Lifestyle intervention associated with higher cancer-free survival rates
By Katherine Shagoury Survivors of early-stage breast cancer who participated in lifestyle intervention lost weight and experienced higher rates of disease-free survival if they completed the program, according to results...
Read MoreStatins overprescribed for primary prevention
By Katherine Shagoury Even healthy people who don’t suffer from a cardiovascular disease are prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, known as statins, if they meet certain risk criteria. However, for years the...
Read MoreResearchers find gut microbiome differs among ethnicities
By Katherine Shagoury Gut microbiome composition differs among ethnicities, a discovery that could point towards individualized treatment and prevention for disease, according to a new study published December 4 in...
Read MoreRates of chronic kidney disease, deaths outpace other diseases
By Katherine Shagoury Advances in treating cancer, heart disease and other major health conditions in recent decades have extended life spans for millions of people. However, chronic kidney disease is...
Read MoreNew data mapping method improves the capacity to identify diet-disease relationships
By Katherine Shagoury Researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland have developed a new data mapping method that improves the quality of dietary data collected by short frequency questionnaires (SFQs),...
Read MoreLive probiotics can re-balance the gut microbiome and modify immune system response
By Katherine Shagoury Good bacteria in live probiotics can successfully reach and colonize the gut, where they go on to change the existing gut flora, and are also capable of...
Read MoreLow-carbohydrate diet may help maintain weight loss, study says
By Katherine Shagoury In integrative medicine, it has long been understood that calories are not the only factor that count when it comes to losing weight and eating healthfully, but...
Read MoreNew study shows vitamin D and fish oil effects on risk for heart attack, stroke, cancer
By Katherine Shagoury For years, researchers have pondered what effects dietary supplements have on the risk of health conditions like heart attack, stroke, and cancer. Now, a new randomized clinical...
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