Allergic diseases are less prevalent in children whose families usually wash dishes by hand instead of with a dishwasher, suggests an observational Pediatrics study.Roughly 1000 Swedish parents of children aged 7–8 years completed questionnaires about various household habits and the child’s history of eczema, asthma,…

An expert panel appointed by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services has released its scientific report that will be used to create the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which are updated every 5 years.

A small new study published in Diabetologia shows that, in people with type 2 diabetes, those who consume a high energy breakfast and a low energy dinner have better blood sugar control than those who eat a low energy breakfast and a high energy dinner….

Overall Risk of Developing Aggressive Disease is Low A case-control study of close to 180,000 men suggests that the incidence of prostate cancer is higher among men with a history of testicular cancer (12.6 percent) than among those without a history of testicular cancer (2.8…

A new study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that consumption of a peanut-containing snack by infants who are at high-risk for developing peanut allergy prevents the subsequent development of allergy. The “Learning Early About Peanut allergy” (LEAP) study, designed and conducted…

People who exhibit a resistance to aspirin may be more likely to have more severe strokes than people who still respond to the drug, according to a study to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 67th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, April 18…

Study finds direct correlation between low vitamin D levels, glucose metabolism People who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have diabetes, regardless of how much they weigh, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology…

Smokers in Program Three Times More Likely to Be Long-Term Quitters, Reports Anesthesia & Analgesia Patients receiving a brief intervention to help them quit smoking before surgery are still more likely to be nonsmokers at one-year follow-up, reports a study in Anesthesia & Analgesia.The simple,…

Meditation might be an effective treatment for reducing chronic neck pain, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain.Chronic neck pain can lead to serious comorbidities like depression. Patients with chronic neck pain frequently experience distress. Meditation has been increasingly used as a supportive…

Although essential marine omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin D have been shown to improve cognitive function and behavior in the context of certain brain disorders, the underlying mechanism has been unclear. In a new paper published in FASEB Journal* by Rhonda Patrick, PhD and Bruce…

An antibiotic may join the ranks of drugs suitable for repurposing as anti-cancer treatments, according to new research from the Repurposing Drugs in Oncology (ReDO) project published in ecancermedicalscience. Clarithromycin is a very common and effective antibiotic. It is traditionally used for many types of…

New studies by McMaster University researchers, published in CMAJ Open, have confirmed that people of all ages find it difficult to prevent weight gain; that it is terrifically difficult to get rid of it later and to keep it off once lost. However, even small…