Health News

Sunshine's Vitamin and Your Heart
Not getting enough vitamin D has been linked to weak bones. Now, results from a new study show that having low levels of vitamin D may lead to a variety of heart and blood pressure problems.
No Need to Take a Drag?
Patients who get lung cancer as a result of years of cigarette smoking have often tried (and failed) to quit on multiple occasions. Those who are able to suddenly and successfully quit after decades of smoking may be able to do so from a sinister cause.
Take a Break from Eating
How can not eating food be healthy, you ask? Well, new research shows that fasting may be good for your heart and diabetics.
Keep Your Feet
If you have diabetes, your feet may not be getting the blood they need. The good news is that the number of diabetes-related amputations is decreasing, according to new research.
!HTUOM YHTOOT A TAHW
You may not realize it, but your vision can read the headline of this article.  Your brain knows that it isn’t correct and remembers not to process it.
Can the Soda Cans
New research suggests that canned soft drinks may increase a woman's risk for developing gout, a very painful inflammatory arthritis.
Pregnant Pause
When menopause happens, lots of significant things happen to your body. A biggie is an inability to conceive, which may impact a woman's decision about how much time she has left to start a family.
Beans Beans the Magic Fruit
Isoflavones from soybeans have an amplifying effect on radiation treatment for lung cancer. In a recent study, radiologists made a concoction out of natural soybean isoflavones, a type of plant estrogen found mainly in soybeans, and injected the lung cancer cells with the concoction before applying  radiation.
Sing Your Way to a Better Memory
It's been established that diet and exercise may delay the impact of Alzheimer's disease on memory, but music? A new study suggests that singing can help with memory loss.
Muscles-Use it or Lose it
I guess Jack LaLanne had it right. Muscle loss begins in early adulthood. Becoming a 'couch-potato' at 30 will reduce your muscle mass with every bite of pizza.