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A Chinese woman walks past a giant coffee shop advertisement in downtown Beijing. A new study shows that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of death. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver)  License photo BETHESDA, Md., May 17 (UPI) – A study of 400,000 U.S. men and women ages 50-71 found those who drank coffee — caffeinated or [...]

By Denise MannHealthDay Reporter | HealthDay – 15 mins ago TUESDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) — Moderate weight loss reduces levels of inflammation that have been tied to certain cancers, at least in postmenopausal women, a new study suggests. According to the findings, older women who lost at least 5 percent of their body weight through diet [...]

By Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter | HealthDay – 1 hr 5 mins ago WEDNESDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — Sleep deprivation, in combination with disrupted “body clock” rhythms, could result in some of the changes to a person’s metabolism that can foreshadow both obesity and diabetes, researchers report. Participants in the small study who were only allowed to [...]

OTTAWA, April 6 (UPI) – Health Canada officials asked companies to add new risk statements to the packaging and labeling of licensed benzocaine. Health Canada reminded Canadians last year of certain health risks associated with benzocaine products, including a very rare but serious blood condition known as methemoglobinemia that can affect sensitive individuals. The new [...]

Published: March. 19, 2012 at 9:05 PM UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., March 19 (UPI) – Low-income U.S. mothers who struggle to provide food for their families are often at risk for obesity while trying to feed their children, researchers say. Molly Martin, assistant professor of sociology and demography at Pennsylvania State University, and Adam Lippert, a [...]

THURSDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) — Consuming the toxic metal cadmium in the foods you eat may raise your risk for breast cancer, a new Swedish study suggests. Cadmium, which is found in many farm fertilizers, can make its way into soil and water, the researchers explained. Some of the main sources of cadmium in [...]

Published: March. 14, 2012 at 5:05 PM BOSTON, March 14 (UPI) – Men who drink a sugar-sweetened beverage a day have a 20 percent higher risk of heart disease than men who avoid sugary drinks, U.S. researchers say. The study found men who drank a 12-ounce, sugar-sweetened beverage a day had a 20 percent higher [...]

Published: March. 12, 2012 at 11:08 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 12 (UPI) – People with higher levels of vitamin D have less risk of stroke than those with lower levels of vitamin D, U.S. researchers found. Suzanne Judd of the University of Alabama at Birmingham said the study involved data from 21,000 people ages 45 [...]

Published: March. 9, 2012 at 1:57 AM ATLANTA, March 9 (UPI) – U.S. health officials say they have detected Cryptosporidiosis, a parasite that causes diarrhea, an occupational hazard for firefighters. A report published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said this is the first time health officials found [...]

Published: March. 2, 2012 at 2:01 AM CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 2 (UPI) – High trans fat intake was found to increase stroke risk for post-menopausal women, but aspirin appeared to lower the stroke risk, U.S. researchers found. Dr. Ka He of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Global Public Health [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A fresh look at past research concludes that people who eat lots of greens and other foods rich in magnesium have fewer strokes — a finding that supports current diet guidelines. But because the research focused on magnesium in food, the authors stopped short of recommending that people take a [...]