Coffee, Exercise Fight Prostate Cancer
December 8, 2009 Under: cancer — @ 8:26 pm , Comments (0)
Having a few more cups of coffee and running that extra mile each day can reduce a man’s risk of dying of prostate cancer, two studies indicate. The case for coffee and physical activity as prostate cancer preventatives is far from proven, according to the research reported Tuesday at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Houston. But data from the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study show a clear association with both daily activities. “I wouldn’t recommend that people change their coffee-drinking habits based on this study,” said Kathryn M. Wilson, a research fellow in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, and lead author of one report. “But if you like coffee, there is no compelling reason to cut back at this point.” Her data on the nearly 50,000 men in the study showed how common a diagnosis of prostate cancer has become since widespread screening began. In the 20 years from 1986 to 2006, 4,975 cases of prostate cancer were diagnosed, affecting just about 10 percent of the men in the study. But only 846 of those cancers were life-threatening, because they had spread beyond the prostate gland or were growing aggressively, Wilson said. And while the study found just a weak relationship between consumption of six or more cups of coffee a day and a reduced risk of all forms of prostate cancer (down about 19 percent), the reduction for the aggressive form was much more marked — 41 percent. And there was a clear relationship between the amount of coffee consumed and prostate cancer risk, Wilson said: “The more coffee you drank, the more effect we saw.” The caffeine in coffee doesn’t seem to be the link, since the same reduction was seen for consumption of decaffeinated coffee, she said. Instead, “it has something to do with insulin and glucose metabolism,” Wilson said. “A number of studies have found that coffee is associated with a reduced risk of diabetes.” This study is just a starting point for establishing a relationship between coffee and prostate cancer, Wilson stressed. “At this point, we would just like to confirm whether it exists in different populations,” she said. “We hope that this study drives more research so that we really know what is going on.” The other study, by Stacey A. Kenfield, a research associate at the Harvard School of Public Health, looked at the levels of physical activity among 2,686 men in the study who were diagnosed with prostate cancer. It found, as many other studies have, that exercise is good for overall health, with a 35 percent lower death rate for men who reported three or more hours a week of vigorous physical activity, such as jogging, biking, swimming or playing tennis. And the death rate from prostate cancer for men who exercised vigorously was 12 percent lower than for those who didn’t — a figure that did not quite reach the level of statistical significance because the numbers were small, Kenfield explained. Nevertheless, “this is the first study to show an effect of physical activity not only on overall survival, but on prostate cancer survival,” she said. It’s already well known how physical activity reduces overall mortality, Kenfield said. “It affects immune function and reduces inflammation, among the major processes involved. But it’s not clear yet how it is related to prostate cancer and survival.”
GlucoseChallenge in Pregnancy Could Predict Heart Disease HealthDay
August 24, 2009 Under: diabetes — @ 6:23 pm , Comments (0)
A glucose challenge test given to pregnant women may also show if they have an increased risk of heart disease in the future, a new study has found. This finding is important because doctors might be able to begin using current screening procedures for gestational diabetes to identify women who are at risk for developing heart disease later in life, the researchers said. Heart disease is the number-one killer of women in the United States and Canada.
Diabetes: Preventing high blood sugar emergencies
May 26, 2009 Under: tips — @ 7:16 pm , Comments (2)
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) in diabetes occurs when the sugar (glucose) level in the blood rises above normal. For a person who has diabetes, high blood sugar may be caused by missed diabetes medication (insulin or pills), eating too much food, skipping exercise, or by illness or stress.
International Hospital Equipment & Solutions
Under: free magazine — @ 7:11 pm , Comments (0)
Primary Category: Healthcare. Short Description: Is the leading international magazine for healthcare decision makers. Long Description: Published seven times a year, the magazine covers all aspects of medical technology and hospital equipment and is packed with information of direct relevance to everyone in the healthcare industry. Each issue reports on the latest products and technologies and contains articles on hot topics carefully chosen to be of special interest to hospital management as well as clinicians and written by experts in the field.
WHO to refine flu pandemic criteria
Under: news — @ 7:04 pm , Comments (0)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) will consult scientists over the coming weeks to clear up the criteria needed to declare a pandemic with the new A(H1N1) flu virus, a senior official said Tuesday.
Healthy Diet Tips, exercise ward off deep belly fat
April 17, 2009 Under: tips — @ 6:04 pm , Comments (0)
People who follow a healthy diet and regularly exercise tend to have less abdominal fat, including those deep layers of belly fat that are especially unhealthy, a new study suggests.
Biophotonics International Free Magazine
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Primary Category: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Delivers a unique global insight into the photonic products and techniques that solve problems for professionals in the field of medicine and biotechnology.
Diet ala Celebrity
January 23, 2009 Under: article — @ 7:20 am , Comments (0)
Celebrities all the time aspect fabulous. Whether appearing in tube or films or swashbuckling low the red carpet through film premiers and awards, they on no account stop to fascinate us by means of their better than kick presence. The exactness is, it takes a lot of sweat to come across the way they do, and essence the open information to they are, they cannot have enough money to slack off when it comes to taking care of their physical appearances. Their livelihood largely depends on how they look. to the right starting the clothes, the tresses and the makeup, celebrities have to misappropriate useful care of their bodies.
What is Body Mass Index ? What does BMI Chart indicate?
January 19, 2009 Under: article — @ 3:27 pm , Comments (2)
What is Body Mass Index ? What does BMI Chart indicate?
Weight Loss Surgery
December 17, 2008 Under: article — @ 8:01 pm , Comments (1)
Today, weight loss surgeries are gradually gaining recognition when it comes to losing weight. Many health experts contend that people who are excessively overweight or has slower metabolism would normally require some surgical operations.
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