Scaring ourselves out of the sun may be fueling epidemics of cancer and autoimmune disease. Here’s a classic example:
There is no such thing as a safe tan, U.S. and British researchers said on Thursday.
They said in their review of published studies that tans and skin cancer both begin with DNA damage caused by exposure to [...]
Vitamins, family style: What to take when
You, your kids, and your parents all have surprisingly different requirements when it comes to nutrition. Here’s a guide to help you know who needs what vitamins and when.
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Heavy teens run risk of severe liver damage
In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat and have even needed liver transplants.
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Fighting the fat gene takes 3-4 hours a day
Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there’s a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four hours of moderate activity a day.
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Faith inspires women to lose weight
They ate when they were stressed. They ate when they were lonely or frustrated. Then the guilt set in — for breaking the latest attempt at a diet, for losing the power struggle with a craving.
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Here an interesting study I’ve come across:
Researcher W. Elaine Hardman, Ph.D., of Marshall’s Joan C. Edwards
School of Medicine said the study was designed to determine whether mice
that got part of their calories by eating walnuts had slower breast cancer
growth than a group eating a diet more typical of the American diet.
“When we fed the mice [...]
Eat for all-day energy
Certain foods can help fight fatigue. Here are three top stamina sappers you may encounter, and what to eat and drink more of to stay sharp, focused, and energized all day.
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As NBC chief science correspondent commented:
What is needed are better methods of differentiating the cancer that is truly dangerous and needs to be treated, from the cancer that poses no risk. Such research is underway. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health has been running a study of 74,000 men since 1993, trying to determine whether [...]
Prostate test advice for elderly reignites debate
New advice that men over 75 should not be screened for prostate cancer won’t quell the long-standing controversy over the usefulness of the blood test for the disease, cancer experts said.
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I have wanted to create this website for some time. At Dwight McKee’s Health Matters I will have a news feed updated regularly with some informative and breaking nutritional news. In addition, I will highlight some key breaking news or studies every day or so.
From time to time, I will also post articles on topics like [...]