The latest study on processed meats, which was published in the British Journal of Cancer, suggests that eating too much bacon on a regular basis could significantly increase one's the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. From The Guardian:
The claim that sticking needles in your head helps relieve migraines has long been debated by experts. And now a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal may bring us one step closer to figuring out the truth.
Researchers combing through data on more than 238,000 women taking part
in the long-running Nurses’ Health Study say that living in a sunny climate appears to reduce women’s risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease.
Danish researchers report on a class of newer diabetes drugs might also soon be used to help obese patients to lose weight.
The researchers were eager to find out more about the effect of the medications on weight loss. They analyzed data from 25 studies involving more than 6,000
patients to find
commonalities in data between studies.
Previous studies have shown that low levels of vitamin D could cause cardio diseases and neurological conditions. Now a new study has shown that it could also be the reason behind feeling depressed.
Researchers examined the results of almost 12,600 participants from late 2006 to late 2010. They found that higher vitamin D levels were tied with a significantly decreased risk of current depression, particularly among people with a prior history of depression.
A 20-year, federally funded study has found that smoking marijuana once a week, or even once a
day in some instances, does no long-term damage to the lungs.
The study, published today in the the Journal of the American Medical Association, tracked 5,000 individuals across 20 years, and compared their usage of marijuana and tobacco to their health stats.
A new study states that people taking statin medications to lower their cholesterol may be at a slightly higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
The study by researchers at Harvard Medical School found a nearly 50% increase in diabetes among longtime statin users. In the study, 6.4% of women who didn't use statins developed diabetes
during the eight to nine years of follow-up. That rate rose
to 9.9% among statin users.
While we're not suggesting that you pick up smoking to improve your memory, a new study has shown that nicotine patches can improve the memory of elderly people experiencing early mental decline.
Scientists carried out memory and thinking skill tests on 67 individuals with mild cognitive impairment over a period of six months. Half the participants, who had an average age of 76, were treated daily with 15 milligrams of nicotine administered via a skin patch. The others were asked to wear a 'dummy' placebo patch containing no active medication.
The root of the glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) plant has a brown, bark-like exterior and yellow interior and is 50 times sweeter than sugar. Surprisingly, studies have shown that this very root can help you in the fight against cavities and gum disease. More from WebMD: