How to have a healthier relationship with food and as a result, a healthier body.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Stroke patients who have damage to their brain stem are more likely to have sleep apnea than those with damage in other parts of their brain, Michigan researchers report. Their study included 355 people in Texas, average age 65, who suffered an ischemic stroke, which is caused by … Read more
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People who donate a kidney have an extremely low risk of developing kidney failure in their remaining organ, according to a new study. The risk among living kidney donors is even lower than for people with two kidneys, the Johns Hopkins researchers said. They added that the findings … Read more
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Americans with heart disease are now more likely to die from cancer, lung disease and neurological causes than from heart problems, compared with 20 years ago. That’s the finding of a new Mayo Clinic study that tracked about 20,000 patients who underwent procedures to open blocked heart arteries … Read more
Feb 10, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health Recipe of the Day: Borscht February 7, 2014 | By Sophia Porotsky Twitter Borscht is a dish traditionally served in Russia, Ukraine, and other Eastern European countries. These places are infamous for their long, cold winters, and if Borscht has sustained these populations through the … Read more
Feb 9, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health 6 Things You Missed This Week From Health.com February 7, 2014 | By Ashley Macha Twitter Are you behind on your Tweets, Facebook posts, and Pins? Sit tight and we’ll get you up to speed on what you missed this week from Health.com’s social-sphere. Facebook: … Read more
Feb 7, 2014 News & Views: From the Editors of Health 5 Signs You’re Taking Your Diet Too Far February 6, 2014 | By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD Twitter When I first started out in private practice, clients came to me because something was wrong. Most of them struggled with their weight, or were newly diagnosed … Read more
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Large doses of intravenous vitamin C have the potential to boost chemotherapy’s ability to kill cancer cells, according to new laboratory research involving human cells and mice. Vitamin C delivered directly to human and mouse ovarian cancer cells helped kill off those cells while … Read more
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had weight-loss surgery need to closely monitor their nutritional intake and may require dietary supplements, according to the results of a small, new study. Researchers looked at 23 patients who underwent gastric banding, a type of weight-loss procedure in which an adjustable band is placed around … Read more
MONDAY, Feb. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they’ve identified a number of common pesticides that increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease, and that they’ve also discovered that people’s genes can affect their level of risk. In a previous study, the University of California, Los Angeles team found that exposure to a banned pesticide … Read more