Public Health

Most People Don't Think About The Calories Of Alcohol

Top image: Chandler Collins, CC BY-SA Alcoholic drinks should all carry calorie counts according to a leading UK public health doctor writing in the BMJ today, because of their contribution to obesity. Fiona Sim, Chair of the UK Royal Society for Public H ...

Article - The Conversation - May 1 2015 - 7:31am

Sanitation Saves Lives- Now We Have To Solve The Developing World Solid Waste Management Crisis

The world's population is getting healthier and part of that reason for that is sanitation- but a larger population and a still limited infrastructure means a complex and multi-dimensional approach is needed to manage a rising tide of solid waste Ther ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2015 - 10:46am

Eat More Protein For Breakfast, Have Fewer Diabetic Blood Sugar Spikes

Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes have difficulty regulating their glucose- blood sugar- levels, particularly after meals but a new study has found that Type 2 diabetics can eat more protein at breakfast to help reduce glucose spikes at both breakfast and ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2015 - 11:51am

Replacing One Sugary Drink Per Day Cuts Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes

A new epidemiology paper correlates a 5 percent increase of a person's total energy intake provided by sweet drinks each day with an 18 percent greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes may increase by 18%. The authors estimate that replacing the da ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 9:07am

Free Radicals, Antioxidants And The Health Benefits Of Coffee

Coffee has been enjoying a health resurgence. It was once considered a bad thing because of caffeine but now it is lauded for its antioxidants.  A new paper details how free radicals and antioxidants behave during every stage of the coffee brewing process ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 9:13am

Vitamin D Toxicity Rare In People Who Take Supplements

The big concern about the latest Vitamin D fad is the potential for toxicity.  Some people have low vitamin D levels and we have been told to avoid the sun so vitamin D supplement use has climbed in recent years and some articles and even books are claimi ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2015 - 10:42am

How Clinics Avoid FDA Oversight Of Their Stem Cell Treatments

Clinics are advertising stem cell treatments using exceptions in FDA regulations, according to a new paper.  ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2015 - 10:00pm

The Future Of Medical Prevention

Sometimes I write stuff here not because I know things, but rather, because I would like to know more, and I think the audience of this blog may help me find the material I need to become more knowledgeable on some topic. Having a blog is a privilege, in t ...

Blog Post - Tommaso Dorigo - May 3 2015 - 7:51am

Europe's Public Health Issue: Infertility

Infertility is becoming a public health issue in Europe. Declining birth rates over the past 50 years mean that Europe is only producing 1.6 children per woman – hardly satisfactory to compete on the global stage against increasing populations of fit and ...

Article - The Conversation - May 3 2015 - 3:13pm

Pudgy Paradox: Some Extra Weight Decreases Mortality From Type 2 Diabetes

Patients with type 2 diabetes who are overweight- but not obese- live longer than those who are normal weight or thin.  Obesity is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Studies show that overweight patients with cardiovascula ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2015 - 10:52pm