Nutrition Health Review

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cervical ripening that promotes preterm labor is distinct from what happens at the onset of normal-term labor, researchers have found. The findings challenge the conventional- premise that premature cervical ripening and remodeling...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q.: What is the Food Pyramid? A.: The Food Pyramid is a nutritional or food guide. It is one of a handful of guides set forth to the public by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.). A food guide is oftentimes a...

Replacing carbohydrates with 2 ounces of nuts everyday may improve blood glucose levels and blood lipids in patients with type 2 (non-insulin- dependent) diabetes. David Jenkins, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., principal investigator and a pioneer in the area...

Escherichia coli is a survivor. It thrives in the gut of mammals and other vertebrates, but it can also live in soil and water and in biofilms that can form on some moist Surfaces. "Even though most E. coli strains don't cause illness, it's an 'indicator...

High-dose statin therapy has been linked with a higher incidence of diabetes when compared with moderate-dosage statins, which are used to lower cholesterol levels. However, the cardiovascular benefits of intensive-dose statins are considered a greater...

The 2010 Dietary Guidelines addressed the American obesity epidemic by advising the public to "maintain calorie balance over time" by consuming nutrient-dense foods such as peanuts. To maintain proper calorie balance, refined grains, solid fats, and...

Researchers at the University of Texas in Dallas have narrowed the potential drug targets for advanced prostate cancer by demonstrating that late-stage tumors are driven by a different hormonal pathway than was thought previously. While testosterone...

Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a basic mechanism by which smooth muscle cells that line blood vessels can grow--sometimes abnormally--suggesting methods of treatment for various coronary diseases....

In a study, sleeping disorders appeared to result in cognitive impairment in women. Irregularities in breathing that rob the brain of oxygen during sleep are now being found to endanger a person's ability to think. In a study of women 65 years of age...

Sleep is as important to your body as breathing, and when you do not get enough, it can have far-reaching psychological and physical effects, including weight gain. Stick with your daily exercise routine. As long as you are not exercising in the...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Q.: What is Gulf War syndrome? A.: No one really knows what Gulf War syndrome is, because after 20 years, the underlying mechanism remains a mystery, mostly because of a lack of research funding by the government. What...