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Fluid And Sodium Restriction Pointless For Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Aggressive fluid and sodium restriction among patients who've been hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) appears to have no effect on weight loss or clinical stability, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A total of 75 patients hospitalized patients with ADHF participated in the study... Read More

Fluid And Sodium Restriction Pointless For Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Few Simple Steps To Prevent Skin Cancer This Summer

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

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Skin cancer remains the most common cancer in the U.S., and as summer is quickly approaching, Americans are encouraged to take a few simple steps to protect their health and prevent skin cancer throughout this upcoming season. The U.S... Read More

Few Simple Steps To Prevent Skin Cancer This Summer, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

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Brain power in older people at risk for vascular dementia seems to improve more from a Mediterranean diet with added mixed nuts or extra virgin olive oil than from a low-fat diet that is typically followed to prevent heart attack and stroke, according to the results of a Spanish trial... Read More

Aging Brains May Benefit More From Mediterranean Than Low Fat Diet, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

High Fiber Diets Linked To Increased Risk Of E.coli

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000

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According to new research published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people who consume diets rich in fiber are at an increased risk of contracting Escherichia coli (E. coli) which can lead to O157:H7 infection and severe disease. Escherichia coli, which is also known as E. coli, is a bacterium that is [...]

High Fiber Diets Linked To Increased Risk Of E.coli, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Daughter’s Risk Of Gestational Diabetes And Obesity

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:00:00 +0000

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Women who smoke while pregnant are at a higher risk of having daughters who become obese and/or develop gestational diabetes, according to a new study published in Diabetologia. The fact that smoking is harmful during pregnancy has long been known, however, studies that examined possible adverse effects that last until adulthood are scarce and outcomes [...]

Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Daughter’s Risk Of Gestational Diabetes And Obesity, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

COPD Patients On Bronchodilators Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiovascular Events

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:00 +0000

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Elderly patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are treated with long-acting bronchodilators Î²-agonists and anticholinergics are at an increased risk of cardiovascular events, according to new research published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine... Read More

COPD Patients On Bronchodilators Are At Higher Risk Of Cardiovascular Events, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Only 25% Of Sunscreens Offer Strong Protection

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000

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Only 25% of sunscreen products offer strong and broad UV protection and raise few health concerns, according to Environmental Working Group (EWG). The safety and efficacy of over 1,400 sunscreens, lotions, lip products, and makeups that advertise sun protection on the market in 2013 were evaluated in EWG's 7th annual Sunscreen Guide released today, May [...]

Only 25% Of Sunscreens Offer Strong Protection, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Type 1 Diabetes May Be Reversible With Immune Suppressor Protein

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:00 +0000

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A professor in Melbourne, Australia, who is on a mission to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, believes that the answer, or part of it, lies with an immune suppressor protein called CD52... Read More

Type 1 Diabetes May Be Reversible With Immune Suppressor Protein, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Coffee Drinking Tied To Lower Risk For Rare Liver Disease PSC

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:00 +0000

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New research from the US shows that regular consumption of coffee is linked to a reduced risk of a rare autoimmune liver disease called primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)... Read More

Coffee Drinking Tied To Lower Risk For Rare Liver Disease PSC, Featured Health News from Medical News Today

Major IVF Breakthrough Could Triple Number Of Births

Featured Health News from Medical News Today — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000

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A new IVF advance that significantly increases the chances of having a baby through artificial reproduction could bring hope to infertile couples across the country, according to an article published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online... Read More

Major IVF Breakthrough Could Triple Number Of Births, Featured Health News from Medical News Today