Data from a new Mayo Clinic study suggest that dietary therapy using flaxseed can decrease hot flashes in postmenopausal women who do not take estrogen. The findings from the pilot study are published in the summer 2007 issue of the Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology.
A landmark study by University of Western Sydney researchers has found people over 50 who take calcium supplements suffer fewer fractures and enjoy a better quality of life.
Osteoporosis is a metabolic bone disease in which the amount of bone tissue is reduced sufficiently to increase the likelihood of fracture. Calcium supplements, with or without vitamin D, cut the overall risk of bone fractures, revealed by Australian researchers.
The American Academy of Dermatology Association (Academy) issued a statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration?s (FDA) proposed new regulations for formulating, testing and labeling over-the-counter sunscreens.
The South Africa Department of Health has noted the study into the role of nutrition with regard to the management of HIV and AIDS and TB that was released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) yesterday.
Some biochemical processes, especially those in bacteria, have been so well studied it?s assumed that no discoveries are left to be made. Not so, it turns out, for Johns Hopkins researchers who have stumbled on the identity of an enzyme that had been a mystery for more than 30 years. The report appears in the May 15 issue of Structure.
A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could be prevented each year if vitamin D3 levels met the target proposed by researchers.
A new evidence report on vitamin D and bone health reviews the current scientific evidence and identifies its strengths and weaknesses. This report will be a valuable resource for an upcoming National Institutes of Health conference September 5-6 that will examine a range of scientific perspectives related to vitamin D and bone health across the lifecycle.
Findings from a study released revealed that a limited amount of clinical research exists to prove the effectiveness of many over-the-counter (OTC) anti-aging products.
Vitamins C and E and beta carotene, either individually or in combination, do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death among women at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the August 13/27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.