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Green Tea Inhibits Cancer Drug

Posted: Tuesday, February 03, 2009

The benefits of green tea are well known and highly publicized, but a recent research group has found that some components of green tea block the positive effects of a commonly prescribed cancer drug.

High-Intensity Exercise Helps Regulate Blood Sugar

Posted: Sunday, February 01, 2009

Recent research has found that intense exercise for short periods of time greatly improves the body's ability to regulate blood sugar levels. This finding provides an alternative in helping stay fit and preventing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD), for people who feel they don't have time for more conventional exercise regiments.

Frequent Sex and Masturbation In Young Adulthood Could Increase Prostate Cancer Risk

Posted: Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Frequent masturbation and heavy sexual activity, in young men, appears to increase the risk of developing prostate cancer later in life. The same researchers that came to this conclusion also found that sexual activity in men in their 40's and 50's has little effect on prostate cancer risk, and possibly helps prevent against the development of the common disease.

Left Ventricle Dysfunction Diminishes Exercise Capacity

Posted: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

People with abnormal function in the left ventricle of their hearts appear to be extremely limited in their exercise capacity, according to a recent study. This result indicatest that new treatments for this common heart problem should result, due to the currently common prescription of more exercise to improve heart conditions.

Fun and Social Lifestyle and Mindset Help Prevent Dementia

Posted: Monday, January 19, 2009

Being anxious, stressed and introverted, may well increase the risk of future dementia, according to a recent study. Researchers have recently found that more relaxed, social individuals, develop dementia less often when elderly, than their stressed-out, antisocial counterparts.

Possible Link Found Between Diabetes and Human Circadian Rhythms

Posted: Sunday, January 18, 2009

A new gene variant has been discovered that raises blood glucose levels through melatonin secretion. This finding possibly establishes a previously unknown link between human circadian rhythms (sleep-wake cycles, regulated by melatonin), and diabetes.

Free Public Exercise Programs Could Benefit Many Americans

Posted: Thursday, January 15, 2009

Numerous dangerous health conditions are a product of poor nutrition and exercise, but many individuals lack the motivation to change their ways and protect their health. Using a Brazilian model for free public exercise, researchers at Washington University of St. Louis, in conjunction with researchers in Brazil, have recently published a study suggesting that free public exercise programs in the United States could increase the activity levels and health of many individuals.

Black Raspberries Help Prevent Throat Cancer

Posted: Monday, January 12, 2009

A recent study has found that certain chemical compounds found within black raspberries help prevent the growth of cancerous cells within the esophagus of rats.

Breast Cancer More Likely in Post-Menopausal Women With High Insulin Levels

Posted: Saturday, January 10, 2009

Obesity is known to increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, but the reason for this has remained greatly unknown. A recent study has found that in postmenopausal women, high insulin levels greatly increased breast cancer incidence, and it's speculated that obesity might be a leading contributor to high insulin levels.

Cardiovascular Mortality Equally Likely for Diabetics as for CVD Patients

Posted: Thursday, January 08, 2009

Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have been closely linked in several respects, but little solid quantification of the risk diabetes poses to cardiovascular mortality has been achieved. A recent study has made a profound discovery, that in the long-term, mortality due to cardiovascular events (heart attacks and strokes), is equally likely for diabetics with no previous cardiovascular disease history, as it is for individuals with known cardiovascular disease (and non-diabetic). The study was conducted solely on males, but the results are suspected to extend to both sexes.