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Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer

sara — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:35:16 +0000

Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer’s troubling legacies — the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected [...]

Dual HIV/TB infection common in S. African infants

sara — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:22:59 +0000

Dual HIV/TB infection common in S. African infants By C. Vidya Shankar, MD HIV-positive infants are over 20 times more likely to develop tuberculosis than their HIV-negative counterparts, researchers from South Africa report in the current issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases. “The current status of TB amongst HIV-infected children is still very high,” Dr. Anneke Hesseling from Cape [...]

Vigorous Treadmill Workout Curbs Appetite Hormones

sara — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 07:08:35 +0000

Vigorous Treadmill Workout Curbs Appetite Hormones By HealthDay Aerobic exercise is better than non-aerobic activities at suppressing appetite, according to a U.K. study. The research involved 11 male university students who participated in three types of sessions. In one, they ran for 60 minutes on a treadmill and then rested for seven hours. In another, they did 90 [...]

Parent training can help kids to slim down

sara — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 06:16:34 +0000

Parent training can help kids to slim down By Joene Hendry A weight loss intervention directed at parents of overweight children may be as effective as interventions directed at both parents and children, study findings suggest. Over 10 months, children younger than 11 years fared better in the parent-only program, while older children lost more weight through [...]

Marital Distress May Affect Breast Cancer Recovery

sara — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:17:51 +0000

Marriage problems are associated with poorer outcomes for women with breast cancer, a new U.S. study finds. By HealthDay The researchers found that women in troubled marriages had higher levels of stress, less physical activity, slower recovery and more symptoms and signs of illness than women who reported good marriages. The research involved 100 women who were [...]

Good Warm-Ups Could Halve Sports Injuries

sara — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:47:33 +0000

A good warm-up program may dramatically reduce sports injuries, a new report says. A study by the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences found that focusing on strength improvement, balance, core stability and muscular awareness cut injuries by a third among almost 1,900 teenage female football players; severe injuries fell by almost half. The study is published online [...]

Fruits, veggies slash breast cancer risk: U.S. study

sara — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 07:26:38 +0000

Fruits, veggies slash breast cancer risk: U.S. study By Reuters Certain breast cancer survivors who load up on fruits and vegetables, eating far more than current U.S. guidelines, can slash their risk the tumors will come back by nearly a third, according to a U.S. study released on Monday. The finding only held for women who did [...]

Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene

sara — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:53:07 +0000

Phenols in Quality Olive Oil Suppress Breast Cancer Gene By HealthDay Spanish researchers have identified anti-cancer chemicals in extra-virgin olive oil that may help explain the apparent link between eating an olive oil-rich Mediterranean diet and a reduced risk of breast cancer. Extra-virgin olive oil, which is produced by pressing olives without the use of heat [...]

Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk

sara — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:55:11 +0000

Smoking Ups Colon Cancer Risk by: HealthDay Adding to the long list of cancers caused by smoking, Italian researchers report that the risk of getting colorectal cancer is higher in smokers, as is the risk of dying from that disease. Smoking increases the risk of developing colorectal cancer by about 18 percent and the risk of dying [...]

Rotating breast cancer tests helps high-risk women

sara — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:35:06 +0000

Rotating breast cancer tests helps high-risk women By Julie Steenhuysen A screening schedule that alternates between a breast MRI and a mammogram every six months may do a better job of spotting early cancers in high-risk women than an annual exam, U.S. researchers said on Saturday. Women who are at high risk for breast cancer currently get a [...]

How Sex Addiction is Affecting Your Life

sara — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:16:24 +0000

The Art of Intimacy By Dr. Laura Berman This month, gossip blogs and celebrity magazines were rocked with the news that Californication star David Duchovny checked into rehab for sex addition. Previous reports suggested that Duchovny was struggling with an addiction to Internet pornography and cybersex, but more recent rumors maintain that actual physical infidelity occurred. (However, just [...]

Fast Workouts That Really Work!

sara — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:36:47 +0000

Happier, Healthier You By Lucy Danziger, SELF Editor-in-Chief I love my long training runs, but most days carving out more than an hour to work out just isn’t in the cards. And when my schedule is really crammed, shoehorning a sweat session seems next to impossible. Luckily, the fantastic fitness team at SELF let me in on a [...]

Cancer to be world’s top killer by 2010, WHO says

sara — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:16:07 +0000

Cancer to be world’s top killer by 2010, WHO says By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer ATLANTA - Cancer will overtake heart disease as the world’s top killer by 2010, part of a trend that should more than double global cancer cases and deaths by 2030, international health experts said in a report released Tuesday. Rising [...]

America’s Worst (and Best) Salads

sara — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:08:39 +0000

Eat This, Not That By David Zinczenko, with Matt Goulding It takes a uniquely American brand of innovation to transform a healthy helping of produce into a green monster. No meal on the planet carries a healthier reputation than salad, and because of that, our fast food merchants know they can hide gobs of fat-riddled toppings amidst the [...]

Top 10 Ways to Lose 10 Pounds

sara — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:18:53 +0000

Top 10 Ways to Lose 10 Pounds by JO MARK 1. Cut down on the amount of carbs that you eat. Eat less bread and pasta and you WILL lose weight. A single slice of white bread has 100 calories. One four and a half ounce serving of plain pasta (without sauce) can have as many as 369 [...]

Personal Dental Care: Keeping Your Teeth Extremely Healthy

sara — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:39:31 +0000

Personal Dental Care: Keeping Your Teeth Extremely Healthy by NICHOLAS TAN Having a very busy lifestyle is definitely not an excuse to neglect your personal dental care. You don’t really want to have plaque and other bacteria staying inside your mouth, right? It takes just a few minutes a day for you to combat and prevent the [...]

Portion Distortion

sara — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:04:23 +0000

All-you-can-eat buffets, super-sized meals and cavernous drinks may help keep your wallet full, but they’re also helping to expand your waistline. Nutrition experts say portion control is one of the biggest factors in successfully losing weight. But Americans aren’t very good at recognizing reasonable portion sizes anymore. “If people could cut down on their portion sizes, this [...]

Some Breast Cancers May Regress on Their Own

sara — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:09:18 +0000

Some breast cancers may naturally disappear without treatment, a study of women undergoing mammography suggests. By HealthDay The Norwegian study found that more cases of breast cancer were diagnosed after a regular screening program was put in place than before. That has led specialists to suspect that some of the diagnosed tumors would have spontaneously regressed had [...]

Find Your Way to Younger Looking Skin Now

sara — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:08:46 +0000

If you’re seeking younger looking skin, you are probably aware that there are way too many cosmetics for younger skin on the market today. So with that said, how can you find the key to younger looking skin? The surprising facts are that most companies that promise cosmetics for younger skin are a waste of your [...]

How to Start a Weight Loss Program

sara — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:57:23 +0000

How to Start a Weight Loss Program By Johns Hopkins University. This past week I met many patients looking to make a change. They had gained 30 or so pounds over a year and weren’t happy about it. Few could identify what changes they had made that lead to the added pounds. So I heard myself repeating my [...]