Researchers at The University of Nottingham have got more bad news for smokers. Not only does it cause cancer, heart attacks and strokes but smokers will also lose more muscle mass in old age than a non-smoker.
Mexicans-Americans born and raised in the United States are more likely to suffer from conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol than those who emigrate from Mexico, according to a new study from the University of Southern California.
British Columbians will learn about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle and physical activity through an interactive, activity-oriented tour launched today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Gordon Hogg, Minister of State for ActNow BC.
Although a number of studies have suggested that regular exercise reduces inflammation ? a condition that is predictive of cardiovascular and other diseases, such as diabetes ? it is still not clear whether there is a definitive link. And if such a link exists, the nature of the relationship is by no means fully understood.
An independent study conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers, published in the July edition of the International Journal of Obesity, finds that women who were breastfed did not have lower incidence of overweight or obesity in adulthood when compared to women who were not breastfed.
Health Minister Tony Clement announced that Health Canada is adopting the Trans Fat Task Force?s recommendation on trans fats in Canadian foods, by calling on Canada?s food industry to limit the trans fat content of vegetable oils and soft, spreadable margarines to 2 percent of the total fat content, and to limit the trans fat content for all other foods to 5 percent, including ingredients sold to restaurants.
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted policies at its Annual meeting to address factors that may be adding to the increase in obesity among Americans.
How often old people read a newspaper, play chess, or engage in other mentally stimulating activities is related to risk of developing Alzheimer?s disease, according to a study published June 27, 2007, in the online edition of Neurology?, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
The increased incidence of chronic conditions among American children predicts serious strains on health care and social welfare systems in the future, caution investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Public Health.
Two new studies suggest older men and women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, a class of antidepressants that includes Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft, are prone to increased bone loss.