Posted March 01, 2011
According to ABC 7 people who consumed higher amounts of fiber, particularly from grains, had a significantly lower risk of dying over a nine-year period compared to those who consumed lower amounts of fiber, a new National Institutes of Health study released online Mond
Posted February 17, 2011
According to KTLA question and answer segment: Q: I’m just entering menopause and I’m starting to have more hot flashes. I’d rather not take hormones. What do you suggest? A: A hot flash is a sensation of being hot and flushed. It may last a few seconds to a few minutes. The drop in female […]
Read MorePosted February 08, 2011
According to ABC, a new study finds that strokes are increasing dramatically among young and middle-aged Americans. Scientists think it may be due to the rise in obesity. Researchers analyzed Federal records and found the sharpest rise was 51 percent among men aged 15 through 34-years-old. For women, strokes also rose among that age group, […]
Read MorePosted January 18, 2011
According to KTLA osteoporosis is a disease that often goes undetected in women — until they break a bone. Now a federal task force recommends osteoporosis screening not just for women 65 and older, as has long been the case, but also for young women who show the same risk factors as a 65-year-old white […]
Read MorePosted January 10, 2011
According to The Los Angeles Times, any doubts about the transformative abilities of ballroom dance should be dashed after watching one season of “Dancing With the Stars” and seeing celebrities going from flabby to fit in a matter of weeks. Sure, they’re rehearsing five to six hours a day, week after week. But the spins, […]
Read MorePosted December 28, 2010
According to The Los Angeles Times, so you like holiday parties, but not being bed-ridden with food-borne illnesses? A University of Missouri researcher has some advice for you. Associate professor of food science Andrew Clarke, who has presumably attended some bad Christmas gatherings, says holiday parties are a virtual petri dish of microbes and bacteria. […]
Read MorePosted December 27, 2010
According to ABC 7, the rainy weather can wreak havoc on a host of health conditions. “Rain is kind of a downer, right? Especially when it’s long periods of time,” said one Sierra Madre resident. The rain may mess with your mental outlook, but many people said it can also affect them physically. “The science isn’t really […]
Read MorePosted December 20, 2010
According to ABC 7, getting your life back after cancer treatment can be tough. Chemotherapy and radiation take their toll and can end up affecting even basic activities, like walking or getting around. But a new post-cancer program ensures that treatment doesn’t end after you leave the hospital. That’s helping people on the road to […]
Read MorePosted December 14, 2010
According to channel 7, gaining weight as you enter middle age is a fact of life. But scientists say they’ve figured out what you need to do to keep as much of it off as possible, and it’s even better news if you’re a woman. Being highly physically active has always been a regular part […]
Read MorePosted December 13, 2010
According to The Los Angeles Times salvia turned up on the pop culture radar last week after Miley Cyrus, caught on a video using a bong, said she was smoking salvia, not marijuana. So what’s the difference? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have been looking into that very thing. Little research has been done on the […]
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