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Women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels

In a new study, it was found that breast cancer patients have low levels of vitamin D, aggravating low bone mass and fracture risk. These patients have accelerated loss of bone mass due to hormone and chemo therapies. The recommended weekly supplement for high doses of vitamin D is 50,000…
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People Who Live in Healthier Neighborhoods May Be Less Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes

A new study indicates that people living in neighborhoods that promote physical activity and offer access to healthy foods may be less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Researchers studied 2,285 participants aged 45 to 84 living in neighborhoods in Baltimore, Forsyth County, N.C., and New York City/Bronx. These neighborhoods…
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Scientists Learn How Humans See in Bright and Low Light

Researchers have discovered the delicate and detailed process that controls how the eye quickly adapts to darkness and how it functions in the bright light of day, leading to an increased understanding of how the retina works. The retina's main light-sensing cells, or photoreceptors, consist of rods and cones. Cones…
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Reducing Tinnitus with B-Vitamins

Vitamin B supplementation may help reduce Tinnitus is characterized as chronic ringing, roaring, buzzing, humming, chirping, or hissing in the ears in the absence of environmental noise. These vitamins include a B-Complex, which help stabilize nerves. There may also be some correlation between the decline in vitamin B12 levels and…
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Green Tea May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

A new study suggests that drinking green tea may lower the risk of developing certain blood cancers. Researchers in Japan studied 41,761 adults aged 40 to 79 without a history of cancer. After answering a food frequency questionnaire, participants were followed for 9 years. During this time 157 blood, bone…
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High folate intake associated with lower incidence of hearing loss in men

Research study conducted at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston found a protective effect for the folate (which converts to vitamin B9 in the liver) against the development of hearing loss in older men. This study analyzed 3,559 men over 60 who developed hearing loss. The men with a higher…
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Whole Grains, Garlic & Acupuncture Lower High Blood Pressure

Whole Grains Lower Blood Pressure Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the study, men with the highest whole-grain consumption were 19 percent less likely to develop high blood pressure than men who ate…
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Discovery of Lymph Channels in Eye May Help Glaucoma

A Canadian research team has uncovered lymph channels in the eye, a find that could lead the way to improved treatments for glaucoma and possibly other eye diseases. Previously lymph channels were not believed to be associated with the part of the eye related to glaucoma. The lymphatic system consists…
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Ten Foods Most Prone to Food-Borne Illness

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CPSI) has published a list of the 10 riskiest foods regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Topping the list: leafy greens, eggs, and tuna. These and seven other foods account for nearly 40% of all food-borne outbreaks linked to FDA-regulated…
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Lutein, black currant extract may reduce visual fatigue

Visual fatigue such as computer eye strain caused by staring at the computer for long hours, may be eased a daily supplement containing black currant fruit extract (200 mg), lutein (5 mg), and zeaxanthin (1 mg), according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cross-over trial. The findings, published in the journal…
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