JAMA / Archives – Eating more nuts appears to be associated with improvements in blood cholesterol levels, according to a pooled analysis of data from 25 trials reported in the May 10, 2010 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. “Dietary interventions to lower blood cholesterol concentrations and to modify blood lipoprotein levels are the cornerstone [...]

Thoracic.org – Long-term, regular use of vitamin E supplements in women 45 years of age and older may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers, according to a study conducted by researchers at Cornell University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “As lung disease [...]

Thoracic.org – People with asthma may be well-advised to avoid heavy, high-fat meals, according to new research. Individuals with asthma who consumed a high-fat meal showed increased inflammation of airways just hours after the binge, according to Australian researchers who conducted the study. The high fat meal also appeared to inhibit the response to the [...]

ACS.org – How much “green exercise” or time outdoors in nature produces the greatest improvement in mood and sense of personal well-being? A study in the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology has a surprising answer. The answer is likely to please people in a society with much to do but little time [...]

LBL.gov – It is well established that exposure to ionizing radiation (like X-rays) can result in mutations or other genetic damage that cause cells to turn into cancer cells. Now a new study with breast cells led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has revealed another way [...]

Newly published data confirm a non-invasive Respiratory Stress Response (RSR) can quickly and accurately measure the presence of significant coronary artery disease (sCAD), the leading cause of cardiovascular death worldwide. Patients in the study with sCAD had a lower RSR compared to patients without. These data, published in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, [...]