Archive: 02/10/2018

'Southern' diet blamed for black Americans' health woes

(HealthDay)—Black Americans are at greater risk of high blood pressure than whites, and a new study suggests the "Southern" diet bears much of the blame.

Oct 2, 2018

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PepsiCo joins Coca-Cola in exploring cannabis drinks

PepsiCo on Tuesday joined the growing list of big companies to confirm potential interest in making drinks with cannabis.

Oct 2, 2018

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New report on mobility has experts moving toward consensus on care as we age

Experts at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) today unveiled a list of recommendations to help health systems prioritize a vital function for us all as we age: mobility. Mobility refers to our ability to move freely and ...

Oct 2, 2018

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Study finds human milk components in amniotic fluid

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are complex carbohydrates that are highly abundant and unique to human milk. Accumulating evidence indicates that exposure to HMOs in the postnatal period has both immediate and long-term ...

Oct 2, 2018

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Liver transplant, weight-loss surgery combination benefits obese patients in long term

Obese patients who underwent a life-saving liver transplant and weight-loss surgery at the same time were better able to keep the weight off long term and had fewer metabolic complications than those who lost weight on their ...

Oct 2, 2018

Analysis of published studies links processed meat consumption to breast cancer risk

Studies on red and processed meat consumption with breast cancer risk have generated inconsistent results. An International Journal of Cancer analysis has now examined all published studies on the topic.

Oct 2, 2018

Early PSA testing could help predict prostate cancer among black men

Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. But black men bear a disproportionate burden of its effects. It's more common—and more than twice as deadly—among black men compared to their white counterparts. ...

Oct 2, 2018

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Insomnia therapy may slow or reverse cortical gray matter atrophy in fibromyalgia

Preliminary findings from a pilot study suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) may slow or even reverse the atrophy of cortical gray matter in patients who have co-morbid fibromyalgia.

Oct 2, 2018

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Study examines the effect of alcohol consumption on survival in non-alcoholic fatty liver

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), which is not caused by significant alcohol consumption, has become the most common liver disease in the United States and comprises more than two thirds of patients with chronic ...

Oct 2, 2018

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Natural killer cells may open lifesaving cancer treatements to more patients

Immunotherapy is making headlines for saving the lives of hundreds of cancer patients including former President Jimmy Carter. But many of these therapies, only work for a small portion of people who have a specific molecule ...

Oct 2, 2018

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