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Increased intake of coffee may reduce the risk of lethal and advanced prostate cancers by 60 per cent, according to new findings from the US.
A study with almost 50,000 men over four years found that males with the highest intake of coffee had significantly lower risks of aggressive prostate cancer. The study is said to be the first study of its kind to look at both overall risk of prostate cancer and risk of localized, advanced and lethal disease.
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Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer or rectal cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. In the United States, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women. Caught early, it is often curable.
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California will bar restaurants from cooking with trans fat beginning New Year’s Day, becoming the first state to crack down on the substance tied to clogged arteries, strokes and coronary heart disease.
The ban is hailed by supporters as a way to protect diners who routinely have not been aware of consuming trans fat at some restaurants because they don’t see the meals cooked or the ingredients used.
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New Year’s resolutions for many Americans will mean the latest diets and gym memberships. But losing weight and keeping it off might be as much about the psychological struggles as the physical changes.
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A special study was published in the journal Osteoporosis to determine if low hemoglobin levels were associated with increased risk for fractures. Risk factors for non-vertebral fractures are bone mineral density and the tendency to fall.
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Supplements are the safest, easiest way to boost vitamin D levels, says Harvard Heart Letter, which is spreading the word about the vitamin’s multifaceted benefits: It is good for the heart and overall health, not just bones.
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Chinese medical specialists announced they have developed a Chinese herbal medication to treat the A/H1N1 flu.
Seven months of scientific and clinical studies showed the remedy, called “Jin Hua Qing Gan Fang,” was effective in treating A/H1N1 flu patients, said Wang Chen, president of Beijing’s Chaoyang Hospital.
“It can shorten patients’ fever period and improve their respiratory systems. Doctors have found no negative effects on patients who were treated in this way,” he said.
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While colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in the US, it’s also one of the most preventable cancers with proper diet and screening. Adding more clout to this statement is new research demonstrating that including flax in your daily diet can help prevent colorectal tumor formation.
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Are the drugs your doctor is prescribing safe and effective? Who knows? Apparently not the doctors… In a recent survey by researchers at the University of Virginia, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Chicago, almost half of physicians who responded mistakenly believed that at least one use of a drug listed in the survey was FDA-approved… when in fact, it wasn’t. So-called off-label prescribing is both legal and common — but this survey’s findings may mean that doctors are prescribing drugs when there is insufficient evidence of their efficacy and safety for a specific purpose.
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CT scans deliver far more radiation than has been believed and may contribute to 29,000 new cancers each year, along with 14,500 deaths, suggest two studies in the Archives of Internal Medicine. One study, led by the National Cancer Institute’s Amy Berrington de Gonzalez, used existing exposure data to estimate how many cancers might be caused by CT scans.
Another study in the journal suggests the problem may even be worse. In that study, researchers found that people may be exposed to up to four times as much radiation as estimated by earlier studies. While previous studies relied on dummies equipped with sensors, authors of the new paper studied 1,119 patients at four San Francisco-area hospitals, says author Rebecca-Smith Bindman of the University of California-San Francisco. Based on those higher measurements, a patient could get as much radiation from one CT scan as 74 mammograms or 442 chest X-rays, she says.
