Public Health

Don't Fear Nuclear Power, No Matter What The Lancet Wants To Believe

70 years ago saw the world's only wartime use of nuclear weapons, when the USA dropped the devastating weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading directly to the end of World War II.  Reminiscences and cautionary tales abounded, and why not? ...

Article - Gil Ross - Aug 10 2015 - 9:44am

Slowing Down Muscle Loss In Heart Failure Patients

Patients in advanced states of myocardial insufficiency generally lose their muscle mass and muscle strength, which has negatively impacted the clinical course of the disease and that has resulted in poor prognoses for patients. Such pathological muscle l ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2015 - 1:48pm

Trans Fats, But Not Saturated Fats, Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Disease

In another reversal of claims that saturated fats were killing people and their replacement, trans fats, were healthier, another study has found that saturated fats are not associated with an increased risk of death, heart disease, stroke, or type 2 diabe ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2015 - 10:36am

Hepatitis C Infection Increases Heart Risk

 More than 2.7 million people in the United States are infected with the hepatitis C virus, according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and people infected with the hepatitis C virus are at risk for liver damage, but the re ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 16 2015 - 8:30am

Children Who Are Leaner Report Eating More Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

The results of a recent study show that children who report eating more polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), found in tree nuts, seeds and fatty fish, and consume a higher ratio of PUFA: saturated fatty acids (SFAs), have more lean body mass, lower percen ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 17 2015 - 7:06pm

Transplant Donors And Recipients Want To Know About Each Others' Health

Both donors and recipients want more information about each others' health before participating in transplant surgeries, according to a study which challenges current practices and policies on information disclosure for prospective living kidney dono ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2015 - 5:15am

Sandra Lee: Food Network Hostess Post-op Problems Were Preventable- By Her

We sympathize deeply with Sandra Lee’s ongoing travails related to her recent post-bilateral-mastectomy complications. But her decision to have bilateral mastectomies made her vulnerable, and her problems should be a cautionary tale for other women. ...

Article - American Council ... - Aug 14 2015 - 10:58am

New Study Challenges The Carbohydrate Hypothesis

Insulin does not control weight loss. Kevin Hall performs both theoretical and experimental studies in human metabolism at the NIDDK of NIH. This week, he and colleagues published an article in Cell Metabolism entitled, "Calorie for Calorie, Dietary ...

Article - Ignatius Brady - Oct 22 2015 - 9:04pm

Shorter Women Have Shorter Pregnancies

Shorter mothers have shorter pregnancies, smaller babies, and higher risk for a preterm birth. New research has found that a mother's height directly influences her risk for preterm birth. Investigators at the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Cent ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 26 2015 - 5:03am

Does NuVal Make Any Sense?

I first noticed the NuVal scores in my HyVee grocery store about four years ago. My first reaction was the same as how I feel about government: I'm in full support of universal rules for everyone...as long as I get to make the rules! ...

Blog Post - Ignatius Brady - Aug 20 2015 - 9:43pm