Fatty acid in fish linked to lower breast cancer risk
Email this page By Alexander Besant / GlobalPost Omega-3 fatty acids contained in oily fish and flax seeds may lead to a reduction in breast cancer risk, according to a new study. Researchers in China found that eating one or two portions of oily fish, like salmon, tuna or sardines, per week, could reduce the possibility of breast […]
Researchers Identify Potential Cause of Alzheimer’s Damage
Email this page (VOA) Researchers at the Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have identified a brain protein that may have a role in causing the dementia of Alzheimer’s disease. The finding could allow scientists to develop more effective treatments. Neurons are the wiring through which information, in the form of electricity, travels through the brain. […]
Hepatitis C testing recommended for baby boomers
Email this page The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has reversed its earlier position and recommended hepatitis C testing for baby boomers, or those born between 1945 and 1965.
Many U.S. foods banned in other countries for cancer links
Email this page Put down the Mountain Dew and step away from the Pringles. An estimated 80 percent of all packaged foods sold in America are actually so unhealthy and packed with chemical additives that they’re banned in much of the world, a new book reveals.
Doctors at AMA vote to make obesity a disease
Email this page The American Medical Association opened the door for mandatory insurance treatment for tens of millions of overweight Americans with a Tuesday vote to define obesity as a disease.
Medical chief at Costa Rica state hospital arrested as part of organ trafficking investigation
Email this page June 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A chief doctor at a Costa Rican government-ran hospital was arrested yesterday on suspicion of being part of an international organ trafficking network which specializes in selling kidneys to patients in Israel, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Jorge Chavarria told the press that the […]
Menopause may have been caused by men, study says
Email this page Jennifer Mattson / GlobalPost A new study concludes men could be the cause of menopause. The research published in this week’sPLoS Computational Biology reports menopause is the unintended result of natural selection stemming from a male preference for younger female mates. That natural selection in effect lowered reproductive rates in older women, and […]
Existing medications may help treat Alzheimer’s
Email this page Drugs used for hypertension or insomnia may also help reduce the development of amyloid plaques, which is linked to Alzheimer’s, U.S. researchers say.
