A new study suggests people may be able prevent dementia by eating certain foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids. Fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts all contain these fatty acids. Eating them may be associated with lower blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease and memory problems, according to a news release from [...]
Pain Relief Found Through Therapy, Study Finds
May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
People who suffer from chronic pain may sleep and feel more relief if they can learn to avoid focusing on their ailment and to think more positively about their condition, a new study has found. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, who published their findings in the journal Pain, studied more than 200 [...]
Binge Drinking Increases Health Risks for Women
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
As part of Alcohol Awareness Month, federal health officials are reminding women to avoid binge drinking because of the dangerous health effects associated with this behavior. Binge drinking is when a women consumes four or more drinks or when a man has five or more drinks. Unfortunately, this common and dangerous habit contributes to more [...]
Berry Good for the Brain
April 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A new study will likely prompt many women to eat more strawberries and blueberries each week. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that a “high intake of flavenoid rich berries, such as strawberries and berries, over time, can delay memory decline in older women by (two and a half) years,” according to a news [...]
Discard Old Prescriptions This Saturday
April 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When is the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet and threw out all the old prescription drugs you have lying around? Leaving medicines around can make them vulnerable to abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse are high, and studies show that the majority of drug abusers obtain drugs from family members and friends [...]
Avoid Tobacco Exposure During Pregnancy
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Health professionals have long recommended pregnant women avoid being exposed to tobacco smoke because it can influence an infant’s risk of developing asthma or a respiratory infection. But new research also suggests that smoke exposure can affect the development of eczema, an allergic skin condition, according to a news release from the American Academy of [...]
Have a Happy, Healthy Heart
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Here’s some news to smile about: having a “positive psychological well-being” appears to lower a person’s risk of heart attack and stroke. In the first and largest review on this subject, researchers from Harvard School of Public Health have found that optimism, happiness and being satisfied with life are associated with a lower risk for [...]
Avoid Salmonella from Backyard Poultry
April 24, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A growing trend to raise backyard chickens has prompted federal health officials to remind people of the dangers of contracting Salmonella, a germ that naturally lives in the intestines of poultry. Always make sure you and your family members, especially children, wash your hands after touching a bird or anything in the area where they [...]
Lower Risk of Stroke with Low-Fat Dairy Foods
April 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
If you want to raise a glass and make a toast to good health, do yourself a favor: fill it with low-fat milk. It turns out that eating low-fat dairy foods can reduce your risk of stroke. Indeed, researchers found adults who ate low-fat dairy foods had a 12 percent lower risk of stroke and [...]