The largest study to date, including over 500,000 subjects over a 10 year period, about the relationship between eating red and processed meat and longevity now reports that there is about a 30% greater risk of dying prematurely.
The results were pretty clear and consistent with other studies and what I’ve been commenting on for many [...]
Tomorrow, Friday February 1st, is National Wear Red Day, a campaign to educate and bring awareness to the rising incidence of heart disease in women. Organized by the American Heart Association with celebrity Marie Osmond as the spokeswoman, their goal is to reduce by at least 25% heart disease and stroke by the year 2010.
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In an effort to increase customers and do a seemingly good thing, NetSpend has extended their pink All-Access PrePaid Debit Card campaign through this year after launching in fall of 2006.
You can purchase the debit card online from MyNetSpendCard.com or at ACE Cash Express locations nationwide and each time you use it a portion of [...]
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk factors including increased waist circumference, high blood pressure, elevated triglycerides, low levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL or “good”) cholesterol and high fasting glucose levels. When three or more of these factors are present, it increases a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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Research is now showing that e. coli poisoning can now trigger long term effects including kidney problems. There are 76 million e. coli infections reported every year and are normally found in animal based foods including meat, unpasteurized milk, chicken and eggs that have been recalled. Watch this video for more.
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Nobody enjoys hearing bad news, especially when that bad news is a cancer diagnosis.
For Christina Danyluk, that bad news came twice; once in the form of lymphoma 22 years ago, the second as thyroid cancer six-and-a-half years ago.
Listening to Danyluk speak, one would never be able to tell that she is a cancer survivor. Her [...]
Acidophilus milk is a sour product that has been allowed to ferment under conditions that favour the growth and development of a large number of Lactobacillus acidophilus organisms. This acidophilus milk is considered as a probiotic since it aids in the well being of the consumer. Acidophilus milk differs from Indian dahi or curd in [...]
State health officials warned consumers not to drink milk produced by a Massachusetts dairy, saying it was the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two men and sickened two others.
Whittier Farms suspended operations and distribution, said Dr. Alfred DeMaria, the state director of communicable disease control. Most of its customers live in Worcester [...]
Pharmaceutical giant Merck, maker of Vioxx, has agreed to pay $4.85 Billion (yes billion!) to settle thousands of lawsuits filed by those hurt by the drug. As in this case with Vioxx, often it’s too late to do anything once you’re hurt by the side effects of a drug.
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Experts from the American Institute For Cancer Research agree that staying slim and eating well will reduce your risk of cancer. They can now show that obesity is a strong contributor to cancer, only second to smoking. Watch the video for more.
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