Public Health

Giving You The "Slim-Down" On Your Thanksgiving Meal

Thanksgiving is just one of those pesky holidays that we justify our overindulgence. After all, turkey is healthy right? While you may think that canned cranberry jam and buttery mashed potatoes are good for you because they contain, well, cranberries and ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Nov 26 2008 - 6:42pm

Eating Eggs While Pregnant Affects Breast Cancer In Offspring

A stunning discovery based on epigenetics (the inheritance of propensities acquired in the womb) reveals that consuming choline—a nutrient found in eggs and other foods—during pregnancy may significantly affect breast cancer outcomes for a mother's o ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2009 - 3:23pm

Down Stethescope Row with Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel lit up the heart of every child of any age with his pointed stories and imaginative drawings, and did you know that he wrote one for the more advanced-in-years? No, not "Oh the Places You'll Go." Dr. Seuss's gift t ...

Blog Post - Diana Deregnier - Dec 3 2008 - 12:05am

Chronic Inflammation Eased By Vitamin E

With up to half of a person's body mass consisting of skeletal muscle, chronic inflammation of those muscles – which include those found in the limbs – can result in significant physical impairment. According to University of Illinois kinesiology and ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 23 2009 - 3:22pm

Don't Bet Your Heart On Apples Or Pears- Think About Liver Fat Instead

For years, pear-shaped people who carry weight in the thighs and backside have been told they are at lower risk for high blood pressure and heart disease than apple-shaped people who carry fat in the abdomen. But new findings from nutrition researchers at ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 6 2008 - 11:09am

Low Blood Pressure Implicated In SIDS

Scientists from Monash University, Melbourne have shown that infants born prematurely have lower blood pressure during sleep in the first six months of life, compared to healthy, full-term infants.  Scientists at the Ritchie Centre for Baby Health Research ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2008 - 10:24am

Dieting- Not All Fats Are Created Equal

Eating saturated fats from butter, cream and meat, as well as trans fats found in hydrogenated oils can boost our risk of cardiovascular disease, while consuming mono-unsaturated fat can be good for our heart. Yet what's the effect of all these fats o ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2008 - 5:49pm

Dispelled- High Fructose Corn Syrup Causal Link To Obesity

A supplement in the December 2008 edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that reviews the history and development of high fructose corn syrup finds no scientific support for the hypothesis that high fructose corn syrup is causally linked to ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2008 - 11:31am

The Dark Chocolate Version Of Father Christmas Is Most Delicious (And So Filling You'll Forget Pizza)

New research at the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE) at the University of Copenhagen – shows that dark chocolate is far more filling than milk chocolate, lessening our craving for sweet, salty and fatty foods. In other words, eating dark chocolate may be an ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 10 2008 - 10:42am

A Toothbrush- The Life Saving Medical Device Sitting On Your Sink

Hospital-borne infections are a serious risk of a long-term hospital stay, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a lung infection that develops in about 15% of all people who are ventilated, is among the most dangerous. With weakened immune systems an ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 11 2008 - 1:33pm