the effect of taking omega-3 on 79 healthy volunteers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-omega-supplements-skin-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:53:43 EST news280997612 (Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Sorbonne in France have published the results of a study they carried out to determine if eating a Mediterranean diet helps prevent dementia as people age. They found, as they report in their paper published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that such a diet had no apparent impact on cognitive decline. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-evidence-mediterranean-diet-cognitive-decline.html Health Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:30:01 EST news278667631 Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-supplements-cow-biggest-roles-vitamin.html Pediatrics Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:18:49 EST news277406323 Scientists at London's Kingston University have uncovered evidence that lack of a particular form of vitamin D is associated with Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-vitamin-d2-vital-key-alzheimer.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Fri, 09 Nov 2012 08:13:32 EST news271671106 Eating at least two servings of oily fish a week is moderately but significantly associated with a reduced risk of stroke, finds a study published in British Medical Journal . http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-couple-weekly-portions-oily-fish.html Health Tue, 30 Oct 2012 18:40:01 EST news270839059 (Medical Xpress)—When it comes to matters of a healthy heart women may benefit more from eating oily fish than men, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-fish-oils-healthier-women-hearts.html Health Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:58:20 EST news269247439 (Medical Xpress) -- Mothers who eat more salmon before giving birth boost levels of a vital nutrient in their breast milk, but could lower levels of disease-fighting antibodies they pass on while feeding their baby, researchers have found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-salmon-pregnant-affects-contents-mother.html Health Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:40:23 EST news263209214 Older people who take omega-3 fish oil supplements are probably not reducing their chances of losing cognitive function, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. Based on the available data from studies lasting up to 3.5 years, the researchers concluded that the supplements offered no benefits for cognitive health over placebo capsules or margarines, but that longer term effects are worth investigating. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-role-omega-cognitive-decline-older.html Health Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:00:12 EST news258745473 New research has shown that vitamin D3 supplements could provide more benefit than the close relative vitamin D2. The findings published in the June edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition could potentially lead to changes in the food industry when it comes to fortification. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-health-benefits-vitamin-d.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 10:53:39 EST news257680410 Most people, whether healthy or having cardiovascular disease (CVD), would benefit from regular consumption of oily fish, concluded speakers at the EuroPRevent 2012 meeting. While eating whole fish undoubtedly offers the optimum approach for increasing omega-3 intakes in both primary and secondary prevention, delegates heard, supplements have a major role to play in increasing omega-3 intakes for people who do not like fish. The EuroPRevent 2012 meeting, held 3 May to 5 May 2012 in Dublin, Ireland, was organised by the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-fish-day-doctor.html Cardiology Thu, 03 May 2012 11:40:02 EST news255260823 (HealthDay) -- Taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements won't protect against repeat heart attacks, strokes or other cardiovascular problems, a new analysis indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-omega-supplements-heart.html Cardiology Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:23:11 EST news253207367 (Medical Xpress) -- New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol, which has been charting the health of 14,500 children since their birth in the early 1990s, shows that the link between low levels of vitamin D and depression is established in childhood and that ensuring children have a good intake of vitamin D could help reduce depression in adolescence and adulthood. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-tuna-eating-teenagers-depression.html Health Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:27:15 EST news246259617 Can pregnant women help boost their children's brainpower by eating fish? The findings of a study, presented in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, show how children born to women who consumed more fish during their pregnancies demonstrated improved outcomes in tests for verbal intelligence, fine motor skills and prosocial behavior. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-fish-brainpower.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:53:43 EST news245415209 Irish pregnant women have vitamin D intakes far below those recommended for the normal development of a child’s bones, according to research published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-moms-to-be-vitamin-d-experts.html Health Thu, 07 Jul 2011 13:24:12 EST news229263844 Researchers in Poland have discovered that combining omega-3 fatty acids with two blood-thinning drugs, aspirin and clopidogrel, changed the process of blood clotting, potentially helping reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with stents in their heart arteries. The study's findings, which could lead to improved methods to protect patients, are published in the Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-omega-blood-thinning-drugs-impact-clotting.html Cardiology Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:37:46 EST news227885819 Omega-3 fatty acids, combined with two blood-thinning drugs, significantly changed the blood-clotting process and may reduce the risk of heart attacks in patients with stents in their heart arteries, according to research reported in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-omega-artery-disease-heart-patients.html Cardiology Thu, 26 May 2011 16:37:14 EST news225646606 Women in the treatment group had significantly lower total Postpartum Depression Screening Scale scores, with significantly fewer symptoms common to postpartum depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-omega-consumed-pregnancy-curbs-postpartum.html Health Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:54:39 EST news221842442