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| Food-pricing strategies can reduce dietary inequalities, researcher says |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Taxing soft drinks and foods high in saturated fats and providing subsidies for fruits and vegetables might encourage people to change their eating habits and possibly improve their health, according to a new study.
Researchers in... » Read the full article |
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| Study finds many new cases of eye trouble occur in people under 40 |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Serious visual impairment -- not simply the need for glasses -- increased 21 percent between 1999 and 2008 for American adults older than 20 and diabetes may have played a significant part in that trend, new research suggests.
A ... » Read the full article |
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| As few as 1 to 14 cigarettes daily doubled risk, researchers found |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Women who are light or moderate cigarette smokers -- lighting up as little as once a day -- still have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, new research suggests.
"In our study we found small-to-moderate quantities, one to 1... » Read the full article |
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| Adding a breathing med to regular routine may help travelers' sleep apnea, researchers say |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Combination therapy reduces sleep apnea symptoms when patients are at higher altitudes, according to a new study.
When people with the sleep disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea travel to mountains or other high-altitude area... » Read the full article |
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| Experts say while it can help in advanced disease, that doesn't mean it works at all stages |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Adding the pricey cancer drug Avastin to standard chemotherapy for earlier-stage colon cancer does not extend patients' lives, a new clinical trial finds.
Avastin, known generically as bevacizumab, is approved in the United States... » Read the full article |
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| These physicians routinely discuss lifestyle changes, adjust drug dosages |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Primary care doctors provide superior care for patients with diabetes, according to a new study.
"We found that primary care physicians provide better care to diabetes patients when compared to other providers in a primary care se... » Read the full article |
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| More than 80 percent of all centenarians were white, lived in urban areas |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 Women stand a much better chance of becoming centenarians than men do, a new U.S. Census Bureau report shows.
Of the 53,364 people aged 100 and older in the United States in 2010, more than 80 percent were women, the report found... » Read the full article |
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| Drinking more than 4 cups per day also lowered odds of dying from a type of throat cancer |
TUESDAY, Dec. 11 People who drink more than four cups of caffeinated coffee daily could significantly reduce their risk of death from certain forms of cancer, according to a new study from the American Cancer Society.
Habitual coffee drinkers had... » Read the full article |
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