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Vitamin D-3 found to improve blood pumping in heart failure patients
By C. Tordesillas | Apr 06, 2016 07:20 AM EDTHeart failure patients who took vitamin D-3 supplements experienced improved ejection fraction.
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Coffee reduces risk of colon cancer, says study
By C. Tordesillas | Apr 03, 2016 11:53 AM EDTA new study suggests that drinking coffee can reduce risk of colon cancer
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Americans, Chinese most responsible in pushing global number of obese people
By C. Tordesillas | Apr 03, 2016 11:42 AM EDTThe obesity epidemic has gone global, and it may be worse than most thought.
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Football, baseball players lean on innovative nutrition programs to boost performance
By C. Tordesillas | Apr 01, 2016 03:54 PM EDTFootball players and baseball players are taking differwent approahces to nutrition to serve different needs.
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Japan's high life expectancy linked to high intake of fish, soybean
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 30, 2016 12:15 AM EDTResearchers found that participants who closely followed Japan's government-recommended dietary guidelines had a 15 percent lower risk of dying during a 15-year time period, as compared to those who didn't.
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Autistics die younger due to suicide, epilepsy
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 28, 2016 12:43 AM EDTPeople with autism pass away younger on average than those without the condition, according to recent research.
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Hepatitis C patients found to require lesser drugs for treatment
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 27, 2016 07:52 AM EDTHepatitis C patients are often cured before completing a treatment regimen and required less of the drugs to fight the disease.
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Healthy fats from vegetable oil, nuts may reduce diabetes risk
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 27, 2016 07:38 AM EDTAmong people who had prediabetes, those who ate more polyunsaturated fat and less saturated fat were found to have higher levels of insulin sensitivity--which is a lower risk of developing full-blown diabetes.
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Heavy use of social media triggers depression
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 25, 2016 02:45 PM EDTThose who checked social media most frequently were found to be 2.7 times more likely to develop depression.
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Light touted as replacement for X-ray in examining lungs of babies
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 25, 2016 02:57 AM EDTResearchers in Sweden found light can be used to examine the lungs of premature babies without exposing them to radiation, according to a recent study.
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Group to spread news on strawberry’s health benefits
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 24, 2016 12:28 AM EDTNew research indicates that strawberry also helps prevent cardiovascular diseases and improve the regulation of blood sugar levels.
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Wrong federal guidelines on what fish to eat may lead to exposure to mercury
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 22, 2016 12:19 AM EDTThe nonprofit Environmental Working Group said that federal guidelines should be made more specific as those pregnant may end up to eating too much of the wrong kind of fish.
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Health repercussions due to windmills being kept under wraps?
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 21, 2016 11:36 PM EDTAn ex-health director of Brown County in Wisconsin is among the latest who have reported health problems related to wind power. Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy (BCCRWE) claims that the email, sent by Xiong to an intern on Nov. 21, is further proof that the low-frequency sound from wind turbines caused some residents to suffer from health problems.
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Video games boost kids' intelligence and social skills, not violent behavior: study
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 20, 2016 05:51 AM EDTThe researchers found that kids who spent more time playing video games each week were nearly twice as likely to be higher "intellectual functioning", do better in school, and less likely to experience problems within their peer groups. There was no significant association between playing video games and mental health issues.
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Having a good heart benefits brain health in elderly
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 19, 2016 10:29 AM EDTHeart-healthy living seniors exhibited faster thinking speeds and less decline in memory and thinking skills six years later, a study emphasized. More research is needed to ascertain if routine assessment and treatment of heart health factors may boost sharpness of minds among the elderly the investigators added.
