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Should All Men Use 5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors to Prevent Prostate Cancer?
AUAnet.org – A newly released joint guideline produced by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the American Urological Association (AUA) recommends that healthy men who are screened regularly for prostate cancer and show no symptoms...
How Type 2 Diabetes Worsens with Loss of Muscle Mass
UCalgary.ca – Research by kinesiology investigator Dustin Hittel, PhD, has proven that muscle in extremely obese individuals produces large amounts of a protein called myostatin, which normally inhibits muscle growth – suggesting that for...
Good News for Tea Lovers: Drinking Two Cups a Day Can ‘ward Off Ovarian Cancer’.
Drinking tea can cut the risk of ovarian cancer by up to a third, researchers have said. A study found women drinking at least two cups a day of black tea had a 30 per cent drop in risk.
Is Your Brain Starving?
Do you find yourself forgetting where you left your car keys… or just feel like your brain is in a fog sometimes? Contrary to popular belief, forgetfulness is not just a normal part of growing older. As you age, your brain loses critical nutrients...
PCBs Alter Rat Hormones, Organs in Two Generations.
A PCB mix altered reproductive hormones and organ growth in two generations of female rats that were never directly exposed to the chemicals themselves.
IL-1RA – a New First Line Treatment for Heart Attack?
A clinical finding called the obesity paradox may have led to a new first line treatment for heart attacks. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, they are also more likely...
Carotenoid Supplements May Increase Smokers’ Lung Cancer Risk
UNC.edu – Long-term use of beta carotene and other carotenoids – lutein and retinol – in dietary supplements may increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers, according to a study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers. The...
Drink a Day Increases Cancer Risk.
A glass of wine each evening is enough to increase your risk of developing cancer, women are being warned.
Acrylamide in Food Not Linked to Breast Cancer.
A potentially cancer-causing chemical found in some carbohydrate-rich foods appears to not raise the risk of breast cancer, the results of a large study suggest.