Archive | May, 2008
Green Tea May Help Brain Cope With Sleep Disorders
The cognitive problems that come with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), may be improved with green tea, according to a study published in May in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Green tea contains polyphenols (GTP) which appear to counteract the oxidative stress that affects brain tissue in the areas of learning and [...]
Continue reading...Listening to Music Found to Lower Blood Pressure
16. May 2008
Researchers conducted a study that concluded people with mild hypertension (high blood pressure) were able, after a month, to significantly reduce their blood pressure by listening to classical, Celtic or Indian (raga) music for just 30 minutes a day. 48 adults between the ages 45 and 70 who were taking prescriptions to control mild hypertension [...]
Continue reading...Vitamin D May Help Curb Breast Cancer
16. May 2008
Adding to evidence the “sunshine vitamin” has anti-cancer benefits, a study has shown breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient. Your skin makes its own vitamin D from ultraviolet light. Too much sunlight can [...]
Continue reading...Research links common chemicals to obesity
16. May 2008
U.S. researchers have suggested exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box liners may program a person to become obese later in life. “We are talking about an exposure at very low levels for a finite time during development. The fact that [gestation] is such a [...]
Continue reading...Research May Explain Winter Spike in Heart-related Deaths
15. May 2008
Cold air temperatures boost inflammation in the body, which may explain why cardiovascular-related deaths increase in the winter months, researchers report. In a study of adults with a history of heart attack, researchers observed that 5 consecutive days of colder weather lead to increased blood levels of two markers of inflammation. Levels of the inflammatory [...]
Continue reading...Air Pollution Related to Blood Clots in Legs
12. May 2008
An Italian study has found a link between exposure to air pollutants and an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis, or blood clots in the thighs or legs. "It is well-established that air pollution causes myocardial infarction [heart attack] and stroke," said Dr. Andrea Baccarelli, who led the study while at the Harvard School of Public Health. "This is the first time that anyone has connected air pollution with deep vein thrombosis."
Continue reading...Obese Hearts
6. May 2008
Obesity causes prolonged inflammation of heart tissue that in turn boosts heart failure risk, according to a U.S. study of almost 7,000 people. Recent findings from the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) may provide the first real evidence that obesity causes prolonged inflammation of heart tissue. This in turn boosts heart failure risk in obese individuals.
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