Public Health

Utilizing Fat's Healing Properties In Heart Disease

Too much dietary fat is bad for the heart, everyone knows that by now, but not all fats are equal. The right kind of fat keeps the heart healthy, and a paper in The Journal of Experimental Medicine shows how it works. Unlike saturated fats discussed in po ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 21 2014 - 1:00pm

Probiotics Linked To Improved Blood Pressure- Review

Eating probiotics regularly may modestly improve your blood pressure, according to a new review of none studies examining blood pressure and probiotic consumption in 543 adults with normal and elevated blood pressure. Probiotics are live microorganisms na ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2014 - 1:30am

Secondhand Trauma in Childhood Doubles Addiction Risk for Adults

We know the effects of childhood traumas like abuse and neglect on later substance abuse. But what impact does second hand trauma have? A study published in the August issue of the journal Addiction shows that when a child under age 15 is exposed to a fam ...

Blog Post - Richard Taite - Jul 22 2014 - 8:56am

How To Distinguish Psoriasis From Eczema

In some patients, the chronic inflammatory skin diseases psoriasis and eczema are so similar that dermatologists have had to examine tissue samples but a team of researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 27 2014 - 12:30pm

1 In 3,000 Blood Donors In England Has Hepatitis E

The first systematic analysis of hepatitis E virus (HEV) transmission by blood components indicates that about 1 in 3,000 donors in England have HEV in their plasma. The findings suggest that around 1,200 HEV-containing blood components (eg, red cells, pl ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2014 - 10:36am

Running Was Never As Great As Once Claimed, But Not As Bad As Now Said Either

Running was once a big health fad. Like red wine and chocolate on the miracle side, or wheat and sugar on the panic side, mainstream media is happy to build up fads so they can tear them down later. Modern stories revolve around people dropping dead from ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 11:20am

Secular And Longitudinal Trends In Young Female Dieting Strategies- 30 Year Study

Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB) finds that the younger a woman is when she goes on her first diet, the more likely she is to experience several negative health outcomes later in life ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2014 - 10:30pm

Tree Nuts Linked To Decreased Blood Fats And Sugars- Systematic Review

A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials on the effects of tree nuts for metabolic syndrome found a "modest decrease" in blood fats known as triglycerides and blood sugars compared to those who ate a control diet.   Tr ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 10:41am

DDT Linked To Obesity In Female Mice Long After Exposure

DDT, the first modern pesticide, has been banned in the United States since 1972 but it is still commonly used in places where malaria is prevalent. The United Nations recommends it because it is far less harmful to people than malaria is and remains supe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jul 31 2014 - 1:57pm

Long After Acute Attacks, Diverticulitis Patients Have Psychological, Physical Symptoms

Diverticulitis was once the refrain of a Saturday Night Live skit but it isn't funny to people who have it.   A paper in Quality of Life Research has interviews with diverticulitis patients and it confirms that many suffer psychological and physical ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 30 2014 - 3:42pm