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Lifestyle changes can affect heartburn symptoms

Patients have been known to hug Lauren Gerson, MD, so overjoyed are they at hearing her words. What does she say to them? Go ahead and eat chocolate.

28 Jun 2006

Canadian task force targets trans fats

A Canadian government task force is recommending strict regulation to reduce the amount of harmful trans fats in foods.

28 Jun 2006

Why are we so fat? The list gets longer!

If you were beginning to suspect that the list of things which could make you fat seems to be growing longer on an almost daily basis - you were right!

28 Jun 2006

Drink up! - coffee helps prevent diabetes

The latest research on the topic says coffee may help prevent diabetes.

28 Jun 2006

Link established between Parkinson's and pesticides

Researchers in the U.S. say they have found evidence that exposure to pesticides may be linked to the development of Parkinson's disease (PD).

27 Jun 2006

Not always harmful to health to be overweight

The conventional wisdom says that it is always harmful to your health to be overweight, and all obese and overweight people should try to lose weight.

26 Jun 2006

Green leaves may fight obesity

Could a substance found in green leaves be used as a means of combating obesity, by being added to various functional foods to keep the consumer feeling full longer?

26 Jun 2006

Extensive regulations make research difficult

According to Norway's functional genomics researchers, it has become more difficult in recent years to begin research projects based on genetic samples from patients from hospitals or participants in health surveys.

26 Jun 2006

Stroke damage may be reversible

Scientists in the U.S. say they have discovered a way to make the brain reverse the damage it suffers after a stroke, and are optimistic that it will lead to treatment which will exploit the body's ability to heal itself.

26 Jun 2006

Childhood obesity measurements in schools could do more harm than good

The Government's recently announced initiative to screen the weight of four and ten year olds in schools could be psychologically harmful to children and even result in some developing eating disorders.

20 Jun 2006

To stay slim and healthy eat sensibly and kick those heels!

The barrage of advice and recommendations being issued on an almost daily basis about how to remain fit and healthy is at times hard to make sense of and more often than not the average consumer is left confused and perplexed.

20 Jun 2006

Grandma was right after all, eating lots of veggies is good for you

It seems grandma was right after all and eating lots of veggies is good for you.

19 Jun 2006

Delayed umbilical cord clamping can prevent anemia

Just a two-minute delay in clamping a baby's umbilical cord can boost the child's iron reserves and prevent anemia for months, report nutritionists at the University of California, Davis.

18 Jun 2006

Vegetables may reduce hardening of arteries

New research suggests one reason vegetables may be so good for us - a study in mice found that a mixture of five common vegetables reduced hardening of the arteries by 38 percent compared to animals eating a non-vegetable diet.

18 Jun 2006

Protein represents new target in the treatment of diabetes

According to a new study elevated levels of a molecule called RBP4 (retinol binding protein 4) forecast the early stages of the development of insulin resistance, a major cause of type 2 diabetes as well as cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.

18 Jun 2006