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Findings from this unique investigation add a new wrinkle to concerns over the increasingly sedentary nature of American society. They also suggest that years could be added to general life expectancy simply by limiting time spent sitting and TV viewing.
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Strong evidence supports regular exercise as a lifestyle habit and intervention that lowers risk for a myriad of diseases including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and breast and colon cancers.1 In addition, exercise has gained treatment status for cardiometabolic risk factors, type 2 diabetes, osteopenia and osteoporosis, and rehabilitation for existing cardiac disease.
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As of 2010, about 14 million cancer survivors were living in the United States, with the number projected to increase to 18 million by 2020.
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Results of this well-done trial strongly suggest that CoQ10 administration over 24 weeks' time does not help relieve the treatment-related fatigue experienced by a significant proportion of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
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A large observational study conducted in Germany has found little evidence that higher levels of dietary calcium are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease events. The additional finding of an elevation in risk with the use of calcium supplements suggests that caution is warranted when recommending them.
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Results from this small open-label trial out of Turkey suggest that vitamins C and E decrease Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) intensity and possibly local inflammation in patients with H. pylori-positive non-ulcer dyspepsia. The results provide added support to results from an earlier clinical trial by the investigators that found adjunctive use of vitamins C and E improved eradication rates of conventional triple therapy for H. pylori infection.
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Clinical Briefs: Could Thinner be Worse for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics?; The Impact of Exercise on Depression in Heart Failure; Reversible Dementia from Corticosteroid Therapy
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Coronary artery calcium, ankle-brachial index, high-sensitivity CRP, and family history are all independent predictors of incident coronary heart disease/cardiovascular disease in intermediate-risk individuals. Coronary artery calcium scoring provided superior discrimination and risk reclassification compared with the other risk markers.
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At 2 years, none of the patients maintained on medical therapy had entered into a state of diabetes remission, whereas 75% of the gastric bypass and 95% of the biliopancreatic diversion patients had become diabetes free.
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THE FIRST IN THE CLASS OF GUANYLATE CYCLASE C-RECEPTOR agonists has been approved by the FDA for constipation associated with irritable bowel syndrome and chronic idiopathic constipation.