Statins for High Cholesterol Not a Universal Recommendation

Med.UMich.edu – The notion that every patient with an elevated LDL cholesterol should be taking a statin has now been challenged by a new NIH-funded study by the University of Michigan Medical School and VA Ann Arbor Health System. Tailoring treatment...

Shining a Night-light on Breast Cancer Hazard.

Obesity and high-fat diets have long been known to be risk factors for breast cancer. But recent research is pointing to an altogether different hazard: the artificial light that shift workers are routinely exposed to at night.

Mummies Reveal Ancient Egyptians Had Atherosclerosis

Health.UCSD.edu – A new study involving mummies finds that atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries, was common in ancient Egyptians, challenging a belief that cardiovascular disease is mainly a modern affliction caused by current-day risk factors...

Vitamin D Level And Dementia Risk

IOSPress.com – There are several risk factors for the development of Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the May 2009 issue of...

Testosterone Replacement to Reduce Fatty Liver, Metabolic Syndrome, C-reactive Protein

In middle-aged and older men with low testosterone levels, long-term testosterone replacement therapy greatly improves their fatty liver disease and their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, a new study found. The results were presented...

Low-carb Eco-Atkins Diet May Beat Low-fat Diet for Heart Health

JAMA / Archives – Overweight individuals who ate a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate diet high in plant-based proteins for four weeks lost weight and experienced improvements in blood cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors, according...

Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Insecticide Exposure

BlackwellPublishing.com – The cause of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination of environmental risk factors...

Saturated Fat: What to Do?

One of the biggest areas of dietary confusion today is whether saturated fat is bad for us or not.  For the most part, conventional medical thought remains firmly in the “saturated fat is bad for you” corner, while a growing number of people...

Moderate Exercise Reduces Inflammation in Visceral Fat

Moderate amounts of exercise alone can reduce the inflammation in visceral fat, or belly fat, that has been linked with metabolic syndrome, according to a new University of Illinois study. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors that predict heart...

Coffee, Tea Tied to Lower Uterine Cancer Risk.

Women who drink a few cups of coffee and tea each day may have a lower risk of endometrial cancer. Risk factors have been established–including older age, obesity and factors that expose women to more estrogen. But, the possible role of diet has...