Does weight loss really have to be the proverbial bitter pill? Researchers in Belgium who’ve studied how receptors in the gut respond to sweet, salty, bitter, sour, and umami taste sensations say the answer may be yes—literally. In a review… Read More ›
Many people are aware that when an individual develops cancer, especially an early-onset cancer, that event often signals that family members may have a hereditary risk for the malignancy. Now, new research underscores that the appearance of cancer later in… Read More ›
Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes are usually told by physicians to modify their diets and increase physical activity in the hope of causing the condition to go into remission. But a study appearing today in JAMA suggests that even… Read More ›
It is the third week of December, and all of Washington is focused on whether the country will fall off the “fiscal cliff” it has built for itself. That metaphor, which is quickly becoming a cliché, refers to the combined… Read More ›
Offering cheese and vegetables may be a winning combination for kids’ snacks, researchers report today in the journal Pediatrics, producing satiety with fewer calories than potato chips. The availability of such high-calorie snacks as potato chips, cookies, and candy has… Read More ›
Researchers have linked low levels of a hormone that’s secreted from fat cells with a significant increased risk of pancreatic cancer, a finding that could lead to earlier detection of or new treatment approaches for pancreatic cancer. Using data from… Read More ›
A peak in prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women at around age 50 years may reflect a reactivation of an old HPV infection rather than a newly acquired one, according to a study published today in the Journal… Read More ›
Way, way back in the long ago, when Obamacare was just a bill and not yet a law, a robust debate was conducted on how the health insurance exchanges should be set up. Most people who supported the bill in… Read More ›
Scientists have discovered that a new coronavirus appears to be able to pass back and forth from animals to humans, which would make eliminating the virus difficult or impossible. Since June, the new coronavirus, called hCoV-EMC, has been linked to… Read More ›
Using a mobile device to track food consumption and get feedback from a weight loss coach helped patients lose more weight than a traditional weight loss program, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine today. Intensive… Read More ›
