Heart Disease :: New genetic biomarkers could predict coronary heart disease
New genetic markers may be able to predict whether a person is likely to have coronary heart disease (CAD) in the future.
Lifestyle
Strain :: Physical activity associated with lower risk of work-related repetitive strain injury
Health benefits associated with physical activity during leisure time are widely recognized, but it is not known if leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk of work-related repetitive strain injury (RSI).
Weight Loss :: Impact of exercise on body fat is different for boys and girls
The impact of exercise on body fat differs for boys and girls, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Constipation :: MiraLax switches from prescription to over-the-counter status
Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that prescription-strength MiraLAX? (polyethylene glycol 3350) is now available as an over-the-counter (OTC) treatment for occasional constipation.
Trans Fat :: Higher trans fat levels in blood associated with elevated risk of heart disease
High consumption of trans fat, found mainly in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils and widely used by the food industry, has been linked to an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD).
Heart Disease :: Place more than race tied to heart disease risk
Where you live might play a bigger role in your risk for heart disease than your ethnicity or race. New research reveals that rural residents were more knowledgeable about healthy eating and heart disease risk than urban residents, but that urban residents were more motivated and optimistic about getting healthy.
Antioxidant :: Organic is healthier – Kiwis prove that green is good
In one of the most comprehensive and definitive studies of its kind to date, a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis have proven that organically grown kiwifruit contain more health-promoting factors than those grown under conventional conditions.
Heart Risk :: Studies explore lifestyle choices and heart risks
Genetics and family history play a large role in a person?s risk for heart disease, but factors in diet, lifestyle and the environment are also thought to influence susceptibility to the disease.
Cancer :: Growing, at-risk Hispanic population stresses need for global cancer prevention plan
Hispanics are the fastest growing minority population in the United States, and a Cincinnati medical oncologist says this trend highlights the urgent need for a national health agenda on cancer prevention and education that spans both developed and developing countries.
Lung Cancer :: Higher risk of lung cancer mortality among women smokers
In the study of 500,000 adults, the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (APCSC) shows that the risks of dying from lung cancer were about twenty times higher among women who smoke compared with male smokers, a worrying finding given the increasing trend for women to take up the habit in many countries.