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US Latinos Have Greater Risk of Alzheimer's Than Whites
Based on a recent research, scientists reported that there is dissimilarity in the age of onset of the symptoms of dementia among Latinos and non-Latinos...
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Weight Loss May Be an Early Sign of Dementia
A new study was conducted on the effects of dementia and the researchers find out that weight loss may leads to dementia. In old age, weight loss is very...
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Stroke Risk
A research was conducted by a team of scientists at University of Nottingham regarding the effects of hormone replacement. After the research, the...
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Treat Your Foot Ulcer and Avoid Complications
Common foot injuries which lead to amputation and foot complications in diabetic patients are known as diabetic ulcers. This often results in the...
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The Sunny South and Vitamin D Deficiency
Bicycling and gardening are two of my favorite activities. As I love outdoor activities, I can’t avoid sun. I consult a dermatologist to check my skin...
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Blood Pressure Variations are Not an Abnormal Condition
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a person with a type A personality and I am in my late 50s. I remain overweight in my entire life. I practiced a very active lifestyle...
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Drink Coffee on Daily Basis to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
According to scientists, taking caffeine on daily basis blocks the troublesome effects of high cholesterol which is linked to Alzheimer's disease. A recent...
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Research report on the update knowledge of life sciences from the University of Valencia
A new research was conducted in Spain on the modulation of longevity-associated genes by estrogens or phytoestrogens. The result of the study was...
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Anti-cancer effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
A team of Chinese and Taiwanese scientists conducted a new research on cancer and found that NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) have the power...
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Research reports on prostate cancer: new insights from University of Alabama
The researchers checked the cytotoxicity against an array of cancer cells in isolated 20(S)-25-methoxyl-dammarane-3 beta, 12 beta, 20-triol (25-OCH3-PPD), a...
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New study reveals that antioxidants such as vitamin E and lutein can reduce women's risk for cataracts
Researchers found that there is close connection between consumption of antioxidants and incidence of cataracts. In the study, more than 35,000 women were...
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Innovative course on food as medicine introduced by Dr. Mark Hyman of UltraWellness to bring natural healing foods & nutritional science to healthcare
According to researches conducted recently, there is no magical treatment to cure heart disease, cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's disease, arthritis,...
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V. Nicita-Mauro et al reported new aging study results
A new data detailed in 'smoking, aging and the centenarians' has been presented by V. Nicita-Mauro et al. Based on the new research which was published in...
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Role of Exercise in Aging
According to the researchers, it is said that inactive people shall be 10 years older biologically than active people.
Researchers find it by measuring...
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Micronutrient Deficiency Leads to Health Complications
It is a common knowledge that fast foods are a major health hazard in many western countries. But the perils of fast foods are not limited to high...
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Genes Cause Obesity rather than Lifestyles, British Study Reveals
British researchers found that excessive weight gain in children is the result of genetic peculiarities, rather than lifestyles.
More than 5,000 pairs...
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Scientists’ Discovery of a Way to Revive Memory
Memory Scientists accidentally discovered a technique that could unlock how memory works while conducting an experimental brain surgery on an obese man to...
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Fail not Your Vitamins, Find the Right Home for them
Survey reveals that healthcare professionals prefer to store their vitamins and other supplements in the kitchen cabinet!
The survey was conducted by the...
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Recent surprising results of research on Diabetes
A recent study of ten thousand people of middle-age and older with Type 2 diabetes has disproved a traditional conviction that if people with diabetes...
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Vitamin B6 to twice reduce the risk of premature births
A lot of women are still not aware of the importance of Vitamin B6 . Some women do take it during the pregnancy but do not know that it can be even more...
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Some novel health benefits of fasting
Who does not want to feel better and look slimmer especially in summer time? As holiday seasons approach people as a rule start thinking of losing some...
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A new potential of vitamin D
Historically, Vitamin D has been considered crucial for regulating calcium levels in bones and teeth and thus keeping them healthy and strong. Nowadays,...
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How to keep your brain healthy
How to keep your brain healthy as you get older? That's the question many ask as they get older. Here are a few tips that you can follow to keep your brain...
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Apple juice could help your brain remain sharp
Reasearch shows that eating apples and drinking apple juice could keep you mentally sharp despite older age.
Researchers from the University of...
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Antioxidants - How to slow down Aging
Antioxidants are chemicals that defuse free radicals and other biologically damaging molecular fragments in the body. They consist of nutrients such as...
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Heart wonder drug could save thousands
Doctors have been given the go-ahead to prescribe cholesterol-lowering statins to millions of patients at risk of heart disease.
The National Council...
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Weight-loss pill might be sold to public
WASHINGTON - Overweight Americans may be just months away from gaining a new ally in the battle of the bulge.
The fat-blocking pill, named Alli...
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Mental health link to diet change
Changes to diets over the last 50 years may be playing a key role in the rise of mental illness, a study says.
Food campaigners Sustain and the Mental...
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Caloric Restriction Appears to Prevent Primary Aging in the Heart
ST. LOUIS, WA -- January 12, 2006 -- Eating a very low-calorie yet nutritionally balanced diet is good for your heart. Studying heart function in members of...
