For men, especially older men, dieting may help reduce the risk of gum disease more than for women, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore and other institutions.
The study, published in the journal Nutrition , also provides the latest clue to a powerful link between chronic inflammation and poor health, according to Mark Reynolds, DDS, PhD, associate professor at the Dental Read more…
Environmental changes implemented at 12 Dow Chemical Company worksites helped employees’ there achieve modest improvements in health risks, including weight management, decreasing tobacco use and blood pressure, says Emory University public health researcher Ron Goetzel, PhD.
Goetzel and his team will present the findings from their study Oct. 29, Read more…
The financial crisis could lead to greater use of cheap heating fuels and burning of waste at home, increasing risks to children’s health. This adds urgency to discussions taking place in preparation for the Fifth Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health in 2010. On 28-29 January 2009, European policy-makers are gathered in Luxembourg at the Thematic Meeting on Healthy Environments to recommend actions and policies to protect children’s health from Read more…
Barriers to managing asthma include access to appropriate care, patient adherence, distrust of the medical profession, delayed asthma diagnosis, culture, lifestyle choices and genetic discrepancies according to experts at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Seattle.
"Lack of access to high quality care contributes to disparities in asthma care, especially for vulnerable populations," Read more…
Two new national health studies show that more adults in the US are living with hypertension than ever before; while this is bad news in that the
proportion of the population with high blood pressure has gone up, it is also good news in that more people are living with rather than dying from high blood Read more…
First, the bad news: More American adults have hypertension (high blood pressure) and prehypertension than ever before.
Now, the good news: The percentage of those getting treated for and controlling high blood pressure has also increased. As a result, even the bad news has a good news aspect: more people are living with rather than dying from hypertension.
The bad news - good news portrait of the Read more…
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A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine’s Day.
That’s because scientists say watermelon has ingredients that deliver Viagra-like effects to the body’s blood vessels and may even increase libido.
"The more we study watermelons, the more we realize just how amazing a fruit it is in providing Read more…
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Some HIV-Positive People In Zambia Stopping Antiretroviral Treatment For Alternative Drugs, Health Official Says
22 Apr 2008
In Belgium, Euthanasia And Palliative Care Work Together
18 Apr 2008
Acupuncture Relieves Hot Flushes In Breast Read more…
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Latest News For Hypertension
CocoaVia Dark Chocolate Bars Shown To Lower Cholesterol
22 Apr 2008
Electronic Handheld Blood Pressure Devices Market To Reach 793 Million Dollars By 2010, According To New Report By Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
22 Apr 2008
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Men’s Health News
New research, funded in part by the Canadian Cancer Society, shows that men suffering from prostate cancer are up to 2 1/2 times more at risk of dying from the disease if they are overweight or obese. The men who participated in the study had been weighed prior to being diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Dr. Michael Pollak, senior Read more…
High blood pressure in childhood is associated with higher blood pressure or hypertension in adulthood, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their analyses of previously published blood pressure tracking studies over the last four decades show a consistent relationship Read more…
Men’s Health News
Erectile dysfunction is always a matter of the heart, but new research shows that more than romance is at stake. Two new studies of men with type 2 diabetes found that erectile dysfunction (ED) was a powerful early warning sign for serious heart disease, including heart attack and death.
One of the studies also showed Read more…
At the 23rd Annual European Association of Urology (EAU) Congress, results were presented which added evidence that Levitra® (vardenafil HCI) works very well in men with dyslipidemia.(1) The double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in about 400 men showed that Levitra® significantly improved the ability of men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and high cholesterol, to achieve and Read more…
Men’s Health News
Normal developmental changes during the teenage years leave young adult men at higher risk of heart disease than their female counterparts, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
"Women’s protective advantage against heart disease starts young," said Antoinette Moran, M.D., lead author of the study and professor and Read more…
Recent scientific findings explain why patients with a rare immunodeficiency disorder are unusually susceptible to certain common infections. By revealing the exact molecular mechanisms involved, they also give us clues as to why some ‘healthy’ people are more prone to these infections than others, and suggest potential treatments.
People with Hyper IgE Syndrome, or ‘Job’s Syndrome’, suffer Read more…
The need for long term studies to establish the best means of treating Diabetes, was underlined by Prof John Cleland from the University of Hull at the ESC Congress in Munich. Prof Cleland listed the latest treatment available for patients and voiced his concern about the side-effects and efficacy of available anti-diabetic drugs.
Treating Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
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