One large, randomized clinical trial led by
Dr. J. Michael Graziano
found that middle-aged men who took vitamin E or vitamin C for about eight years did not have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer or other kinds of cancer compared to similar men who took placebos.
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
studying the effect of selenium and vitamin E on cancer risk was halted early when neither supplement showed any benefits Read the rest of this entry »
Studies Find Maternity Leave Before, After Birth Improves Health Of Infants, Women
researchers found that pre-birth maternity leave and longer post-birth maternity leave are associated with better health for both infants and women, the
reports. The first
— is the first study to assess birth outcomes among women who work full time, according to the
. The study assessed 447 Southern California women who work full time, comparing women who took Read the rest of this entry »
A local doctor is involved in eight clinical trials aimed at creating new medications or improving existing drugs and care for people with diabetes.
Dr. Michael Valitutto, medical director of the Borgess Center for Diabetes Care, said some of the research projects were initiated by him and others by the government or pharmaceutical companies.
The trials are running for 16 and 52 weeks, and they are:
• Investigating and evaluating new injectable Read the rest of this entry »
NEW STUDIES FIND USE OF ULCER DRUGS TO INDUCE ABORTION.
today reminds us that the fight for reproductive justice isn’t just a legal one, but is also deeply cultural. Two new studies of Latina women, particularly Dominicans, have found widespread use of prescription ulcer medication to induce abortion. Side effects include excessive bleeding, shock, and even rupture of the uterus. Nevertheless, some pharmacists are willing to sell the drug without Read the rest of this entry »
Current guidance to use menopausal hormone therapy as briefly as possible should be interpreted to mean no more than two years because that’s when breast-cancer risk rises, two new reports suggest.
Among women taking the hormones estrogen and progestin, the chance of breast cancer didn’t increase during the first two years – which Wyeth Pharmaceuticals says is now the average length of therapy using its popular hormone brands.
While the women’s Read the rest of this entry »
-(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration is revising its
draft assessment on a chemical commonly found in baby bottles, saying it will
reconsider some independent studies that showed Bisphenol-A, or BPA, isn’t safe
at current levels.
The FDA’s original report on BPA, issued in August, relied on studies funded
by the chemical industry and said the chemical is safe at levels currently found
in plastic baby bottles and canned foods.
But scientists Read the rest of this entry »
It is reported that walnut consumption suppressed tumour growth in animals compared to those following a typical American diet.
Medicine is increasingly looking at dietary changes as a way to reduce cancer tumours. In a current issue of Nutrition and Cancer, for example, it’s reported that walnut consumption suppressed tumour growth in animals compared to those following a typical American diet.
Researchers found that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty Read the rest of this entry »
BOSTON (Reuters) – Giving steroids to children who are wheezing because of viral or other infections does not help, researchers reported on Wednesday.
And an experimental treatment designed to prevent wheezing may be effective, but it seems to pose too many risks to be recommended, according to studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
About one-third of preschool children develop wheezing, which can worry parents. At least 75 Read the rest of this entry »
Sugar as addictive as cocaine, heroin, studies suggest
Friday, December 12th 2008, 4:00 AM
It’s one addiction that won’t land you in court or an inpatient rehab. But sugar – as anyone who mainlines sweets can attest – can be just as habit-forming as cocaine.
studying bingeing and dependency in rats have found that when the animals ingest large amounts of sugar, their brains undergo changes similar to the changes in the brains of people who Read the rest of this entry »
BOSTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Giving steroids to children who
are wheezing because of viral or other infections does not
help, researchers reported on Wednesday.
And an experimental treatment designed to prevent wheezing
may be effective, but it seems to pose too many risks to be
recommended, according to studies published in the New England
Journal of Medicine.
About one-third of preschool children develop wheezing,
which can worry parents. At least Read the rest of this entry »