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Anti-aging products have youthful following
Twentysomethings feeling pressure to retain looks
CHICAGO. Forget "40 is the new 30." Now even twentysomethings are joining the quest for eternal...
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Chocolate may cut heart disease
Researchers have produced more evidence that dark chocolate may help to reduce the risk of serious heart disease.
They found eating a few squares a...
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Anti-acid drugs may carry risk of infection
WASHINGTON - People on popular prescription heartburn drugs -- Prilosec, Prevacid and Nexium -- seem more prone to getting a potentially dangerous...
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Eating more plant foods, less red meat lowers blood pressure
Those who have high blood pressure or hypertension might want to consider increasing plant foods such as fruits and veggies and decreasing meat products in...
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Radiation Benefit for Breast Cancer Shown
The radiation treatments that millions of patients with early-stage breast cancer receive significantly reduce their chances of dying from the disease,...
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A little drink can keep away the flab
New York : Want to avoid being obese? Drink a little alcohol a few times a week. But drinking more may make you fat!
Ahmed Arif of Texas Tech University...
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Peanut Allergy
Avoidance, education, awareness, and preparedness are the four keys in the management of a peanut allergy.
Avoidance
Avoidance is the main key in...
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Fat or thin 'is all in the mind'
Feeling fat or thin really is all in the mind, scientists claim.
Researchers scanned the brains of volunteers who were given the sensation that their...
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Olive oil may protect heart
Olive oil with high content in phenolic compounds appears to be beneficial for the heart and may protect cardiovascular health, says a study.
Juan Ruano...
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Rutgers researcher uncovers new gene for fear factor
Findings could pave the way to treatment of anxiety disorders
Rutgers geneticist Gleb Shumyatsky has discovered a gene that controls both innate and...
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New Drug Helps Smokers Quit
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug might make it a lot easier to stop smoking, new research suggests.
The drug, varenicline,...
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British journal counters U.S. view of cancer drug
NEW YORK Just three weeks after America's most prestigious medical journal declared an expensive new cancer drug to be "revolutionary" and "maybe even a...
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Colas linked to high blood pressure in women
Researchers sought a connection to coffee, which does not appear to cause hypertension. More studies on soda are recommended.
ATLANTA — A 12-year study...
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Computer Program to Aid Hunt for Drug Plan
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The federal government on Monday unveiled a computer program designed to help Medicare beneficiaries figure out which...
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Aging experts waking up to importance of good sleep
Scripps Howard News Service
Published: November 4th, 2005 03:00 AM
After looking at a new national survey of older Americans about their sleep...
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Drug mix 'could save' thousands of heart attack victims
THOUSANDS of heart attack victims could be saved each year by giving them a combination of aspirin and an anti-clotting drug called clopidogrel, according...
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High number of cancers due to obesity: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the United States, roughly 10 percent of all cancers -- more than 100,000 cases a year -- could be avoided if overweight and...
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A Shopping Cart of Cancer Fighters
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Broccoli sprouts, cabbage, ginkgo biloba and garlic appear to have a role...
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Scientists discover stem cell trigger
Gareth Walsh
SCIENTISTS have made a breakthrough in cell research that they believe brings the prospect of drastic improvements in the treatment of...
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New drug promising treatment for Alzheimer's
By Megan Rauscher
Bryostatin, a drug that has been studied as an anti-cancer agent, enhances long-term memory in lab experiments, scientists say.
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Diet to 'help combat Alzheimer's'
A diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates could help combat the development of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has revealed.
Scientists used mice...
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Wanna be a mother? Take a test
A simple test telling women how many years they have left to start a family was announced by scientists on Wednesday. It tells would-be mothers how close...
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Hope for skin cancer vaccine
The Oncophage cancer vaccine extended the survival of advanced skin cancer patients by about eight months compared to standard treatment, according to...
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Study suggests fish is good for brain
CHICAGO - Eating fish at least once a week is good for the brain, slowing age-related mental decline by the equivalent of three to four years, a study...
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Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimer's disease risk than other nutrients
Folates more effective in limiting Alzheimer's disease risk than other nutrients (News, Aug 15, 2005)
Adults who eat...
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Do Weight-Loss Suplements Work?
Now that the holiday cookies are history, you've resolved to get fit and trim. Perhaps you've even considered taking over-the-counter dietary supplements to...
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Massage Therapy
Massage involves applying pressure to the soft tissues of the body, such as the muscles. The theory is that massage may be helpful in reducing tension and...
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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines: Eat Less, Exercise More
Americans need to consume fewer calories and exercise more to maintain a healthy weight, according to new dietary guidelines released by the federal...
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Cutting Calories in Middle Age Could Extend Lifespan
Long known to extend lifespan in laboratory animals on it from birth, a reduced calorie diet could also have benefits if begun in middle age. A British study...
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Genes Cause Obesity rather than Lifestyles, British Study Reveals
British researchers found that excessive weight gain in children is the result of genetic peculiarities, rather than lifestyles.
More than 5,000 pairs of...
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Genes Cause Obesity rather than Lifestyles, British Study Reveals
British researchers found that excessive weight gain in children is the result of genetic peculiarities, rather than lifestyles.
More than...
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