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A Spanish study has found that long-term moderate drinking decreased the risk of heart disease by up to one-third in men and to a lesser degree in women.The type of alcohol -- beer, wine or spirits -- made no difference, the researchers reported in the Nov. 19 online issue of Heart. The Spanish analysis used 10-year data on 15,500 men and nearly 26,000 women who were participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer study. But for men, there was a point at which the ...

The good news is that a new report shows the percentage of American adults with high LDL cholesterol, the "bad" kind that clogs arteries, decreased by about one-third between 1999 and 2006.The bad news is that too many of those who have dangerously high levels of LDL cholesterol don't know it, said study author Dr. Elena V. Kuklina, an epidemiologist and senior service fellow at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her research is published in the Nov. 18 issue of the ...

We live in a world of extremes. For those who want to follow the Rambam’s sensible way of living, the middle path - in terms of diet and exercise - seems elusive. In the last few years, we have been treated to low carbs, high protein, low fat, low sugar, no sugar, high carbs, etc. It’s as if the quick fix is the only way to achieve our goals. But the ...

Feeling stressed? A dose of dark chocolate could cheer you right up by lowering your stress hormone levels, a new study suggests.Swiss researchers, who report their findings in the online issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, tracked volunteers who said they were highly stressed. "The study provides strong evidence that a daily consumption of 40 grams [1.4 ounces] during a period of two weeks is sufficient to modify the metabolism of healthy human volunteers," wrote the ...

Methods to gauge blood cholesterol to determine vascular disease risk can be simplified, researchers in England say.Their method measures levels of either total or high-density lipoprotein (HDL, or "good" cholesterol) in the blood or apolipoproteins (proteins that help transport cholesterol), without the need to have patients fast and without regard to another form of blood fat called triglycerides. "Expert opinion is divided" on which combination of measurements is ideal in gauging ...

When most of us think about preventable diseases, we usually think about coronary heart and artery disease. We also know that when people don’t smoke cigarettes, they are less likely to get lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease. However, most people don’t consider cancer to be a preventable disease.  Nevertheless, cancer organizations have been ...

More Tips for Raising Your Metabolism: Last week, we looked at some tips for raising your metabolism. Here are a few more. 6) Include hot foods. If Mexican and Thai are favorites, you’re in luck. “Spicy food that has hot peppers in it appears to boost metabolism,” says Shari Lieberman, author of Dare to Lose. 7) Drink green tea. “There are ...

Stroke patients taken directly to a designated stroke center are much more likely to receive the clot-busting drug tPA than those taken to the nearest hospital, says a new study.If given within the first few hours after a stroke, tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) can reduce stroke-related disability. The study grew out of a citywide program in Toronto that trains paramedics to screen for stroke and to take stroke patients to one of three regional stroke centers. The researchers examined the ...

Smoking just one cigarette stiffens the arteries of young adults by 25 percent, says a new study. The stiffer a person's arteries, the greater their risk for heart disease or stroke, noted researcher Dr. Stella Daskalopoulou, an internal medicine and vascular medicine specialist at McGill University Health Center in Montreal. She measured arterial ...

A French study finding that people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have less memory loss than those without diabetes should be regarded with caution, American experts say."It's not clear from this study and others what the relationship is," said William Thies, chief medical and scientific officer of the Alzheimer's Association. What is clear, Thies said, is that having diabetes increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease -- a relationship acknowledged in the first sentence of ...

Cereals heavily marketed to kids have been found to be the least nutritional, accordng to Yale University study. Lucky Charms and Trix are just two of "worst" cereals in terms of heavy marketing and low nutrition. Cereal industry disagrees. A Yale study confirms suspicions that "most breakfast cereals advertised to kids are chockfull of sugar and low on ...

Exercise physiologist Rich Weil of the Van Italie Center for Weight Management at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York explains metabolism this way: “Let’s say you have a little Toyota and a large Cadillac idling in the driveway. When you put your foot down and rev the engine, the big Cadillac burns more gasoline because it has a bigger ...

U.S. researchers say they may have found a way to protect healthy tissue and also increase tumor death when cancer patients undergo radiation therapy.The key is a biochemical signaling pathway that can influence how radiation exposure affects both healthy and cancerous cells. In experiments with mice, the researchers found that blocking a molecule called thrombospondin-1 from binding to its cell surface receptor (CD47) resulted in nearly total protection for normal tissue when exposed to ...

A recommended treatment for heart failure is underused in U.S. hospitals, a new study finds.The use of aldosterone antagonist therapy in patients with heart failure is designated as "useful and recommended" in chronic heart failure guidelines established by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), but this study found that less than one-third of patients hospitalized for heart failure receive the treatment. Researchers analyzed data on 43,625 patients admitted ...

I’m sure you’ve probably been to a wedding or bar mitzvah, and stood at the reception watching with amazement as someone who is as skinny as a beanpole downs three pieces of cake. You say to yourself, “If I did that, my clothes wouldn’t fit anymore.” What’s the difference between that person and yourself? It’s your metabolism. Essentially, ...

*The study shows that various types of intimate violence serve as a tool to solve conflict between couples and is usually the result of a decision-making process. * Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high. This is the conclusion of a new study by Dr. Eila Perkis at the University of Haifa. "The violent partner might conceive his or her behavior as ...

Succos! The holiday of joy and happiness and, not a moment to rest. We need to build our Succah, purchase our Lulav and Esrog, make all of the preparations in the four days after Yom Kippur, and then spend 7 whirlwind days of non-stop Chol HaMoed activities.  So, what is this all about? Let’s look at the Succah itself to find the answer.  When the ...

It’s that time of the year again, the holiday season. Perhaps nothing is more challenging than getting through from Rosh Hashanah to Simchat Torah with your health and weight intact. As daunting and challenging as this may seem, a few little tricks and just a little self-discipline can get you through virtually unscathed. There are essentially three ...