Improved Dialysis – High Efficacy Hemodiafiltration

Chumtl.qc.ca – Suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), a growing number of patients at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), have become the beneficiaries of a North American breakthrough: high efficacy hemodiafiltration...

Pre-surgical Radiation Doubles Pancreatic Cancer Survival

Med.Cornell.edu – Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest and most difficult to treat cancers. Now, in a major step forward, researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have shown that administering radiation therapy...

NM Wants More Protection for Drinking Water.

New Mexico Environment Secretary Ron Curry wants the federal government to regulate the chemical perchlorate to ensure greater protection for the state’s drinking water.

Smoking’s Effect on Child Weight May Vary By Race.

Studies have linked prenatal smoking to a higher risk of childhood obesity, but new findings suggest that effect may vary based on race and ethnicity.

Vitamin K May Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Men

Vitamin K1 (phylloquinone) supplements helped maintain insulin sensitivity in elderly men in a study of 355 non-diabetic men and women ages 60 to 80 who completed a three-year clinical trial at the Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at...

From Taste Response to Sugar Addiction to Obesity

PSU.edu – Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover a critical link between taste and...

Calls Grow for Checks on Cancer Cluster.

The South Australian opposition has called for an investigation into reports of a cluster of breast cancer cases at a second Adelaide hospital.

Overweight Women At Risk for Advanced Breast Cancer.

Overweight and obese women are at increased risk of breast cancer and of being diagnosed with advanced disease, according to results of a large study published Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Maintain Weight Loss By Telephone

JAMA / Archives – Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone, according to a report in the November 24, 2008...

Depression Worsens Cardiovascular Risk By Decreasing Exercise

JAMA – The increased risk of cardiovascular events for patients with coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression appears to be largely explained by a change in health behaviors, especially a lack of physical activity or exercise, according...