Health Behavior News Service - With 40 percent of all heart attacks and related cardiovascular problems being related to low levels of so-called “good” HDL cholesterol, researchers have long sought medications to increase the amount of HDL cholesterol in the body’s circulation.
But a new review of 31 randomized controlled trials published in the Journal of […]

Randomized controlled trial of home-based walking programs at and below current recommended levels of exercise in sedentary adults improves health.
British Medical Journal - Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure and boost overall fitness, suggests a small study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
To improve health and reduce illnesses associated […]

UIUC.edu - A team of kinesiologists at the University of Illinois suggest that older adults who adopt an exercise regimen combining Tai chi and Qigong may get an extra boost from their annual flu shot. Their research is scheduled for publication in the August 2007 issue of the American Journal of Chinese Medicine.
“We have found […]

University of Rochester Medical Center - Scientists are trying a plumber’s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer’s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.
That’s the method outlined in a paper published online August 12, 2007 by Nature Medicine. Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center show how the […]

American Association for Cancer Research - Concentrated phytochemicals like EGCG derived from green tea dramatically boosted production of a group of key detoxification enzymes in people with low levels of these beneficial GST proteins, according to researchers at Arizona Cancer Center.
These findings, published in the August 2007 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a […]

Washington University School of Medicine - Heart disease hits people with diabetes twice as often as people without diabetes. In those with diabetes, cardiovascular complications occur at an earlier age and often result in premature death, making heart disease the major killer of diabetic people. But why is heart disease so prevalent among diabetics?
To help […]