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Higher levels of bilirubin In blood cuts lung cancer risk
Feb. 16 | New research including more than 500,000 adults shows that levels in the blood of bilirubin in the normal range but relatively higher were linked to a reduced risk of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and all-cause death, according to...
Early baldness doubles prostate cancer risk
Feb. 15 | According to Dr. Michael Yassa, from European Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, men who show signs of balding at age 20 are twice as likely to develop prostate cancer in their lifetimes as those who keep their manes or lose them later. The researchers...
Colorectal Cancer lowered for women on bone drugs
Feb. 15 | According to new researchers from Israel and U.S. researchers, women taking certain bone drugs after menopause appear less likely to develop Colorectal cancer. For the research, Dr. Gad Rennert of the Carmel Medical Center in Haifa and his team collected...
Dietary fiber linked to longer life
Feb. 14 | According to a new study of more than 500,000 people, those who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains (an average of 29.4 grams per day for men and 25.8 for women), had a 22% lower risk of dying from any cause over nine years of follow-up...
Energy drinks could pose serious health risks in children
Feb. 14 | New research from the University of Miami suggests that energy drinks could pose serious health risks in children, adolescents and young adults. Approximately one-third of kids 12 to 14 years old regularly consume these beverages, which contain caffeine,...
X-rays and CT scans on pregnant mothers pose cancer risk for babies
Feb. 13 | A new study has found that exposure to X-rays while pregnant may be tied to an increased risk of childhood cancer, but the relationship isn’t significant. Scientists have long questioned whether exposure to x-rays could translate to childhood cancer....
Diet soda increase risk of stroke and heart attack
Feb. 13 | A new study on diet sodas shows that although lowering the daily intake of calories, consuming diet soda on a regular basis can increase an individual’s risk of experiencing stroke and heart attack. The research led by Hannah Gardener, Sc.D. at...
1.7 baby monitors recalled: Monitors linked to 2 deaths
Feb. 12 | Approximately 1.7 million Summer Infant video baby monitors have been recalled in the U.S. over a strangulation hazard that has been linked to the deaths of two babies. A 10-month-old girl in Washington, D.C. was strangled last March after a monitor had...
Genetic code of prostate cancer fully mapped
Feb. 12 | A team of researchers in the U.S. have mapped the genetic code of prostate cancer in a “transforming moment” in the study of the disease. The team fully sequenced seven types of prostate cancer tumors and analyzed them against the code of...
