Salt Really Does Boost Health Risks
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- It's known that eating a lot of salt puts people at greater risk of high blood pressure. Now there's confirmation of a corollary: High salt intake also translates to significantly greater risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.
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One Step Closer to New Diabetes Treatment
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Mitochondrial damage causes people with type 2 diabetes to lose insulin-producing cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments, U.S. researchers say.
Holiday Eating Without the Guilt -- or the Pounds
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- If you love the five-week holiday smorgasbord from Thanksgiving to New Year's, but are already stressing about the added pounds you'll have to sweat off come Jan. 1, help is at hand.
Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sphingadienes, natural lipid molecules found in soy, could become a key ingredient in treatments for colon cancer, California researchers have found.
Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests.
Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 25, 2009
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A cancer vaccine delivered in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, a new study reports.
Your Skin Can Help Your Ears Listen
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People can "hear" not only with their ears, but also with their skin, new research shows.
Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma
Nov 25, 2009 08:49 PM PST, HealthDayHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's depression can worsen her child's asthma, U.S. researchers have found.
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