Regular coffee consumption is associated with a striking decrease in fatal or metastatic prostate cancer, according to an analysis of long-term data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Kathryn M. Wilson, ScD, with the Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues led the new study, reported online May 17 … Continue reading Coffee May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk
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Even A Serious Health Scare May Not Be Enough To Get Patients To Improve Health Habits
In the Los Angeles Times (5/23) "The MD" column, Valerie Ulene, MD, a preventive medicine specialist, observes that "even a serious health scare may not be enough" to get patients to shake habits deleterious to their health, such as eating too much salt, smoking, drinking too much, or not exercising. This is the case, even though … Continue reading Even A Serious Health Scare May Not Be Enough To Get Patients To Improve Health Habits
Hypertension Appears To Be More Severe Among People With Psoriasis
HealthDay (5/20, Dallas) reported that, according to a study published online in PLoS One, "people who have psoriasis and hypertension are more likely to have more severe high blood pressure, requiring more medications to control it." In a study involving 835 patients with both psoriasis and hypertension, plus 2,400 people with just high blood pressure, … Continue reading Hypertension Appears To Be More Severe Among People With Psoriasis
Lifestyle Factors Linked To Heart Health May Also Help Protect Against Kidney Stones
HealthDay (5/17, Salamon) reported that "the same lifestyle factors that are linked to healthy hearts and bones can also keep painful kidney stones at bay," according to research presented at a urological medicine meeting. One study suggested that "women with higher calcium intakes were at reduced risk of" kidneys stones. Another study found that "statins, … Continue reading Lifestyle Factors Linked To Heart Health May Also Help Protect Against Kidney Stones
Antibiotic Use During Infancy May Increase Risk For Developing Childhood Asthma
WebMD (5/16, Nierenberg) reported that infants who are given "antibiotics during the first year of life may be at a slightly increased risk of developing asthma by age 18," according to a study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from "22 previous studies published between 1950 and July 1, 2010," and found that infants … Continue reading Antibiotic Use During Infancy May Increase Risk For Developing Childhood Asthma