THURSDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- A new study appears to add to growing evidence that green tea might help protect against cancer. U.S. researchers gave 41 volunteers with pre-malignant mouth lesions green tea extract for three months at doses of 500 milligrams per meter squared (mg/m2), 750 mg/m2 or 1...
TV Bombards Children with Commercials for High-Fat and High-Sugar Foods: Children s networks exposed young viewers to 76% more food commercials per hour than other networksChildhood obesity in the United States is reaching epidemic proportions. With more than one fourth of advertising on daytime and prime time television devoted to foods and beverages and continuing questions about the role television plays in obesity, a study in the November/December issue of the Journal...
Is smoking tougher on women?By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter SUNDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogens and other noxious substances in cigarette smoke, a growing body of research...
Upping Fiber Intake Could Help Defeat Belly FatEating just a little bit more fiber could have a big impact in trimming the waistlines of America's young people, new research shows. Latino adolescents and teens who increased their fiber intake over a two-year period had significant decreases in the amount of fat around their waists, while young people...
Let kids sleep late on weekends to fight fat: study© iStockphoto.com/Michael Krinke By David Freeman, HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Letting children sleep late on weekends and holidays might help them avoid becoming overweight or obese, a new study...
: "Battling cancer with engineering: National Cancer Institute funds Cornell-led $13 million research center"Abstract: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the new Center on the Microenvironment and Metastasis, which will be headquartered at...
6 million U.S. kids lack enough vitamin DBy Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject to debate, a new study finds one thing is sure: over 6 million American children are getting too little of this essential...
Cocoa in chocolate may be good for the heart, FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- If you're tempted to raid your child's Halloween candy stash at the end of this month, here's one reason you might not have to restrain...
A little cash buys a lot of calories at the corner storeMONDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who shop at the corner store before or after school purchase nearly 360 calories worth of food and beverage, on average, during each visit, according to a study of Philadelphia...
Body clock, blood sugar control seem linkedFRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A strong link exists between the body's biological clock and blood sugar control, say U.S. researchers who conducted lab experiments on mouse and human stem cells, as well as genetically engineered...