August 2007 Entries
Patients who ate high-fat foods were three times more likely to see recurrence of disease, study finds
By Amanda Gardner
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer patients who eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A quick check around the waist with a tape measure may be a better way of telling if you are at risk of heart disease than stepping on a scale, researchers said Monday.
Even if people are not overweight, those with ...
CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Women who are obese before pregnancy face a higher risk of having babies with a variety of birth defects than women with a healthy weight, a new study suggests.
The results involving nearly 15,000 women from eight states ...
American College of Sports Medicine and American Heart Association provide physical activity recommendations for adults and older adults
INDIANAPOLIS – All healthy adults ages 18 to 65 years need moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity for ...
By Peggy Peck
ROCHESTER, Minn., Aug. 2 -- Obesity is more than twice as likely to be treated seriously if physicians jot the formal diagnosis down in medical records -- a relatively uncommon act by clinicians here.
Only about one in five ...
By David Williams
(CNN) -- Sixty used to be old -- or at least it seemed to be.
In the '80s, seniors had TV role models like the Golden Girls, Matlock and "Murder She Wrote's" mystery-writing sleuth, Jessica Fletcher.
Now baby boomers can ...
By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer
WASHINGTON - Can adding a cup or two of coffee to the exercise routine increase protection from skin cancer? New research indicates that just might be the case.
The combination of exercise and caffeine ...