Acne treatments
The surest way to know that there is no truly effective treatment for a condition is to count the number...
Trade-offs: Comparing supplements vs. exercise
Drs. Andrew Mendelsohn and James Larrick at the Panorama Research Institute and Regenerative Sciences Institute, in Sunnyvale, California, have complied...
The end of trans fats
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils — the primary dietary source of...
The last holdout for trans fat in fast food?
“Long John Silver’s Big Catch meal deserves to be buried 20,000 leagues under the sea,” said Michael F. Jacobson of...
CoQ10 improves survival in chronic heart failure
During the annual meeting of the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, in Lisbon, Portugal, researchers at...
Effect of low-risk lifestyle behaviors on the risk of dying
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the relationship between 4 low-risk behaviors and mortality among a...
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Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Former Medical Director, of the Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York...
Re-assessing the sodium-heart disease connection
Almost everyone knows that moderation of salt intake might reduce cardiovascular events. Right? Researchers in Europe studied whether 24-hour urinary...
Review: EPA to treat depression
Researchers at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, in New York City, used a meta-analysis to test the hypothesis that...
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CAM options for treating depression
Emily Matthews, a reader of this blog, provides this overview of depression and complementary treatment options. About 20 million Americans...
Looking for the metabolic effects of cinnamon
Dietary fat is associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers in Ireland measured the effect of 3...
Options to prevent colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is strongly associated with a Western lifestyle. Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, present an overview of...
Dietary choices and the risk of heart disease
Researchers from the Population Health Research Institute, in Ontario, Canada evaluated the effects of dietary options on the risk of...
Lowering LDL (bad) cholesterol with diet
A healthy diet should be rich in vegetables and fruits, whole-grain, high-fiber foods, and fish, and should contain a small...
Memory and psychotic effects of smoking cannabis
Researchers at the University College London, in the UK, report on the acute negative effects of smoking pot. Here are...
Lifestyle choices and diabetes risk later in life
There are 5 choices that make a difference, according to this report by the Cardiovascular Health Study group.
Food is healthier since banning trans fatty acids
That’s the conclusion by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian of Harvard Medical School, in Boston.
Negative consequences of using trans fats in Baltimore
Maryland’s largest city has handed out its first citation for repeat violations of its trans fat ban. An eatery called...
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Ranking diet and exercise to manage high cholesterol
Dr. Robert Kelly (photo) is associate director and curriculum coordinator for the Fairview Hospital /Cleveland Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program....
Eating salmon to lower blood pressure
Would you eat salmon 3 times a week if it lowered your blood pressure? Researchers at the University of Iceland,...