Avoiding Illness
High fat low carb diet may raise heart risk
By David Liu
Dr Steven Hunter from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast and colleagues found that a high fat low carb diet and a high carb
Drinking coffee may lower advanced prostate cancer risk
By Jimmy Downs
Regularly Drinking coffee may help prevent advanced or lethal prostate cancers, according to a new study presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Top 12 Foods for Healthy Immune Response
Posted by: Dr. Mercola December 08 2009
By Dr. Mercola
The 2009 flu season is upon us.
Staying well while those around you sniffle and sneeze requires ...
It's the genetics, stupid!
Some minor errors in the previous version are corrected.
By Jimmy Downs
Genetic variants linked to elevated obesity risk in children
A new study in Nature suggests that ...
Genetic variants linked to severe obesity
By Jimmy Downs
A new study suggests that obese people likely have some genetic alternations in certain genes or certain key segments of DNA that either ...
Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation
By David Liu
A new study in the journal Pharmacogenomics found that patients with high blood pressure who carry a gene variant that affects an enzyme ...
Green Tea Extracts May Protect You From Oral Cancer
Posted by: Dr. Mercola November 28 2009
Extracts from green tea may prevent the formation of mouth cancers in people with risk signs of the ...
High salt intake boosts stroke risk
By David Liu
A new study suggests that high intake of salt or chemically known as sodium chloride boosts risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease.
The study ...
Misleading Research Links Vitamin Supplements to Cancer
Posted by: Dr. Mercola November 25 2009
A recent study linking folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements with higher risks of cancer is misleading, claim two ...
Trans fat raises risk of sudden cardiac death in women
Editor's note: Some readers may have gotten the message after reading news reports on a study saying that evidence was found in mummies that suggests ...
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