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Eat More Fish and Less Meat Lower CHD risk
A new study indicated shifting dietary protein sources aware from red meat to more poultry, fish, and nuts can reduce an individuals’ risk of coronary heart disease. The results came from the Nurses’ Health Study, which followed 84,000 women, aged … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cardiovascular disease, Heart attack, Heart failure, High cholesterol, Hypertension, Stroke
Tagged Cardiovascular disease, fish, Nuts, poultry, protein source, red meat, systolic blood pressure
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Home Monitoring of INR is Equal to Clinic Care
For patients who are taking warfarin and need to check their INR every month at the clinics, the result of the following study might be a good news for them. A newly published article that suggests weekly self-testing of INR … Continue reading
Statin Might Reduce Colorectal Cancer
Currently, the strategies to look for colon cancer are to detect it early using colonoscopy and fecal occult blood testing. The ultimate goal to prevent this disease is to use chemoprevention. Last month, a presentation at the American College of … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Colorectal cancer
Tagged chemoprevention, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, Crestor, Crohn's disease, fecal occult blood testing, rosuvastatin, Statin, ulcerative colitis
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20-Year Study: Aspirin Reduces Colon Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Use of low-dose aspirin was found to reduce long-term incidence of and mortality related to colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the October 21 issue of Lancet. Particularly, the benefit was greatest for cancers of the proximal colon, … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Colorectal cancer
Tagged Aspirin, colonoscopy, colorectal cancer, sigmoidoscopy
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Soy Intake Lowers Recurrence of Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancers
The intake of soy isoflavones among women with breast cancer has become a public health concern since these compounds have been found to have weak estrogenic effects. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, however, suggested soy intake … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Breast cancer, Cancer
Tagged Breast Cancers, isoflavones, soy
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Aspirin Reduces Mortality in Prostate Cancer
In the Chinese Medicine, the cause of cancer is thought to be associated with the dysfunction of the coagulation system. Now, a study presented at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has confirmed this … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Prostate cancer
Tagged Aspirin, Clexane, clopidogrel, coagulation, Coumadin, Enoxaparin, Lovenox, Mortality, Plavix, Prostate cancer, Warfarin
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Heavy Smoking in Midlife Increase the Risk of Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Vascular Dementia
A new study published in the October 25, 2010 issue of the Arch intern Med indicated that smoking in midlife hasten the loss of memory. Researchers analyzed data from 21,123 members of a health care system who participated in a … Continue reading
Posted in Central Nervous System, Dementia
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Midlife, Smoking, Vascular Dementia
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FDA approves New Antibiotic for Pneumonia and Skin Infections
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves a new injectable antibiotic, ceftaroline fosamil (Teflaro; Forest Laboratories), for treating community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) and acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSI), including the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Ceftaroline is a … Continue reading
Posted in Others, Respiratory Disease
Tagged ABSSSI, acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections, Antibiotic, CABP, ceftaroline fosamil, community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, Pneumonia, Skin Infections, Teflaro
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How to Prevent Your Brain from Getting Old?
Walking at least 6 miles per week appears to maintain brain volume and preserve memory in old age, according to new research. The results were reported in the October 13 online issue of Neurology. In the study, 299 dementia-free people … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Dementia, Longevity
Tagged cognitive impairment, Dementia, gray matter, old, Walking
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