Category: Research (Page 52 of 93)

      HPV Testing for All Women Over 30 Recommended by New Study

      December 15, 2011 /

      A new study recommends HPV testing for all women over 30 years.

      The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) has been shown to be present in women who later develop certain types of cervical cancer.

      Detecting the virus leads to closer screening for cervical cancer.

      Results of a five-year study involving 45,000 women provided the strongest evidence yet in favor of using human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, Chris Meijer and colleagues from the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam reported in The Lancet Oncology.

      Health Care Policy, Research

      Frozen Food Can Be Healthier Than Fresh

      December 15, 2011 /

      Frozen fruits and vegetables are are great way to get the nutrients your body needs at their peak of freshness.

      Not only are frozen fruits and veggies just as nutritious as fresh, but they won’t spoil as quickly. By buying frozen, you’ll never be without a healthy option on hand. When making an omelet or pasta, you can easily throw in some broccoli and peppers for a delicious fiber boost. Next time you’re hankering for a smoothie—voila, just reach into your freezer for berries. Frozen produce is precut and prewashed, so the prep work is done for you. By making healthy food more readily available, you’ll be more likely to actually eat it.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Tanning Beds to Blame for Early Onset Skin Cancer

      December 14, 2011 /

      Warnings against sun exposure have overshadowed the risk of skin cancer caused by tanning beds.

      Indoor tanning beds were officially classified as a human carcinogen in 2009 as are cigarettes and asbestos.

      The findings indicate that frequent tanning-booth exposure will increase your risk of developing skin cancer.

      Basal cell carcinoma, a slow-growing cancer, has traditionally been a disease of middle age. But it’s been appearing with increasing frequency in people under 40, especially in women — a demographic that also happens to like indoor tanning — suggesting a link. So researchers at the Yale School of Public Health sought to study the association.

      Research

      Almost Everyone is Wearing Dirty Contact Lenses

      December 14, 2011 /

      Contact cleanliness has come under the microscope as more eye infections surface in contact lens wearers.

      In a survey of more than 400 contact lens wearers, Cavanagh found that just 2 percent of them are following the rules for safe contact lens use. Chief among the sins is showering or swimming while wearing contacts, sleeping in them and using them longer than recommended before throwing them out.

      With more and more people eschewing glasses for contacts the incidence of infections is on the rise and awareness is the best way to avoid illness.

      Quality Control, Research, Wellness

      Doctors Dodge Weight Issues

      December 14, 2011 /

      Doctors seem to have trouble discussing weight issues with their overweight patients.

      Lisa Flowers says weight is something she wishes her doctor would address more directly. At 47, Flowers stands 5 foot 7 and weighs nearly 300 pounds. She wasn’t always obese. But after she had a baby five years ago and moved from Washington, D.C., to Delaware, she says her workout and eating habits got off track.

      Flowers says she’s brought up her weight with her doctor, but the topic is “kind of avoided, almost as if he’s uncomfortable.”

      Doctors feel discouraged by the lack of commitment they perceive in their patients to losing weight.

      And as patients look to their doctors for answers their expectations may be unrealistic in that they are looking for a “magic bullet” to tackle their weight issues.

      Doctors, Quality Control, Research, Wellness

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