Archive: 05/06/2012
Milk ingredient does a waistline good
A natural ingredient found in milk can protect against obesity even as mice continue to enjoy diets that are high in fat. The researchers who report their findings in the June Cell Metabolism liken this milk ingredient to ...
Jun 5, 2012
Restricted food intake a predictor of increased suicide attempts in Body Dysmorphic Disorder patients
Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). The study focused ...
Jun 5, 2012
Type 2 diabetes linked to increased blood cancer risk
Patients with type 2 diabetes have a 20 percent increased risk of developing blood cancers, such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia and myeloma, according to a new meta-analysis led by researchers at The Miriam Hospital. The ...
Jun 5, 2012
High air pollution increases risk of repeated heart attacks by over 40 percent
Air pollution, a serious danger to the environment, is also a major health risk, associated with respiratory infections, lung cancer and heart disease. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has concluded that not only does ...
Jun 5, 2012