Public Health

Kashi GoLean Non-GMO Project Cereal Has Traces Of Glyphosate

Not only does organic food have pesticides, which the $100 billion Big Organic industry would rather you forget, but it even has synthetic pesticides. And that "Non-GMO Project" project sticker won't save you, because some boxes of Kashi GoL ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Aug 28 2015 - 1:32pm

Frequent Travel Damaging To Health And Wellbeing- Study

Researchers investigated how frequent, long-distance travel is represented in mass and social media. They found that the images portrayed do not take into account the damaging side effects of frequent travel such as jet-lag, deep vein thrombosis, radiatio ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2015 - 9:00am

To Improve Your Health, Focus On Nutrition Rather Than Weight

If you are watching what you eat, working out, and still not seeing improvements in your cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, etc., here's some hope. A new report suggests that inflammation induced by deficiencies in vitamins and minerals might ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2015 - 7:00am

Normalization Of Testosterone Level After Testosterone Replacement Therapy

Patients with low testosterone levels who have then gone on to have testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) could be at lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack or stroke, according to research published today (Thursday) in the European Hea ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2015 - 10:30am

Is Diabetes A Surgical Condition?

A new patient sits across from me in the exam room, confused and frustrated at her lack of progress trying to lose weight for the last 30 years. 200 pounds too heavy, diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension, sleep apnea, infertility ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 8:54pm

Slowing Down Muscle Loss In Heart Failure Patients

Patients in advanced states of myocardial insufficiency generally lose their muscle mass and muscle strength, which has negatively impacted the clinical course of the disease and that has resulted in poor prognoses for patients. Such pathological muscle l ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2015 - 1:48pm

Trans Fats, But Not Saturated Fats, Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease

In another reversal of claims that saturated fats were killing people and their replacement, trans fats, were healthier, another study has found that saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabe ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2015 - 10:36am

Hepatitis C Infection Increases Heart Risk

 More than 2.7 million people in the United States are infected with the hepatitis C virus, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and people infected with the hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the re ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 16 2015 - 8:30am

Children Who Are Leaner Report Eating More Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

The results of a recent study show that children who report eating more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), found in tree nuts, seeds and fatty fish, and consume a higher ratio of PUFA: saturated fatty acids (SFAs), have more lean body mass, lower percen ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2015 - 7:06pm

Transplant Donors And Recipients Want To Know About Each Others' Health

Both donors and recipients want more information about each others' health before participating in transplant surgeries, according to a study which challenges current practices and policies on information disclosure for prospective living kidney dono ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2015 - 5:15am