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…

researchers find genetic susceptibility to a potentially lethal food allergy, though findings also suggest other factors at work Researchers have pinpointed a region in the human genome associated with peanut allergy in U.S. children, offering strong evidence that genes can play a role in the…

The Obesity Society says that while not all individuals with obesity have BED, about 7-10% of those who seek obesity treatment are affected The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, under the brand name Vyvanse, to treat moderate to severe…

Blood Vessel Calcification May Put Kidney Stone Formers at Increased Risk of Heart Disease Such build-up of calcium may also increase their risk of osteoporosis Highlights• People who develop recurrent kidney stones have more calcification in their arteries, which could explain their increased risk for…