If trends continue as they have, one in three Americans will develop diabetes during his or her lifetime. According to the Centers for Disease Control, today about 24 million Americans have diabetes already, and another 57 million have the signs and symptoms, or it’s precursor, prediabetes.
For women, the disease can be a risk to both [...]
Plan ahead now, while you’re feeling fine, for any possible downtime. Here are ten things you can do now before the first sign of swine flu appears in you or your loved ones.
When it comes right down to it, there’s no magic formula or miracle cure to staying healthy and cut disease. The things you need to do are things we all can do…
1. Don’t smoke – if you do, try to quit
2. Get active – at least 3.5 hours a week
3. Stay away from junk food [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Dairy foods, milk, cheese, butter and the like, often get a bad rap and are shunned by the health conscious as a source of artery clogging cholesterol and bad-for-you saturated fats.
Some experts have argued that high fat dairy products contribute to heart problems later in life, though new research out of the Queensland Institute of [...]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
The work of Australian researchers, published in the July 28, 2009 issue of the journal Neurology, offers a somber warning. That those over 60 who have high blood pressure are likely to experience what’s known as a “silent stroke” caused potentially by high blood pressure and not even know it.
Despite the name, these types of [...]
If you have age related macular degeneration (AMD) you need to increase your fish oil dosage by eating oily fish at least two times a week to keep your eye disease in check according to new research conducted by a team at Tufts University in Boston.
It’s the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish like mackerel [...]
When it comes to getting sick, any woman (and probably any honest man) will tell you guys are “wimps” – they just don’t cope with the coughing, sneezing, aches and such that come in fighting disease as well as women do.
In fact, surveys have found that as many as 30% of men (vs. 22% of women) miss [...]
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
That’s right soda lovers – a U.S. study appearing in a recent PLoS ONE journal has found that women who drink two (or more) full calorie sodas a day are almost twice as likely to increase their kidney risk.
There’s no increased risk of kidney disease for men (go figure), or thankfully for those who chose [...]
Thursday, October 16, 2008
All right, this is just plain distressing. If you’re at all squeamish about parasites, read on at your own risk.
Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde are trying to understand why auto immune disease like rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis are so rare in countries where parasitic worm infections are common.
Yes, that’s right. Parasites [...]
