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Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Researchers at the Universidad Miguel Hernández in Elche have designed together with Elche-based company Nidoweb and other Spanish partners an application for mobile devices that helps elderly people with multiple illnesses improve medication management.

14 Jun 2013

Research: Older adults who volunteer for work decrease their risk of hypertension

New research from Carnegie Mellon University shows that older adults who volunteer for at least 200 hours per year decrease their risk of hypertension, or high blood pressure, by 40 percent.

14 Jun 2013

New data on PROLOR Biotech's hGH-CTP and MOD-6030 to be presented at ENDO 2013

PROLOR Biotech, Inc., today announced that the company will present new data on its long-acting human growth hormone (hGH-CTP) in Phase III development for the treatment of growth hormone deficiency and its long acting oxyntomodulin (MOD-6030) in preclinical development for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes at ENDO 2013, the 95th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society.

13 Jun 2013

Study: Stress felt by dad leaves lasting impression on his sperm

Sperm doesn't appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad-whether as a preadolescent or adult-leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters a blunted reaction to stress, a response linked to several mental disorders.

13 Jun 2013

New survey reveals how women view diet and exercise in relationship to cancer

The lifetime risk for cancer is greater than 1 in 3 for women in the U.S., but most women do not make the lifestyle choices recommended by the American Cancer Society to reduce that risk and prevent cancer.

13 Jun 2013

Green coffee bean dietary supplements does not prevent weight gain in obese mice: Study

A major ingredient in those green coffee bean dietary supplements - often touted as "miracle" weight-loss products - doesn't prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet when given at higher doses.

13 Jun 2013

African-Americans have much greater decrease in their sense of smell, study finds

The ability to distinguish between odors declines steadily with age, but a new study shows that African-Americans have a much greater decrease in their sense of smell than Caucasians.

13 Jun 2013

Research reveals that men who experience RLS may have higher risk of dying earlier

Men who experience restless legs syndrome may have a higher risk of dying earlier, according to research that appears in the June 12, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

13 Jun 2013

Few cups of hot cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases

A few cups of hot cocoa may not only fight off the chill of a winter's day, but they could also help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases, such as diabetes, according to Penn State researchers.

13 Jun 2013

Study: More than 50% of middle-aged women who still have regular period cycles have hot flashes

More than half of middle-aged women who still have regular cycles have hot flashes. Asian and Hispanic women are less likely to have them than white women, but compared with previous studies, the figures are surprisingly high, showed a survey of some 1,500 women published online today in Menopause, the journal of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

12 Jun 2013

Tips for preventing skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer diagnosed in the United States, with one in five Americans expected to develop a form of skin cancer in their lifetime. Fortunately, there are simple steps people can take to reduce their skin cancer risk.

12 Jun 2013

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Nine years ago, the World Health Organization adopted a global strategy to address risk factors for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. Today, only a few low-and middle-income countries have implemented robust national policies to help prevent such non-communicable diseases, according to an international study led by the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp in collaboration with Ghent University, published in this week's PLOS Medicine.

12 Jun 2013

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has found that childhood cancer survivors overwhelmingly experience a significant amount of undiagnosed, serious disease through their adult years, establishing the importance of proactive, life-long clinical health screenings for this growing high-risk population.

12 Jun 2013

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Abbott today announced that it has initiated the ABSORB Japan randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold in patients with coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

11 Jun 2013

Prostate cancer and DNA: an interview with Dr. Jianfeng Xu, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Prostate cancer development is associated with both inherited and acquired genetic alterations. More than 70 inherited genetic variants have been consistently identified in human DNA that may contribute to susceptibility or risk of prostate cancer.

11 Jun 2013

Eight dairy organizations join to demonstrate tangible nutritional benefits of dairy

Eight dairy organizations from around the world are joining efforts to demonstrate the tangible nutritional benefits of dairy at a symposium on "Maintaining health with nutrient rich diets: The role of dairy in prevention of metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity and sarcopenia."

11 Jun 2013

Obesity in pregnancy can program kids to develop metabolic problems

Scientists in Sydney, Australia, have discovered that obesity and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy can program children to develop metabolic problems later in life. The good news is, this legacy is not set in stone-if children of obese mothers are careful about what they eat, it can be overturned.

11 Jun 2013

Vegetable fat may be associated with lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer

Replacing carbohydrates and animal fat with vegetable fat may be associated with a lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

11 Jun 2013

New study explores effects of growth hormone on the skin

It seems everyone's talking about human growth hormone these days. CNN, Fox News, The Today Show, The Dr. Oz Show, Shape magazine… even Vanity Fair have all done features on hGH. Many of Hollywood's "elite" have been visiting some of the most expensive clinics in the world for controversial hGH therapy. Why? Because they believe human growth hormone can reduce wrinkles, tighten saggy skin, decrease body fat, increase lean muscle mass, boost energy, rev up sex drive, and make you look and feel decades — not years, but DECADES — younger.

11 Jun 2013

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

This project was a secondary project that came out of a longitudinal cohort study that we've been conducting with the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston Texas, which is a large, primarily African American mega-church with over fifteen hundred congregation members.

10 Jun 2013

Diet News and Research

Latest Diet News and Research

Researchers design mobile app to help elderly patients improve medication management

Research: Older adults who volunteer for work decrease their risk of hypertension

New data on PROLOR Biotech's hGH-CTP and MOD-6030 to be presented at ENDO 2013

Study: Stress felt by dad leaves lasting impression on his sperm

New survey reveals how women view diet and exercise in relationship to cancer

Green coffee bean dietary supplements does not prevent weight gain in obese mice: Study

African-Americans have much greater decrease in their sense of smell, study finds

Research reveals that men who experience RLS may have higher risk of dying earlier

Few cups of hot cocoa may help obese people better control inflammation-related diseases

Study: More than 50% of middle-aged women who still have regular period cycles have hot flashes

Tips for preventing skin cancer

Low- and middle-income countries do too little to prevent chronic diseases

Study provides complete health picture of adult survivors of childhood cancer

Abbott starts ABSORB Japan trial to evaluate Absorb BVS in patients with CAD

Prostate cancer and DNA: an interview with Dr. Jianfeng Xu, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Eight dairy organizations join to demonstrate tangible nutritional benefits of dairy

Obesity in pregnancy can program kids to develop metabolic problems

Vegetable fat may be associated with lower risk of death in men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer

New study explores effects of growth hormone on the skin

BMI and fast food: an interview with Dr Lorraine Reitzel, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Disparities Research at MD Anderson

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