People who carry excessive fat around their bellies may have to worry more than their looks. A new study suggests that they also have higher risk of kidney damage. The study measured renal blood flow of 315 men and women in the Netherlands. Researchers found that those with higher waist-to-hip ratios also had higher blood […]

New evidence suggests that compounds in meat, specifically, red meat linked to heart disease. A compound found in red meat and added as an ingredient to popular energy drinks may promote atherosclerosis or the hardening and clogging of the arteries, a new study suggests. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic say that bacteria in the digestive tract […]

By now, you surely know that eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and controlling your cholesterol levels can help keep your heart in top shape. But did you know that these healthy heart habits can also cut your cancer risk? According to researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (NUFSM) in Chicago, individuals […]

The chemical Bisphenol A or BPA is found in some plastics and in food can liners as well as store receipts. The latest study at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health is the first to suggest a possible connection between early exposures to BPA and risk for […]

“Warning: May cause antisocial behavior.” Is too much TV linked to the risk of antisocial behavior? We might not see this label on our TV sets any time soon, but a recent study suggests that watching the tube may have a negative effect on children’s behavior. The study, published online in the Archives of Disease […]

Strengthening bones to avoid fractures during adulthood should be started at a young age. Previous studies have shown that children who exercise regularly help reduce their risk for obesity and other lifestyle diseases, but the latest research also suggests that active kids less likely to have fractures “Exercise interventions in childhood may be associated with […]

The Affordable Care Act of the Obama Administration aims to improve how individuals and small employers purchase health insurance by 2014. Under the new law, each state must have its own health insurance exchange or marketplace where people can shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage. States can either set up their exchange or […]

Nearly 2.3 million deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and other heart-related causes that occurred in 2010 may be linked to over-consumption of salt, a new study said. That number represents 15 percent of all heart-related deaths that year and sixty percent of those deaths were in men, the researchers said.. Researchers considered nearly 1 million […]

Many deaths caused by cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes may be linked to sugary drinks. A recent study presented at a convention sponsored by the  American Heart Association (AHA) has associated about 180,000 deaths around the world each year with soft drinks, fruit drinks, and sports drinks. Sugary drinks are consumed worldwide and have been […]

Working at night can do more than just ruin your schedule. A recent study has linked night-shift work with a higher ovarian cancer risk. The study, published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, followed more than 1,100 women with ovarian cancer and more than 1,800 women without ovarian cancer. Participants were 35 to 74 years old […]