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Flu: Widespread panic… Be careful out there!
Stay updated at the CDC website and their weekly flu map.
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Colonoscopy research news…
Colonoscopy Screening Markedly Reduces Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Death A study from researchers in Switzerland found that colonoscopy with polypectomy significantly reduces colorectal cancer incidence and colorectal cancer-related death in the general population. A total of 12 colorectal cancer cases were identified in the screening group of 1,912 patients and 213 cases of colorectal cancer […]
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Is high “good cholesterol” (HDL) really good?
A new lancet paper challenges the supposition that high HDL levels (good cholesterol) prevent heart disease and attacks. Concentrations of high- and low-density lipoproteins (HDL and LDL) in the blood were supposed to have opposite effects on the patient’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and both were also supposed to be causative. A high level of LDL (“bad” cholesterol) […]
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Is dark chocolate good for you?
Maybe, according to a new study from Australia. “Dark chocolate may be a pleasant and effective way of delivering important dietary components that can provide health benefits to the ever increasing numbers of people at increased risk of cardiovascular disease,” says researcher Christopher M. Reid, PhD, professor of cardiovascular epidemiology and preventive medicine at Monash […]
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Prostate cancer is the the second most common malignancy among men
There are no symptoms so why is the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommending against prostate cancer blood testing (PSA)? Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxbusiness.com”>video.foxbusiness.com</a>
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Think it can’t happen to you?
I bet former CU football player Alex Ligon never thought he would be diagnosed with Luekemia at (I’m guessing) age 30. Ligon was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia earlier this month. He and his wife are expecting their first child in just a few weeks. When selecting a health insurance or a supplemental accident or […]
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Diabetes on the Rise Among Teenagers
NY Times discusses increases in diabetes and pre-diabetic diagnoses in teenagers. NOTE: The study did not differentiate betweeen diabetics and prediabetics. Also this caution… Researchers said the data should be interpreted with caution because the prediabetes and diabetes status of the adolescents was based on a single test of each participant’s fasting blood glucose level, […]
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Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer
Vitamin D may lower risk of deathly prostate cancer It remains unclear exactly why vitamin D would lower men’s risk of dying from prostate cancer if it has no influence at all on the risk of developing the cancer, Shui said. It may be that vitamin D specifically influences the cancer cells’ abilities to progress […]