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Coffee drinkers show lower dementia risk
A new study suggests that middle-aged adults who regularly drink a cup of coffee may have a lower risk of developing dementia later in life.
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Obesity may increase risk of diverticulitis
Obese people appear to be at increased risk for diverticulitis and for bleeding diverticula, results of a new study indicate.
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Many kids do not need the vitamins they are taking
Many healthy U.S. children and teenagers may be popping vitamins and mineral supplements they don't need, researchers report.
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Egg intake maybe linked to diabetes risk
People who sit down to a daily breakfast of eggs may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research suggests.
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Obese mothers maybe more likely to have babies with birth defects
If you're planning on becoming pregnant, a new study suggests that you should try to shed any extra weight you're carrying before conception.
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Too much vitamin E during pregnancy may harm baby
Women who've just become pregnant may want to watch how much vitamin E they take in. It seems that high levels of vitamin E early in pregnancy may increase the risk of the baby being born with a heart defect, according to a Dutch research team.
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Mediterranean diet may protect the brain
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet high in vegetables, fruits and nuts, legumes, fish and cereals, and low in dairy products, meat, and fat, with moderate alcohol consumption, is not only good for the heart, it's also good for the brain, new research hints
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Chondroitin useful for arthritis of knee
Long-term use of prescription-grade chondroitin sulfate for treatment of knee arthritis reduces pain and slows joint narrowing, investigators report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism.
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Telephone counselling aids weight loss
Overweight and obese adults trying to lose weight might benefit just as much from advice received over the phone as they would from in-person counseling, a new study suggests.
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Salt raises blood pressure in high risk patients
Salt intake has more of an effect on blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome than in others, experts say, suggesting that cutting down on salt could be especially important for these high-risk individuals.
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Obese young men more likely to die prematurely
People who were obese at the age of 18 are twice as likely to die prematurely compared to those who were normal-weight teenagers, Swedish researchers say.
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Drinking alcohol may raises cancer risk for middle age women
Research involving more than a million middle-age women finds that even moderate drinking raises risks for breast, liver and other cancers.
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B group vitamins may ward off age-related vision loss
Taking folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 may help women preserve their eyesight as they age, a new study out in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows.
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Calcium may help ward off colon cancer
High dietary intake of calcium may reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer, especially for women, but has no apparent effect in reducing other malignancies, a U.S. National Cancer Institute study finds.
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Too little vitamin D may mean more colds and flu
The largest study of its kind to date shows that vitamin D each and every day is what will keep the doctor away when it comes to the common cold or the flu.
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