Published on Apr 24, 2014 http://www.ted.com Dr. Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can turn off […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Apr 23, S Freeman Full Story LONDON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Herbal medicines and other home remedies or supplements are a significant cause of hepatotoxicity experts warned recently during a symposium at the International Liver Congress, which unintentionally coincided with World Homeopathy Awareness Week. Although they are not at the very […]
Results from the MISS cohort Journal of Internal Medicine, 04/22/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Lindqvist PG, et al. – The results of this study provide observational evidence that avoiding sun exposure is a risk factor for all–cause mortality. Following sun exposure advice that is very restrictive in countries with low solar intensity might in […]
Medscape Arthur L. Caplan, PhD April 22, 2014 Hi. I’m Art Caplan from the Division of Medical Ethics at the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. What do you do when your patient says, “Hey doc. I’m using a supplement,” or if he is taking some vitamins or something that comes out of […]
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 04/21/2014 Clinical Article Sieri S, et al. – High saturated fat was statistically significantly associated with greater risk of HER2- disease. High saturated fat intake particularly increases risk of receptor–positive disease, suggesting saturated fat involvement in the etiology of this BC subtype. Abstract We prospectively evaluated fat intake […]
Posted on Tue, Apr 22, 2014 @ 10:17 AM Patients with autoimmune diseases such as, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Sjogren’s disease are typically given protocol-driven treatments with limited success because an acute care model is given to a chronic problem while the underlying causes are never investigated. The problem with this is everyone […]
Published: Apr 21, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients presenting to the emergency department with widespread muscle pain may have very low levels of vitamin D, warns a case report in the Journal of Emergency Medicine. A 22-year-old African-American woman complained of diffuse myalgia — with pain in the chest, back, and legs — […]
The Journal of Nutrition, 04/21/2014 Clinical Article Larsson SC, et al. – The consumption of sweetened beverages such as soft drinks has been associated with adverse effects on markers of cardiovascular risk. These findings suggest that sweetened beverage consumption is positively associated with the risk of stroke. Methods The authors examined the hypothesis that high consumption of […]
Janos Feher, MD, PhD The Ocular Surface Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 134-145, April 2014 Abstract Previous studies showed comorbidity of some ocular, enteral, and affective symptoms comprising irritable eye syndrome. Aims of the present study were to learn more about the pathogenic mechanisms of this syndrome and to evaluate benefits of food supplements […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul;100(1):27-35. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.081216. Epub 2014 Apr 30. Juanola-Falgarona M Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Low-glycemic index (GI) diets have been proven to have beneficial effects in such chronic conditions as type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and some types of cancer, but the effect of low-GI diets on weight loss, satiety, and […]
Date: November 18, 2014 Source: Monash University Summary: Adding just one gram of turmeric to breakfast could help improve the memory of people who are in the very early stages of diabetes and at risk of cognitive impairment. Adding just one gram of turmeric to breakfast could help improve the memory of people who are […]
Journal of Pharmacy Technology, 04/16/2014 Karkowski K, et al. – The authors report the case of a patient who presented to the hospital in thyroid storm following the use of several iodine–containing dietary supplements (DS) and homeopathic remedies (HR). The labeling of dietary supplements and homeopathic remedies products may be misleading. Pharmacists and clinicians are advised […]
Results from the selenium and vitamin E cancer prevention trial Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 04/18/2014 Clinical Article Kristal AR, et al. – The results of this study suggests that both low and high vitamin D concentrations were associated with increased risk of prostate cancer, and more strongly for high–grade disease. Methods Data for this case (n=1,731)–cohort […]
Published: Apr 17, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Action Points Long-term moderate alcohol drinking was associated with a reduced risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), researchers found. The association appeared to be stronger in seropositive RA cases. Women who consumed alcohol moderately over the long term had a decreased […]
by Kristina Fiore Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 17, 2014 Simply supplementing vitamin D as part of a dietary intervention won’t necessarily aid weight loss, unless patients actually achieve levels of 25 (OH)D of 32 ng/mL or more. Those are the findings from a year-long randomized controlled trial in 218 overweight and obese women with […]
Rubens Gisbert Cury, M.D., and Camila Hobi Moreira, M.D. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:e26April 17, 2014DOI: 10.1056/NEJMicm1311406 Journal Reference A 24-year-old man presented with a 10-year history of recurrent episodes of throbbing, occipital headache associated with complex visual symptoms, lasting from a few minutes to an hour. He had been treated for migraine, […]
Medscape Medical News > Psychiatry Megan Brooks April 16, 2014 Green tea appears to boost memory by enhancing functional brain connectivity, a new imaging study suggests. A study led by Stefan Borgwardt, MD, PhD, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Switzerland, shows that drinking a green tea extract enhances memory performance, a finding […]
Megan Brooks April 16, 2014 Green tea appears to boost memory by enhancing functional brain connectivity, a new imaging study suggests. A study led by Stefan Borgwardt, MD, PhD, from the Department of Psychiatry, University of Basel, Switzerland, shows that drinking a green tea extract enhances memory performance, a finding that researchers suggest may have important clinical […]
Huang C Atherosclerosis. 2014 May;234(1):11-6. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.01.037. Epub 2014 Feb 15. PubMed Reference Abstract OBJECTIVE: To summarize the evidence with respect to sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and to recommend field standards for future analysis on this topic. METHODS: We searched for articles published up to February 2013 […]
– The Fad and Science Behind Not Eating Entire Food Groups for Weeks at a Time By Sarah Nassauer April 16, 2014 The adage that you are what you eat doesn’t quite ring true for some people. A growing group is swearing by the idea: You are what you don’t eat. Elimination diets—which call for cutting […]