Counseling :: Motivational interviewing – a behavior-changing therapy
A type of counseling called motivational interviewing may help people change behaviors such as addictions, the March issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter reports.
Diet
Cholesterol :: Statins aren’t the end of the line for reducing LDL
Although statin drugs successfully lower LDL cholesterol for most people, a small subset of patients don’t respond well to these medications or need to stop taking them because of side effects. “All told, the statins are the safest and best tolerated of all cholesterol-lowering medications, but the second- and third-choice drugs can have first-rate benefits, either alone or together,” says Dr. Harvey Simon, editor of the Harvard Men’s Health Watch.
Diabetes :: Exercise helps control type 2 diabetes
Regular exercise among women with type 2 diabetes may not only reduce waist size, but may also reduce the amount of visceral fat surrounding organs in the abdomen — the type of fat known to be associated with insulin resistance, a study shows.
Aging :: Homoeopathy & geriatrics, old age
Gerontology is the study of old age, stressing the social and behavioral looks of aging. Although aging is a lifelong process and changes in its effects on individual people, old age has been generally stated as beginning at the age of 65.
Diet :: Healthy diet may prevent age-related disability
Researchers may have come up with another reason to eat well. A new study suggests diets rich in fruits, vegetables and dairy foods can prevent the disabilities that often come with age.
Nutrition :: Eating breakfast may do a heart good
Mom may have been right when she said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A small study suggests that skipping that morning meal may be a bad move for the heart, and possibly the waistline.
Alzheimer’s Disease :: Healthy lifestyle could reduce alzheimer’s risk
Regular exercise and a healthy diet could go a long way to reducing the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a neurologist said.
Diet :: Acrylamide levels in foods should be cut
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that people should consume less acrylamide, a chemical associated with fried foods that has caused cancer in rats, because of a potential threat to health.
Diet :: Key elements missing in diet articles
Most medical journal articles reporting weight-loss studies do not reveal key patient characteristics that can bias the results.
Diabetes :: A case of diabetic nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy is the kidney disease that occurs as a result of diabetes. It is a leading cause of kidney failure in Europe and the USA. After many years of diabetes the delicate filtering system in the kidney becomes destroyed, initially becoming leaky to large blood proteins such as albumin which are then lost in urine. This is more likely to occur if the blood sugar is poorly controlled.