http://www.bami.us/wordpress Information you can trust Tue, 28 Sep 2010 02:16:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to new recommendations from the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, women with a strong family history of ovarian cancer or BRCA mutations should have prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy after completing childbearing, to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer . A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy is a surgical procedure that removes both sets of fallopian tubes ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/09/27/new-recommendations-for-ovarian-cancer-prevention/ If you want to keep your mind as healthy as possible as you age, pay attention to your waistline.  Evidence is accumulating that excess weight is linked to mental decline in older years.  A recent study found that postmenopausal women lost one point from their scores on a standard memory test for ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/07/15/excess-weight-linked-to-poor-memory-in-older-women/ Senior citizens can preserve their memory and cognitive abilities longer if they keep their minds and bodies active, according to a number of experts and researchers.  A recent study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that volunteer activities appears to delay or reverse declining brain function in older people. Although this study ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/06/29/volunteer-activities-may-help-mental-decline/ White is bad, at least when it comes to weight control and a healthy diet.  White bread, white, flour, white rice, white sugar, and even white pasta are all highly refined, have less fiber, and are thought to contribute to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. The more you substitute whole grain carbohydrates for the white, highly ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/06/16/skip-the-highly-processed-refined-grains-in-your-diet/ A diet heavy in animal protein appears to increase women's risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to researchers from Paris. This study adds to a growing body of literature suggesting that diet might play a role in inflammatory bowel disease.   Also there have been several studies linking vitamin D deficiency to IBD. Inflammatory ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/06/10/animal-protein-associated-with-irritable-bowel-disease/ Cleveland Clinic researchers report promising results with the development of a vaccine that may not only treat, but prevent breast cancer. Dr. Vincent Tuohy and his team have worked for the last eight years, testing a potential vaccine for breast cancer. The single vaccination prevents breast cancer tumors from forming and also stops the growth of existing ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/06/01/breast-cancer-vaccine-on-the-horizon/ Thirteen cases of severe liver damage have occurred in association with taking the widely-used weight-loss drug Orlistat, according to the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Orlistat is sold by prescription under the trade name Xenical and available over-the-counter as Alli. The FDA estimates that some 40 million people worldwide are taking the drug, ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/05/31/weight-loss-drug-linked-with-rare-cases-of-liver-damage/ Amid a number of FDA concerns over quality control, McNeil Consumer Products has voluntarily recalled over 40 infant's and children's over-the-counter products. Products included in the recall are Tylenol Infants' Drops, Children's Tylenol Suspensions, Children's Tylenol Plus Suspensions, Motrin Infants' Drops, Children's Motrin Suspensions, Children's Motrin Cold Suspensions, Children's Zyrtec liquids ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/05/03/liquid-infants-and-childrens-over-the-counter-products-recalled/ Smoking appears to increase the chances of developing multiple sclerosis in people who already have one of the established risk factors for the disease,  according to a large recent study from Harvard School of Public Health. The Epstein-Barr virus is known to increase the risk of MS, and in this study, smoking ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/05/01/smoking-linked-with-multiple-sclerosis/ Women who are overweight appear to be at higher risk of developing fibromyalgia than those who have a healthy body weight, say Norwegian researchers.  And those who are also sedentary have an even greater risk, according to their recent study published in the May issue of Arthritis Care & Research. MORE INFORMATION: Getting Started on an ... http://www.bami.us/wordpress/2010/04/30/fibromyalgia-linked-with-inactivity-and-poor-weight-control/