Babies born to mothers with gestational diabetes have more body fat at two months of age compared to babies born to healthy mothers, says a new study.Scientists from Imperial College London used MRI scanning to measure body fat in 86 babies – they took these…

A new analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics discloses important findings as to the role of antidepressant drugs in preventing suicide.It is unclear whether antidepressants can prevent suicides or suicide attempts, particularly during long-term use.The Authors carried out a comprehensive review…

University of Adelaide researchers have found that men who consume diets high in fat are more likely to feel sleepy during the day, to report sleep problems at night, and are also more likely to suffer from sleep apnea.This is the result of the Men…

Spanish researchers have analysed the effect of endurance running training on the stiffness index, a variable that is directly related to bone quality. The results confirm that the greater the race distance that is trained, the better; this can be used, therefore, to prevent the…

An American mother’s hunch might result in new treatments for patients who can’t tolerate conventional cholesterol-lowering drugs. An American mother with twin daughters with a rare incurable disease may seem like an unlikely partner in cholesterol research. But when Chris Hempel read about the role…

Bad news: it’s not just obesity that can increase the risk of heart failure. A few extra kilos, especially around the gut, are dangerous, too. A BMI over 30 is considered obese, and the connection between obesity and the risk of heart failure has been…

A new study by a multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center shows that eating vegetables and fruits grown in soils irrigated with reclaimed wastewater exposes consumers to minute quantities of carbamazepine, an anti-epileptic drug commonly detected in…

In a study appearing in the JAMA, Elizabeth A. Rafferty, M.D., formerly of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and colleagues evaluated the screening performance of digital mammography combined with tomosynthesis (a type of imaging) compared with digital mammography alone for women with varying levels of breast…

A ‘Mediterranean’ diet is linked to a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes in people with heart disease, but a ‘Western’ diet is not associated with an increased risk A “Mediterranean” diet, high in fruit, vegetables, fish and unrefined foods, is linked to a…

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of disability globally. Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs is associated with significantly lower death, but evidence suggests that women are significantly less likely to stick to a cardiac rehabilitation program than men, according to investigators writing in the Canadian…

A recent study from the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN), examines the safety and efficacy of a vitamin/mineral enhanced plant-sourced calcium supplement [AlgaeCal (AC)] in female consumers who had taken the supplement from 1 to 7 years. The article “A 7-Year Longitudinal…

A recent study by researchers at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa, published this month in the journal Toxins, may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to use cold or heat to treat jellyfish stings. Their systematic and critical review provides overwhelming…