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Knowledge about oral and head and neck cancer is severely lacking in the American public

Most adult Americans know how to light a cigarette and order a drink, but a great number of them are clueless about the consequence of these two destructive habits – oral and head and neck cancer.

9 Aug 2004

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer while they’re shedding pounds, based on the findings of research published in this month’s edition of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

9 Aug 2004

Novel treatment of patients with high cholesterol focus of national meeting

Implications of recent lipid-lowering clinical trials and the specific changes to the NCEP guidelines will be the focus of discussion by Neil J. Stone, M.D., professor of clinical medicine of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.

6 Aug 2004

New guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans

Nutrition experts from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies have released new guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans.

5 Aug 2004

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

Renowned public health specialist, Professor Stephen Leeder, will present the central findings of a report highlighting the disturbing trend towards a growth in cardiovascular disease in developing countries, at a special colloquium to be held at The University of Sydney.

5 Aug 2004

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Pfizer has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease by reducing heart attack risk in people with normal to mildly elevated cholesterol levels who have other cardiovascular risk factors.

5 Aug 2004

Atherosclerosis at menopause slowed by diet and exercise

Thickening of artery walls accelerates as women enter menopause, but these signs of the progression of atherosclerosis can be slowed by a lower-fat diet and increased physical activity, according to a new study in the Aug. 4, 2004, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

5 Aug 2004

As medicine targets personal DNA profiles, researchers examine ethics and patient experiences

Researchers at the University of York are beginning a major study into the ethical and personal issues raised by a potential revolution in healthcare, which could incorporate individualised medical care – pharmacogenetics - into clinical practice.

5 Aug 2004

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

Researchers at The University of Nottingham are studying whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip — the most common medical condition to affect the joints.

3 Aug 2004

The NHS is effectively being privatised

The NHS is effectively being privatised – broken up into hundreds of competing companies with an independent regulator overseeing the system according to Professor Allyson Pollock of UCL's School of Public Policy.

3 Aug 2004

Antioxidant pills do nothing to prevent cardiovascular disease

Research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that antioxidant pills have no clear benefit in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

2 Aug 2004

Joint inflammation

Members of the baby boomer generation are beginning to reach their 50s and 60s and seniors are living longer than ever, causing a large influx of older men and women in our society.

2 Aug 2004

Isolated soy protein shown to benefit type 2 diabetics

Isolated soy protein added to the diets of 14 men, all military veterans under treatment for advanced stages of type 2 diabetes, significantly lowered unwanted proteins in their urine and slightly raised desired HDL cholesterol levels in their blood, researchers say.

2 Aug 2004

Antivenom of the tiger snake may not be as useful as previously believed

The simple life of sea snakes has given them a unique bite which could have major medical implications, while the antivenom of the tiger snake may not be as useful as previously believed, an Australian study has found.

2 Aug 2004

Up to 220 young children a day could be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of pesticides from eating fruit

New research by Friends of the Earth, published in a peer-reviewed journal this weekend, shows that up to 220 young children a day could have been exposed to potentially dangerous levels of pesticides just from eating a single apple or pear.

2 Aug 2004

Scientists create mice that don't gain weight, even when fed fat-laden, high calorie diets

By altering the expression of a single -- albeit different – gene, Drs. Roger Davis (UMASS Medical School, USA) and Ying-Hue Lee (Academia Sinica, Taiwan) have succeeded in creating two different strains of transgenic mice that don't gain weight, even when fed fat-laden, high calorie diets.

2 Aug 2004

Warning for counterfeit drugs simvastatin and carisoprodol recently imported from Mexico

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a public warning regarding counterfeit versions of the drugs simvastatin and carisoprodol that have recently been imported from Mexico to the U.S.

31 Jul 2004

Under a third (31%) of all patients with type 2 diabetes are being managed by diet only

Results of a UK study in this week’s issue of THE LANCET highlight how people with diabetes controlled by diet alone have significant rates of complications and are less likely than patients on medication to be adequately monitored.

29 Jul 2004

Philadelphia diet drug trial completed

Wyeth has announced that the jury in the case of Rhonda Istnick and Henry Clepper v. Wyeth, et al. rendered its decision, finding in favor of the Company in the case brought by Ms. Istnick, while awarding Mr. Clepper compensatory damages in the amount of $48,000.

29 Jul 2004

Teenage girls' obsession with looking like Britney Spears or Posh Spice is leading to them to make unhealthy diet choices

Irish teenage girls' obsession with looking like pop divas Britney Spears or Posh Spice is leading to them to make unhealthy diet choices, according to University research.

29 Jul 2004

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Latest Diet News and Research

Knowledge about oral and head and neck cancer is severely lacking in the American public

Carb-conscious dieters may be lowering their risk of breast cancer

Novel treatment of patients with high cholesterol focus of national meeting

New guidelines for water, salt and potassium intake of Americans

Current estimates have cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounting for 17 million deaths annually

Approval of cholesterol-lowering therapy Lipitor for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

Atherosclerosis at menopause slowed by diet and exercise

As medicine targets personal DNA profiles, researchers examine ethics and patient experiences

Researchers study whether people’s genetic makeup could make them more likely to develop osteoarthritis of the knee and hip

The NHS is effectively being privatised

Antioxidant pills do nothing to prevent cardiovascular disease

Joint inflammation

Isolated soy protein shown to benefit type 2 diabetics

Antivenom of the tiger snake may not be as useful as previously believed

Up to 220 young children a day could be exposed to potentially dangerous levels of pesticides from eating fruit

Scientists create mice that don't gain weight, even when fed fat-laden, high calorie diets

Warning for counterfeit drugs simvastatin and carisoprodol recently imported from Mexico

Under a third (31%) of all patients with type 2 diabetes are being managed by diet only

Philadelphia diet drug trial completed

Teenage girls' obsession with looking like Britney Spears or Posh Spice is leading to them to make unhealthy diet choices

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