Category: Wellness (Page 66 of 116)

Agressive Prostate Cancer Linked to Eating Well Done Red Meat

December 5, 2011 / Staff

Meat and dairy products have been getting a bad rap from cardiologists with links to heart disease and now new studies find that well done red meat is linked to greater risk of prostate cancer.

When meat is cooked—and charred—at high temperatures over an open flame, a reaction occurs that causes the formation of two chemicals: heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In animal studies, these chemicals have been shown to cause several types of cancer, including prostate cancer.
Although by now it is well established that red meat increases the risk of heart disease and colorectal cancer, its role in prostate cancer has been less clear. Numerous studies have investigated a possible link between meat consumption and prostate-cancer risk, but the results have been inconsistent.

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New Ruling Allows Bone Marrow Donors to be Compensated

December 4, 2011 / Staff

Bone marrow donors may be compensated for their donations.

This ruling will increase the odds of patients finding matches when in need of transplants, which must be a genetic match.

The court said that new technologies for transplanting bone marrow make the tissue more like blood and less like an organ.

The National Organ Transplant Act prohibits compensation for human organs, such as kidneys, but allows payment for renewable tissues such as blood.

A California nonprofit MoreMarrowDonors.org, sued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in 2009, challenging the ban on compensation for bone marrow donations.

They argued that allowing financial incentives for bone marrow donation was crucial because of the extreme difficulty of finding a genetic match.

The suit said the ban violated the U.S. Constitution because it treated bone marrow as a “human organ” while allowing payments for blood, sperm and eggs.

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How to Stave off Holiday Weight Gain

December 4, 2011 / Staff

This is the time of year when excess rules the day.

Holiday entertaining, meals out and time spent with friends all add up to more calories.

And not just more food but rich, sugary , creamy treats and cocktails that only come around this time of year

The Cleveland Clinic suggests how to ward off those holiday pounds:

Despite the busy season, don’t skip exercise.

Eat seven servings of fruits and veggies per day, both for nutrients and to help you stay full without all of the calories.

Keep candy, cookies and other treats out of sight.

Indulge in just one small treat per day.

Make wise choices at the holiday party buffet. Politely decline if hosts keep pushing more food.

Make holiday gatherings more about conversation and socializing than food.

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Working Moms are Feeling the Stress of Multitasking More than Working Dads

December 2, 2011 / Staff

Working moms feel more stress than working dads.

This fascinating study showed that effects of short-term memory stress like answering the phone while caring for a child was much different and much less damaging than overloading the memory with long-term multi-tasking.

The working parents in the study wore watches that beeped randomly seven times throughout the day. Researchers wanted to know how much they were multitasking. So, after the beep, the men and women filled out forms that described what they were doing, what “else” they were doing, and whether they were happy, stressed or wished they were doing something else.
After gathering all the information, the researchers found that working mothers spent 10.5 more hours every week on multitasking compared with working fathers — typical chores like preparing dinner, doing laundry, maybe even doing some work brought home from the office, while also talking with their child and helping with homework.
Fathers, on the other hand, did a different kind of juggling. “When they’re multitasking, it tends to be more work related — so they might be answering a work call” while spending time with the kids, Schneider says.
As a result, Schneider says, the women reported much greater feelings of stress and being overwhelmed than the men reported. The men reported feeling pleased with their multitasking.

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Too Much Drilling?

December 2, 2011 / Staff

With new technology at their fingertips, Dentists may be over treating your teeth.

With increasingly sophisticated detection technology, dentists are finding — and treating — tooth abnormalities that may or may not develop into cavities. While some describe their efforts as a proactive strategy to protect patients from harm, critics say the procedures are unnecessary and painful, and are driving up the costs of care.
“A better approach is watchful waiting,” said Dr. James Bader, a research professor at the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. “Examine it again in six months.”

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