The amount of fat in your liver may be a key indicator of whether or not you develop diabetes, according to the findings of a new study. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine say that an excessively fatty liver can lead to insulin resistance, abnormal cholesterol levels and other factors that up a persons
Breast cancer cases in the U.S. began to fall as a large number of women ceased hormone replacement therapy (HRT), new research reveals. Findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest that HRT may raise a womans risk of cancer, particularly if she continues treatment for more than two years. Oncologist Dr. Rowan
Women may experience a decline in memory and learning abilities shortly before the onset of menopause, according to new research. Researchers from UCLA spent four years studying 2,362 women between the ages of 42 and 52. The women were given verbal memory, working memory and information processing speed tests at the four stages of the
Regular aerobic exercise may prove beneficial to individuals who suffer from insomnia, according to a study conducted at Northwestern University. Over the course of 16 weeks, researchers observed 23 individuals aged 55 years and older who had been diagnosed with symptoms of the sleeping disorder, including abnormal sleep patterns and the inability to function properly
Men may want to consider drinking coffee as a new study reveals it could help cut prostate cancer risk. Despite researchers saying its too early for physicians to start recommending upping ones coffee intake, initial findings in a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research Conference indicate that
In a sign of continued growth in the popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), a study has found Americans are spending billions on non-conventional medical treatments. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National Institutes of Health, Americans spent $33.9 billion on CAM in 2007. CAM procedures include herbal
Adding one extra hour of shut-eye to your nightly rest could help improve the health of your arteries, new research suggests. Scientists from the University of Chicago Medical Center have found that people who sleep less than five hours per night tend to have a higher risk of developing calcified arteries. Some 27 percent of
The use of imaging technology may have found the cause of acid reflux disease, according to a study presented at the Society of Nuclear Medicines annual meeting. Acid reflux is a condition in which some of the esophageal muscles dont work properly, which allows stomach acids to rise up in the esophagus. Individuals with the
Men may now have more reasons than just weight loss to reduce their carbohydrate intake as scientists have found restricting carbohydrates may slow the growth of prostate tumors. Based on animal studies, researchers at the Duke Prostate Center determined that insulin and an insulin-like growth factor contribute to the growth and proliferation of prostate cancer,
Dear Health-Conscious Friend, As you age, you probably want to continue feeling and looking great. Some folks feel a little nip and tuck is the best way to achieve this goal. But a new report links this popular cosmetic surgery with a dangerous infection. This drug-resistant superbug infects more than 90,000 Americans each year. Plus,