Stay Active: Cut Your Risk For Alzheimer’s Disease by 50% Results from the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America show an active lifestyle results in less decrease of volume of the brain or grey matter. Improving lifestyle could
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Non-Pharmacologic (Non-Drug) Strategy Against Obesity And Its Associated Diseases. Mice that are restricted to eating to 8 hours a day eat just as much as mice who are allowed to eat around the clock, yet they are protected against obesity
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Marijuana and Cancer Risk Recreational marijuana use is linked to increased risk of testicular cancer, according to new research from the Keck School of Medicine at USC. Pot smokers were twice as likely to have testicular cancers of the non-seminoma
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Your consideration for getting a tattoo go beyond image and graphic selection. Getting a tattoo puts you at risk for acquiring hepatitis C from poorly sanitized tattoo needles. More importantly, tattoo ink contains a number of potentially carcinogenic substances including
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Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk There has been concern that potentially toxic material and emissions at the World Trade Center (WTC) site may be associated with cancer risk in exposed individuals. Analysis of data from the WTC Health Registry, including
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Elderly Cancer Patients Need Screening for Malnutrition Evidence links malnutrition to worse clinical outcomes in elderly cancer patients. Examples include: increased hospital stays; a longer duration of convalescence; a reduced quality of life; and increased morbidity and mortality. (Clinical Nutrition
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Declining Testosterone Levels In Men With Age: Fact Or Myth? At the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society this year, it was announced that a decline in testosterone in men is not an inevitable result of aging according to a
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Acupuncture And Other Options For Chronic Pain Many people use acupuncture for chronic pain, but it still remains controversial. A 2012 study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine looked at 4 chronic pain conditions: back and neck pain, osteoarthritis,
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Lifestyle Intervention Can Produce Remission Of Type 2 Diabetes In the Look AHEAD study, 4503 participants were followed to compare the effects of intensive lifestyle-based weight loss interventions vs. diabetes education and support on cardiovascular disease incidence in adults with
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Amoxicillin for Acute Sinusitis? It is better to wait. A randomized controlled trial published in JAMA (Journal Of The American Medical Association, February 15, 2012) looked at amoxicillin in 166 adults with acute sinusitis. Antibiotics are commonly prescribed for acute
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