Nearly Three-Quarters Of Youths With Diabetes Found To Be Insufficient In Vitamin D
Three-quarters of youths with type 1 diabetes were found to have insufficient levels of vitamin D, according to a study by researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center – findings that suggest children with the disease may need vitamin D supplementation to prevent bone [...]
Coffee may protect against oral cancers
New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat.
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High vitamin C linked to lower BP in young women
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Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patients (Reuters)
Reuters – Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, a new study suggests.
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Brides To Be Should Say ‘I Do’ To A Daily Multivitamin With Folic Acid
“For richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health,” are some of the most common words heard in wedding vows. But what is often overlooked is the health of the married couple’s future children. With National Folic Acid Awareness Month taking [...]
Low vitamin D linked with high blood pressure (Reuters)
Reuters – Lower blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a protein that provides an acquire measure of vitamin D in the blood, are independently associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to findings published in Hypertension.
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Study: Runners live longer, stay healthier
Middle-aged members of a runner’s club were half as likely to die over a 20-year period as people who did not run, according to a new study.
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Coffee habit may be good for your heart
Long-term coffee drinking does not appear to increase a person’s risk of early death and may cut a person’s chances of dying from heart disease, according to a study published on Monday.
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Those with low vitamin D twice as likely to die
New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health.
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Is my cancer upsetting you?
When Alicia Staley, a 37-year-old systems analyst from Boston got the news that she had cancer, she knew she was in for an emotional rollercoaster. But she assumed she’d be the one riding it, not her friends.
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