Cholesterol lowering in elderly reduces heart disease and strokes
...on of the healthy life habits notedabove--eating a diet lower in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol, beingphysically active, and maintaining a healthy weight. *When life habit changes do not sufficiently lower cholesterol andseniors are at high risk for CHD, drug therapy may be advisable. ...Very low energy diets together with nicotine gum boosts smoking cessation rates
...n randomised trial of intermittent very low energy diet together with nicotine gum for stopping smoking in...ight concerns. After 12 months 28 per cent of the diet group were still not smoking, compared to 16 per cent in the control group. However, of the non-smo...Statement from Dr. Claude Lenfant, director, NHLBI and Dr. Phillip Gorden, director, NIDDK
...trol diabetes and CVD risk factors,especially when diet and exercise are not sufficient. Highly effectivemedications are now available to control high levels of blood sugar, bloodpressure and cholesterol. In recent years, several new drugs have beenintroduced that can lead to greatly improved control of...UNC-CH nutrition expert says nation should regulate some diet supplements
... "I propose to define nutraceuticals as those diet supplements thatdeliver a concentrated form of a presumed bioactive agent in a nonfood matrixand used to enhance health in doses that exceed those that could be obtainedfrom normal foods," he said. "A good example is genistein purified from soybeansa...Breast milk only for first four months helps protect against asthma and atopy
...t which other milk was introduced into an infant's diet rather than the duration of breast feeding that seems to be more important in the associationwith asthma and atopy in later childhood. However, the authors conclude that they cannot definitively reject the possibility that it is breast feeding itsel...Study finds problems with buying drugs on the Internet
...ription drugs inappropriate for the patient (e.g., diet pills foran anorexic), dangerous drug interactions, contaminated drugs, drugs withsubpotent strengths, counterfeit drugs and undelivered products. The risk ofsuch outcomes is greater when buying from an illegitimate foreign company.The FDA advises co...New treatment for type 2 diabetes puts insulin back to work
... medicine) in 231 patients previously treated with diet and exercise alone. This study found that, after 1...iously treated with an anti-diabetic agent or with diet alone. These studies indicate that rosiglitazone is effective regardless of the starting level of gl...Reducing the costs of diabetes in Europe: Preventing complications is the key
...od glucose control can sometimes be achieved using diet andexercise or traditional oral anti-diabetic medicines, such as sulfonylureas. However, damage to the circulatory system still occurs, and many individualswith type 2 diabetes face progressive small blood vessel (microvascular)complications, includi...Keep taking the medicine, diabetes research warns
...with limited or no symptoms. Treatment begins with diet and exercise or oral medications and only in the later stages of the disease may patients need regular insulin injections. Importantly, the results of this study indicate that people need to take a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes more seriously. Indivi...New alternative medicine center opens at OHSU
...native therapies such as chiropracticmanipulation, diet therapy and acupuncture. Representatives from ORCCAMIND's member institutions agree that the risingpopularity of alternative medicine influenced the creation of the center. "Theconsumer wants access to the most effective medical treatments availabl...Alcohol researchers confirm molecular culprit of alcohol-induced liver damage
...ch to allow continuous tube infusion of a high-fat diet with alcoholinto mice without severely limiting their mobility. The research team assessedliver enzyme levels, degree of steatosis (fatty liver), inflammation, andnecrosis as liver damage indicators. "The use of animals lacking TNF-alpha receptors pr...Vegans likely short on calcium, experts say
...m level you need withoutdrinking milk in a Western diet or without adding fortified foods orsupplements." Some proponents of vegetarianism have said that because protein increases theurinary loss of calcium, vegetarians don't need as much calcium as the DailyReference Intake suggests. "When I heard that I...New light on the role of microbial pathogens in atherosclerosis
...cting them from air-borne microbes), andreceived a diet designed to induce atheroma plaque. The researchers found thatthe plaques were three times bigger than in similarly treated mice with normalIL-10 production, thereby demonstrating that IL-10 limits atheroma plaqueformation. The team then examined wh...Of vasectomies, vitamins and prostate-cancer risk: Hutchinson Center study examines the links
...ancer, and a number of lifestyle choices,including diet and the use of vitamin and mineral supplements. The research teamadjusted for variables such as age, race and family history of prostate cancer.The results showed that the prevalence of vasectomy within the two groups wassimilar: 39.4 percent of thos...New therapy raises good cholesterol results in regression of heart disease in mice
...els. The mice used in the study were fed a diet high in cholesterol andsaturated fat to induce atherosclerosis. Some of the mice were injected withan inactive virus, while the others were injected with a virus containing theapoA-1 gene. After four weeks, the mice treated with the apo...Soy substances slow prostate cancer growth in animals
...inst rushing to use them as diet supplements. The finding s...ding soy-based foods in the diet is reasonable for a number of health benefits. For example, consumption of so......o be lower in some parts of the world in which the diet is high in phytoestrogens. "We know that estrogen levels get very unstable as women approach menopause," said Dr. Revis. "As they go up and down, hot flushes and other symptoms occur. The supplementation of soy-based phytoestrogens is intended to he......in humans--that considered together suggest that a diet high in soybeans and other legumes during pregnancy and breastfeeding may have a subtle but long-term impact on the development of children. The information was presented in Washington, D.C., at the Third International Symposium on the Role of Soy in...New sterol spread can reduce bad cholesterol
... control group followed a low-fat, low-cholesterol diet and consumed a control low-fat spread. The other two groups followed the same diet with one group eating the 1-gram dose and the other taking 2 grams of the sterol spread. The study......ailure are urged to reduce salt consumption, eat a diet low in saturated fat and high in fruits and vegetables, and, exercise if they are able. Co-authors are Marc A. Pfeffer, M.D., Ph.D.,Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; Duncan J.Stewart, M.D., St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada; Edmund K. Kerut...