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ΩIn four different studies presented at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific meeting in Washington, DC, researchers explored the effectiveness of probiotics for antibiotic-associated diarrhea; as an anti-inflammatory agent for patients with ulcerative colitis, psoriasis and chronic fatigue syndrome; and for people with abdominal discomfort and bloating who have not been diagnosed with a functional...

Just one drink per day may be cause of bloating, gas, abdominal pain, diarrheaJust one drink per day for women -- two for men -- could lead to small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and subsequently cause gastrointestinal symptoms like bloating, gas, abdominal pain, constipation and diarrhea, according to the results of a new study unveiled today at the American College of Gastroenterology's (ACG) 76th Annual Scientific...

Ω By consuming fewer calories, ageing can be slowed down and the development of age-related diseases such as cancer and type 2 diabetes can be delayed. The earlier calorie intake is reduced, the greater the effect. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now identified one of the enzymes that hold the key to the ageing process."We are able to show that caloric restriction slows down ageing by preventing an enzyme, peroxiredoxin,...

Wow - it's been a busy three weeks health news wise - so I will use a short-hand approach to much of this report (click on links for details):Things I do that are good for me:Regular aspirin intake halves hereditary cancer riskStrawberries Protect the Stomach from AlcoholExercise Eases ArthritisDiet lower in fat and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease Watermelon reduces atherosclerosisLow fat diet with fish oil...

ΩScientists have discovered that taking regular aspirin halves the risk of developing hereditary cancers.Hereditary cancers are those which develop as a result of a gene fault inherited from a parent. Bowel and womb cancers are the most common forms of hereditary cancers. Fifty thousand people in the UK are diagnosed with bowel and womb cancers every year; 10 per cent of these cancers are thought to be hereditary.The decade-long...

ΩIn an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane. Published in the open access journal PLoS ONE, the study may contribute to improving the treatment of stomach ulcers.A team of Italian, Serbian and Spanish researchers has confirmed the protecting effect that strawberries have in a mammal stomach that has been damaged by alcohol....

ΩAdding another incentive to exercise, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have found that physical activity improves arthritis symptoms even among obese mice that continue to chow down on a high-fat diet.The insight suggests that excess weight alone isn't what causes the aches and pains of osteoarthritis, despite the long-held notion that carrying extra pounds strains the joints and leads to the inflammatory condition.Published...

Leslie Spencer is a professor of health and exercise science at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ, where she coordinates both an undergraduate and graduate degree program in health promotion and wellness. She is married to Stuart Spencer, a Presbyterian minister, and they have two sons, Sam and Miles.  Ask the average person how someone’s...

ΩA recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels and lower systolic blood pressure when study participants were re-evaluated in young adulthood. The study was accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of...

ΩIn a recent study by University of Kentucky researchers, watermelon was shown to reduce atherosclerosis in animals.The animal model used for the study involved mice with diet-induced high cholesterol. A control group was given water to drink, while the experimental group was given watermelon juice. By week eight of the study, the animals given watermelon juice had lower body weight than the control group, due to decrease of fat...

ΩPeople who use over-the-counter "thyroid support'' supplements may be putting their health at risk, according to a study being presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association. The supplements contain varying amounts of two different kinds of thyroid hormones apparently derived in large part from chopped up animal thyroid glands, says the study's senior investigator, Victor Bernet, M.D., an endocrinologist...

According to the National Cancer Institute, cooking meat using high heat methods, including pan frying or cooking directly over an open flame, has been found to cause cancer in animals. Experts believe that this is due to chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) forming in meats when cooked at...

ΩUse of acetaminophen and nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was associated with a significantly increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma, according to data presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011.It has previously been reported that people who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (other than aspirin) such as ibuprofen...

Gary M. Freedman, MD, is an associate professor of radiation oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine and physician at Penn Radiation Oncology.For more than 25 years, breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy have been standard alternatives to mastectomy for women with early stage breast cancer. Radiation after a lumpectomy reduces...

ΩA low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells -- the number of rapidly dividing cells -- in human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional, high-fat Western diet.Done by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, the short-term study also found that the men on the low-fat, fish oil supplement diet were able...

ΩResearchers may have found a specific dietary pattern linked to levels of C-peptide concentrations that increase a woman's risk for colorectal cancer."High red meat intake, fish intake, sugar-sweetened beverage intake, but low coffee, whole grains and high-fat dairy intake, when taken as a whole, seemed to be associated with higher levels of C-peptide in the blood," said Teresa T. Fung, S.D., R.D., professor of nutrition at Simmons...

A few years ago, Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH, proved through the Physical Activity and Lymphedema (PAL)Trial that slowly progressive weight training reduced the likelihood that breast cancer survivors who had been previously diagnosed with lymphedema would suffer a flare-up, and reduced the risk of onset for those breast cancer survivors who...

ΩHeavy alcohol consumption may be linked to a greater risk of developing lung cancer, while higher BMI and increased consumption of black tea and fruit are associated with lower risk of the deadly disease. In three separate studies presented at CHEST 2011, the 77th annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), heavy alcohol consumption was related to increased risk of lung cancer, while specific ethnic groups,...

ΩCaffeine could be related to an inverse association between basal cell carcinoma risk and consumption of coffee, a study found.The prospective study, presented at the 10th AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, held Oct. 22-25, 2011, examined the risks of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma in connection with coffee consumption and found a decreased risk for...

ΩNew study links active lifestyle to reduced risk of glaucomaPhysical activity may be what the doctor orders to help patients reduce their risk of developing glaucoma. According to a recently published scientific paper, higher levels of physical exercise appear to have a long-term beneficial impact on low ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), an important risk factor for glaucoma.Published in the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual...

Christine Wilson, cancer survivor, shares her experiences from the Abramson Cancer Center’s 2011 Update in Breast Cancer: Coverage of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting CME/CE Certified Course. The course is under the direction of Kevin Fox, MD, medical director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center. This is the last of four posts about the latest findings in treating breast cancer. More News on Aromatase...

ΩThere is no link between long-term use of mobile phones and tumours of the brain or central nervous system, finds new research published on bmj.com today.In what is described as the largest study on the subject to date, Danish researchers found no evidence that the risk of brain tumours was raised among 358,403 mobile phone subscribers over an 18-year period.The number of people using mobile phones is constantly rising with more...

ΩA paper from the National Institutes of Health in the United States has evaluated the separate and combined effects of the frequency of alcohol consumption and the average quantity of alcohol drunk per occasion and how that relates to mortality risk from individual cancers as well as all cancers. The analysis is based on repeated administrations of the National Health Interview Survey in the US, assessing more than 300,000 subjects...

ΩA new study published online in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that soy protein compared to dairy milk protein supplementation improves the lipid profile in healthy individuals. This study investigated the effect of soy and milk protein supplementation on lipids compared with carbohydrate among healthy adults. Numerous research studies have demonstrated that soy protein reduces LDL ("the bad") cholesterol and...

ΩA new study concludes that men who experience persistently moderate or high levels of stressful life events over a number of years have a 50 percent higher mortality rate.In general, the researchers found only a few protective factors against these higher levels of stress – people who self-reported that they had good health tended to live longer and married men also fared better. Moderate drinkers also lived longer than non-drinkers.“Being...

Ω Even though previous studies have been shown the link between regular exercises and improved health the exact dose-response relation remains unclear. Guenther Samitz, researcher in physical activity and public health at the Centre for Sports Sciences and University Sports of the University of Vienna has investigated this relationship with a meta-study representing more than 1.3 million participants. The research project was...