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Another Reason to Splurge on Olive Oil
The Mediterranean diet, which includes lots of fish, produce and olive oil is known to be heart-healthy, and maybe even life-lengthening. University of Louisiana researchers are getting closer to understanding why Alzheimer's disease may be less common in...
Consumer Reports Finds Costco Least Expensive for Generic Rx Drugs
An article that will appear in the May issue of Consumer Reports will tell it's readers that some of the most popular prescription drugs that have recently become available in generic form are sold at the lowest prices at Costco. The report will say that some of the...
The Psychology of Eating
We are constantly being tempted with food - at home, work, and all points in between. "Every time we see food, we have to decide, 'Do I want to eat that or not?' We can say 'No' to the candy dish 27 times, but if it's visible, by the 28th or 29th time, we're saying...
Daily Dose Aspirin Not For Everyone
While regular doses of aspirin lowers the risk of strokes, heart attacks and breast, colon and prostate cancer, should everyone take it on a daily basis? Dr. Randall Stafford, professor of medicine at Stanford's Prevention Research Center says no. Stafford believes...
Why Mindfulness Cannot “Cure” Stress
It seems the term "mindfulness" is popping up all over lately. It offers hope in calming our minds, relaxing our bodies, and boosting our brains. And is it possible that it can help with headaches, body pain and the tensions of daily living? Alina Tugend of the New...
Prevention and Management of Heart Disease From the Power of Smartphones
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco are launching a project called Health eHeart Study that will use smartphone apps, sensors and other devices to collect information from a pool of one million participants - all in real time. Jeffrey Olgin,...
The Burden of Migraine
Cephalgia has published an article discussing the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Survey ranking migraine as the 7th highest specific cause of disability globally (based upon ictal disability, i.e. during migraine attack). This is an important recognition for migraine...
Research May Provide Biomarker For Tracking Treatment Response In Migraines
A small study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins that looked at women with migraine has been published in the March issue of the journal Headache. "This study takes the first steps in identifying a potential biomarker for migraine that predicts treatment response...
Energy Drink Company Now Markets Self as Beverage, not Dietary Supplement
Monster Energy Corporation recently joined the American Beverage Association, which has recommended it sell it's products as a food, rather than as dietary supplements. While the content of the products will not change, it's labels will begin to include the amount of...
The Health Risks of Herbal Medicines
In the early 1990s researchers linked an epidemic of kidney disease among Belgium women to herbal medicines being dispensed at a weight loss clinic. They discovered at the time that aristolochic acid (AA), which is part of a group of plants called birthwort or...